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Gmixolydian

90BPM

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1/90

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 90Position: 8

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
the signal breaks up less.
INTRO:
  G/ Em7#9 /  Ax2
 G / Em7#9 / A / C
VERSE:
  G/Em(7#9) [Let ring]
          Did I wipe the tear, or did I spit in your face?
  Did I point the finger or give the hand of grace?
         C            F  Em(7#9)
  Oh why...does it come to this?
[Strike chords once]
  Em7(#9)                                         A  
  Is it freedom that you want, or are the chains in your head?
  CaEmn a man play God, when He mAade his own bed?
  Oh Cwhy...Fdoes it coEmme to this?
CHORUS:
 G/ Em7#9                          A  
        Whatever happened to the love that you made?
 G/ Em7#9                          A  
        Whatever happened to the prayer that you prayed?
 G/ Em7#9                                    A  C  
        Whatever happens to a promise these days?
VERSE:[Play each note of the chord, upwards]
     Did the Em7Earth disappear, when you tolAd of the truth,
     Of the Em7lands you would conquer, of the Amountains you'd move?
     Oh whCy...Fdoes it come to Emthis?
CHORUS x2
 C~~~~~~
SOLO:  .
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8^-8--5-----------8^--8^---5-----------8^--8s10s8---5~~~~~-|
G|---9^-9--6------7----9^--9^---6-----------9^--9s11s9---6~~~~~-|
D|-------------5h7---------------------9------------------------|
A|---------------------------------8h9--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------|
B---------------|
G---------------|
D---10~10~10~10-|
A---10~10~10~10-|
E----8~~8~~8~~8-|
trem pick
  ,/////////////////,         .  .
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------8^---14-14-14--14/15\14---8^--| Gets
G|10---12---14---10-----9^---15-15-15--15/16\15---9^--| a
D|----------------------------------------------------| bit
A|-8---10---12----8-----------------------------------| mushy
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|---10~~~
A|---10~~~
E|----8~~~
Outro:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|
D|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|
A|-7-----7-----7---|-5-----5-----5---|-4-----4-----4---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----0-----0-----|
D|---4-----4-----4-|
A|-3-----3-----3---|
E|-----------------|
Last time:                            Slow down
                                             ,.........,
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
G|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|--------|
D|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4~~--|
A|-7-----7-----7---|-5-----5-----5---|-4-----4-----4---|---3~~--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|

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Promise

by Delirious?

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

the signal breaks up less.

INTRO:

G A

/ Em7#9 / x2

G / Em7#9 / A / C

VERSE:

/Em(7#9) [Let ring]

Did I wipe the tear, or did I spit in your face?

Did I point the finger or give the hand of grace?

C F Em

(7#9)

Oh why...does it come to this?

[Strike chords once]

Em7 A

(#9)

Is it freedom that you want, or are the chains in your head?

Em A

Can a man play God, when He made his own bed?

C F Em

Oh why...does it come to this?

CHORUS:

G A

/ Em7#9

Whatever happened to the love that you made?

G A

/ Em7#9

Whatever happened to the prayer that you prayed?

G A C

/ Em7#9

Whatever happens to a promise these days?

VERSE:[Play each note of the chord, upwards]

Em7 A

Did the Earth disappear, when you told of the truth,

Em7 A

Of the lands you would conquer, of the mountains you'd move?

C F Em

Oh why...does it come to this?

CHORUS x2

~~~~~~

SOLO: .

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---8^-8--5-----------8^--8^---5-----------8^--8s10s8---5~~~~~-|

G|---9^-9--6------7----9^--9^---6-----------9^--9s11s9---6~~~~~-|

D|-------------5h7---------------------9------------------------|

A|---------------------------------8h9--------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------|

B---------------|

G---------------|

D---10~10~10~10-|

A---10~10~10~10-|

E----8~~8~~8~~8-|

trem pick

,/////////////////, . .

e|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------8^---14-14-14--14/15\14---8^--| Gets

G|10---12---14---10-----9^---15-15-15--15/16\15---9^--| a

D|----------------------------------------------------| bit

A|-8---10---12----8-----------------------------------| mushy

E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|--------|

B|--------|

G|--------|

D|---10~~~

A|---10~~~

E|----8~~~

Outro:

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|

D|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|

A|-7-----7-----7---|-5-----5-----5---|-4-----4-----4---|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----0-----0-----|

D|---4-----4-----4-|

A|-3-----3-----3---|

E|-----------------|

Last time: Slow down

,.........,

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|

G|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|--------|

D|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4~~--|

A|-7-----7-----7---|-5-----5-----5---|-4-----4-----4---|---3~~--|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|

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