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GOES BACK AND FORTH FROM Am TO G FOR THE INTRO. DONT HAVE FULL TABS, BUT IT SOUNDS
PRETTY SIMILAR TO THE BANJO PART IF YOU USE BARRE CHORDS (ON THE FIFTH FRET FOR Am, AND THIRD
FRET, FOR G... OBVIOUSLY)
[Intro]
 Am-  G  
(over and over again)
[Verse 1]
    AmDo you not remember me?Am  G  
    AmThink back hard, if you stiAmll dGon't see.
    AmI know it was long ago...Am  G  
    AmHow could you have let it gAmo?G  
[Chorus]
Well I Gstill remember Amyou.
And those Gthings you used to Amdo.
How I Gkept my tears insAmide.
When you Gheld me down and made meC  
promise not to tGell.
CTold me all was wGell.
CThen I promised Gmyself:
FI'd get you back somewGhere.
FI'd get you back somewGhere.
[Verse 2]
  AmDon't take this as mean or cold.Am  G  
  AmFriend, you're lookin' mighty old.Am  G  
  AmYou're not the man you used to be.Am  G  
  AmNot too far from misery.Am  G  
[Chorus]
So there'Gs nothing you can Amdo.
GI've come back for Amyou.
GThere's no where you can Amhide.
GThis is my calling and I
Cpromise not to Gtell.
CTell you all is wGell.
CDon't take promGises light.
FI'm here to set iGt right.
FI'm here to set iGt right.
[Verse 3]
  AmDon't waste all your tears old man.Am  G  
  AmInstant death is not the plan.Am  G  
  AmI'm paying this awesome debt.Am  G  
  AmYou've got time to suffer yet.Am  G  
[Instrumental]
Am(unGder the Banjo solo)

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Promise Not To Tell

by Split Lip Rayfield

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GOES BACK AND FORTH FROM Am TO G FOR THE INTRO. DONT HAVE FULL TABS, BUT IT SOUNDS

PRETTY SIMILAR TO THE BANJO PART IF YOU USE BARRE CHORDS (ON THE FIFTH FRET FOR Am, AND THIRD

FRET, FOR G... OBVIOUSLY)

[Intro]

Am G

(over and over again)

[Verse 1]

Am Am G

Do you not remember me?

Am Am G

Think back hard, if you still don't see.

Am Am G

I know it was long ago...

Am Am G

How could you have let it go?

[Chorus]

G Am

Well I still remember you.

G Am

And those things you used to do.

G Am

How I kept my tears inside.

G C

When you held me down and made me

promise not to tell.

C G

Told me all was well.

C G

Then I promised myself:

F G

I'd get you back somewhere.

F G

I'd get you back somewhere.

[Verse 2]

Am Am G

Don't take this as mean or cold.

Am Am G

Friend, you're lookin' mighty old.

Am Am G

You're not the man you used to be.

Am Am G

Not too far from misery.

[Chorus]

G Am

So there's nothing you can do.

G Am

I've come back for you.

G Am

There's no where you can hide.

This is my calling and I

C G

promise not to tell.

C G

Tell you all is well.

C G

Don't take promises light.

F G

I'm here to set it right.

F G

I'm here to set it right.

[Verse 3]

Am Am G

Don't waste all your tears old man.

Am Am G

Instant death is not the plan.

Am Am G

I'm paying this awesome debt.

Am Am G

You've got time to suffer yet.

[Instrumental]

Am G

(under the Banjo solo)

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