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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Capo: II
 Ax02220
 E022100
 Dx00232
 A7x02020
 F7131211
riff 1
e|------0----------------|
B|--2-2---2--------------|
G|--2-2-----2-2-2-----2--|
D|--2-2-------2-2-----2--|
A|--0-0-------0-0-----0--|
E|----------------0h2----|
riff 1  x4
riff 1  x2
Cross your fingers behind your back
riff 1  x2                E
Squeeze mine until they crack
              D                   riff 1 x2
I must have known you were just promising
F7    D      riff 1 x2
Promising, promising
riff 1  x2
Toothy smile, girly style
riff 1  x2                  E
In the back yard, all the while
              D                   riff 1 x2
I must have known you were just promising
F7    D      riff 1 x2   A7
Promising, promising
DI promise you and yEou promise mAe
DNot to admEit defAeat
D           E           riff 1 x4
I promise, you promise me
riff 1  x2
So comforting to wear your ring
riff 1  x2               E
Over my head, around my finger
              D                   riff 1 x2
I must have known you were just promising
F7    D      riff 1 x2   A7
Promising, promising
DI promise you and yEou promise mAe
DNot to admEit defAeat
D           E           riff 1
I promise, you promise me       
D           E           riff 1 x3   A 
I promise, you promise me       
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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Promising

by Jeff Tweedy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Capo: II

x02220

022100

x00232

x02020

131211

riff 1

e|------0----------------|

B|--2-2---2--------------|

G|--2-2-----2-2-2-----2--|

D|--2-2-------2-2-----2--|

A|--0-0-------0-0-----0--|

E|----------------0h2----|

riff 1 x4

riff 1 x2

Cross your fingers behind your back

riff 1 x2 E

Squeeze mine until they crack

D riff 1 x2

I must have known you were just promising

F7 D riff 1 x2

Promising, promising

riff 1 x2

Toothy smile, girly style

riff 1 x2 E

In the back yard, all the while

D riff 1 x2

I must have known you were just promising

F7 D riff 1 x2 A7

Promising, promising

D E A

I promise you and you promise me

D E A

Not to admit defeat

D E riff 1 x4

I promise, you promise me

riff 1 x2

So comforting to wear your ring

riff 1 x2 E

Over my head, around my finger

D riff 1 x2

I must have known you were just promising

F7 D riff 1 x2 A7

Promising, promising

D E A

I promise you and you promise me

D E A

Not to admit defeat

D E riff 1

I promise, you promise me

D E riff 1 x3 A

I promise, you promise me

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

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