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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
This is how the intro and the first verse and pre-chorus is played:
The intro plays one time bar 1-10
The verse plays bar 1-8 and repeats. On the second repetition
bar 5 and 6 is played like below.
The pre-chorus plays bar 1-8 twice.
W: 1/1 note
Q: 1/4 note
E: 1/8 note
GQ E E E E Q EmQ Q DQ Q CQ E E E E Q CQ Q DQ Q EmQ E E E E Q EmQ Q BmQ Q
e|-------------|---------|-------------|---------|-------------|------------|
B|-0-------0---|-8---7---|-1-------1---|-5---7---|-0-------0---|-0---3------|
G|-----0-------|---0---0-|-----0-------|---0---0-|-----0-------|---0---0----|
D|---0-------0-|---------|---2-------2-|---------|---2-------2-|------------|
A|-------------|-7---5---|-3-----3-----|-3---5---|-------------|-----2------|
E|-3-----3-----|---------|-------------|---------|-0-----0-----|-0----------|
1 2 3 4 5 6
CQ E E E E Q Dadd9Q E E E E Q GQ E E E E Q GW
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----|
B|-1-------1---|-3-------3---|-0-------0---|-----|
G|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----|
D|---2-------2-|---4-------2-|---0-------0-|-----|
A|-3-----3-----|-5-----5-----|-------------|-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-3-----3-----|-3---|
7 8 9 10
Second repetiton of verse 1:
EmQ E E E E Q EmQ Q BmQ Q
e|-------------|---------|
B|-8---8---8---|-8---3---|
G|---0-------0-|---0---0-|
D|-------------|---------|
A|-7-----7-----|-7---2---|
E|-------------|---------|
5 6
Dadd9(x54030)
[Intro]
GN.EmL.D C D Em
BmN.LC.Dadd9 G
[Verse 1]
GIt won’t be Emlong until I Dfinish it allC
Say goodbye to this Dplace and be goneEm
I’ve been staring at these Bmbooks for too loCngDadd9 G
And my Emfriends and my faDmily knowC
They love me so they Dsay I should Emgo
But I know they want to Bmkeep me at ChomeDadd9
[Pre-Chorus]
And so I GtuEmrn DawaCyD Em
Somehow it´s harder to Bmleave than to CstayDadd9
And I GleEmarnDed the waCyD Em
Through the words that were Bmspoken that CdayDadd9
[Chorus]
GGo see the world be free
CGo sing your melody
EmGo chase your destiny
CBecome the man you’ll be
GDon’t be afraid to leave
COpen your eyes and see
EmJust promise you’ll come back
CCome back to mGe
[Verse 2]
So I wake up and follow the Csun
Through chaos and wonder I Emrun
My hopes and my dreams are now Cone
I said I Gtravel the world, travel the world, travel the wCorld one day
And Emhow was I supposed to know the sacrifices would be sCo great
[Pre-Chorus]
And so I Gturn awaCyEm
Somehow it´s harder to leave than to Cstay
And I Glearned the waCyEm
Through the words that were spoken that CdayDadd9
[Chorus]
GGo see the world be free
CGo sing your melody
EmGo chase your destiny
CBecome the man you’ll be
GDon’t be afraid to leave
COpen your eyes and see
EmJust promise you’ll come back
CCome back to mDsus4e
[Bridge]
Dsus4We taught you to be strong and honest
Listen to your heart don’t ever let nobody tell you hCow
How you got to handle yDsus4ours
Dsus4The days are getting darker and the price is getting harder to pay
So won’t you go find your wCay
We’ll be okDadd9ay
[Chorus]
GGo see the world be free
CGo sing your melody
EmGo chase your destiny
CBecome the man you’ll be
GDon’t be afraid to leave
COpen your eyes and see
EmJust promise you’ll come back
CCome back to mGe
GGo see the world be free
CGo sing your melody
EmGo chase your destiny
CBecome the man you’ll be
GDon’t be afraid to leave
COpen your eyes and see
EmJust promise you’ll come back
CCome back to mGeC
[Outro]
EmJust promise you’ll come backC
Come back to mGeC
EmJust promise you’ll come backC
Come back to mGe
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Promise
by Jack and the Weatherman
Chords in this song · guitar
G
Em
D
C
Bm
Dadd9
Dsus4
This is how the intro and the first verse and pre-chorus is played:
The intro plays one time bar 1-10
The verse plays bar 1-8 and repeats. On the second repetition
bar 5 and 6 is played like below.
The pre-chorus plays bar 1-8 twice.
W: 1/1 note
Q: 1/4 note
E: 1/8 note
G Em D C C D Em Em Bm
Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q
e|-------------|---------|-------------|---------|-------------|------------|
B|-0-------0---|-8---7---|-1-------1---|-5---7---|-0-------0---|-0---3------|
G|-----0-------|---0---0-|-----0-------|---0---0-|-----0-------|---0---0----|
D|---0-------0-|---------|---2-------2-|---------|---2-------2-|------------|
A|-------------|-7---5---|-3-----3-----|-3---5---|-------------|-----2------|
E|-3-----3-----|---------|-------------|---------|-0-----0-----|-0----------|
1 2 3 4 5 6
C Dadd9 G G
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q W
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----|
B|-1-------1---|-3-------3---|-0-------0---|-----|
G|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----|
D|---2-------2-|---4-------2-|---0-------0-|-----|
A|-3-----3-----|-5-----5-----|-------------|-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-3-----3-----|-3---|
7 8 9 10
Second repetiton of verse 1:
Em Em Bm
Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q
e|-------------|---------|
B|-8---8---8---|-8---3---|
G|---0-------0-|---0---0-|
D|-------------|---------|
A|-7-----7-----|-7---2---|
E|-------------|---------|
5 6
Dadd9
(x54030)
[Intro]
G Em D C D Em
N.L.
Bm C Dadd9 G
N.L.
[Verse 1]
G Em D C
It won’t be long until I finish it all
D Em
Say goodbye to this place and be gone
Bm C Dadd9 G
I’ve been staring at these books for too long
Em D C
And my friends and my family know
D Em
They love me so they say I should go
Bm C Dadd9
But I know they want to keep me at home
[Pre-Chorus]
G Em D C D Em
And so I turn away
Bm C Dadd9
Somehow it´s harder to leave than to stay
G Em D C D Em
And I learned the way
Bm C Dadd9
Through the words that were spoken that day
[Chorus]
G
Go see the world be free
C
Go sing your melody
Em
Go chase your destiny
C
Become the man you’ll be
G
Don’t be afraid to leave
C
Open your eyes and see
Em
Just promise you’ll come back
C G
Come back to me
[Verse 2]
C
So I wake up and follow the sun
Em
Through chaos and wonder I run
C
My hopes and my dreams are now one
G C
I said I travel the world, travel the world, travel the world one day
Em C
And how was I supposed to know the sacrifices would be so great
[Pre-Chorus]
G C Em
And so I turn away
C
Somehow it´s harder to leave than to stay
G C Em
And I learned the way
C Dadd9
Through the words that were spoken that day
[Chorus]
G
Go see the world be free
C
Go sing your melody
Em
Go chase your destiny
C
Become the man you’ll be
G
Don’t be afraid to leave
C
Open your eyes and see
Em
Just promise you’ll come back
C Dsus4
Come back to me
[Bridge]
Dsus4
We taught you to be strong and honest
C
Listen to your heart don’t ever let nobody tell you how
Dsus4
How you got to handle yours
Dsus4
The days are getting darker and the price is getting harder to pay
C
So won’t you go find your way
Dadd9
We’ll be okay
[Chorus]
G
Go see the world be free
C
Go sing your melody
Em
Go chase your destiny
C
Become the man you’ll be
G
Don’t be afraid to leave
C
Open your eyes and see
Em
Just promise you’ll come back
C G
Come back to me
G
Go see the world be free
C
Go sing your melody
Em
Go chase your destiny
C
Become the man you’ll be
G
Don’t be afraid to leave
C
Open your eyes and see
Em
Just promise you’ll come back
C G C
Come back to me
[Outro]
Em C
Just promise you’ll come back
G C
Come back to me
Em C
Just promise you’ll come back
G
Come back to me
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