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I Promise

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First think you need to do is tune your guitar a half step down.
So the guitar is  D#   G#   C#   F#   A#  D#  
If you don't have a tuner you don't have to tune it down but it won't match the 
song, it'll be a half step higher. (or sharp)
This isn't the way Cody actually plays the song, but it is a moderation.
I'm not sure of all the chord names because they are sus or 7 or somthing so I'll 
just put a chord chart.
e|--3G-----|    e|--D/F#3-----|    e|--3Em7-----|    e|--3-C7----|    e|--2--D---|
B|--3-----|    B|--3-----|    B|--3-----|    B|--3-----|    e|--3-----|
G|--------|    G|--2-----|    G|--------|    G|--------|    e|--2-----|
D|--------|    D|--------|    D|--2-----|    D|--2-----|    e|--------|
A|--2-----|    A|--------|    A|--2-----|    A|--3-----|    e|--------|
E|--3-----|    E|--2-----|    E|--------|    E|--------|    e|--------|
Those are the chords you play the whole time, just in a different order at points.
I'm sure you notice there is a picking pattern at the beginning.
it's like this...
Each pattern is done 2 times 
e|-------3--|    e|------3---|    e|------3---|    then you strum both
B|-------3--|    B|------3---|    B|------3---|     C7and D  
G|-------0--|    G|------2---|    G|---0--0---|    
D|---0---0--|    D|---0--0---|    D|----2-2---|    
A|-----2----|    A|----0-----|    A|--2-------|    
E|--3-------|    E|--2-------|    E|----------|    
Alright now to where it all goes. (:
If you sGtep back and realize GI'm sure that you'll see
That these wD/F#ords that were spoken D/F#eventually,
Will dEm7well in my conscience till mEm7y dying day
Oh wC7hat can I Dsay
To cGhange your perception, Gwant me by your side
The D/F#fact that you moved on makes D/F#me wanna cry
If you Em7open your door I'll be Em7there with arms wide
Just bC7egging and praying for oDne more goodbye
So I'll Em7wait for C7you,
Even thoEm7ugh you dont wC7ant me to because
GI'm not over D/F#you, I promise
Em7This word they call love 
Come push or to shove
I mC7ent it and now I'm in Dtears, my love.
I keep telling myself that its what what it seems
and I wish that wouldn't keep haunting my dreams
I'll shoot out of bed and wake up in a sweat
How could I forget?
I imagined the worse when we were on the phone,
As you sat there and told me that you were alone
I could see him I know how me makes you behave
That this wasnt the girl that I kissed on our date
But I'll wait for you
Even though you dont want me to because
I'm not over you, I promise
This word they call love come push or to shove
I ment it and now I'm in tears
Because I'm not over you, I promise
You wont see this face show up at your place
Although I'm in town I'll stay here, my love
And GI should know better, give up while I can
And D/F#prove to the world that I'll be my own man
You Em7broke me and took me along for the ride
And this pC7ain that you left me should Dmake me subside but I'm
not over you, I promise
This word they call love come push or to shove
I ment it and now I'm in tears
Because I'm not over you, I promise
You wont see this face show up at your place
Although I'm in town I'll stay here, my love
Because I'm not over you, I promise 
This word they call love come push or to shove,
I ment it and now I'm in tears, My love

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I Promise

by Set It Off

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D/F#

Em7

First think you need to do is tune your guitar a half step down.

D# G# C# F# A# D#

So the guitar is

If you don't have a tuner you don't have to tune it down but it won't match the

song, it'll be a half step higher. (or sharp)

This isn't the way Cody actually plays the song, but it is a moderation.

I'm not sure of all the chord names because they are sus or 7 or somthing so I'll

just put a chord chart.

G D/F# Em7 C7 D

e|--3-----| e|--3-----| e|--3-----| e|--3-----| e|--2-----|

B|--3-----| B|--3-----| B|--3-----| B|--3-----| e|--3-----|

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

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

A|--2-----| A|--------| A|--2-----| A|--3-----| e|--------|

E|--3-----| E|--2-----| E|--------| E|--------| e|--------|

Those are the chords you play the whole time, just in a different order at points.

I'm sure you notice there is a picking pattern at the beginning.

it's like this...

Each pattern is done 2 times

e|-------3--| e|------3---| e|------3---| then you strum both

B B B C7 D

|-------3--| |------3---| |------3---| and

G|-------0--| G|------2---| G|---0--0---|

D|---0---0--| D|---0--0---| D|----2-2---|

A|-----2----| A|----0-----| A|--2-------|

E|--3-------| E|--2-------| E|----------|

Alright now to where it all goes. (:

G G

If you step back and realize I'm sure that you'll see

D/F# D/F#

That these words that were spoken eventually,

Em7 Em7

Will dwell in my conscience till my dying day

C7 D

Oh what can I say

G G

To change your perception, want me by your side

D/F# D/F#

The fact that you moved on makes me wanna cry

Em7 Em7

If you open your door I'll be there with arms wide

C7 D

Just begging and praying for one more goodbye

Em7 C7

So I'll wait for you,

Em7 C7

Even though you dont want me to because

G D/F#

I'm not over you, I promise

Em7

This word they call love

Come push or to shove

C7 D

I ment it and now I'm in tears, my love.

I keep telling myself that its what what it seems

and I wish that wouldn't keep haunting my dreams

I'll shoot out of bed and wake up in a sweat

How could I forget?

I imagined the worse when we were on the phone,

As you sat there and told me that you were alone

I could see him I know how me makes you behave

That this wasnt the girl that I kissed on our date

But I'll wait for you

Even though you dont want me to because

I'm not over you, I promise

This word they call love come push or to shove

I ment it and now I'm in tears

Because I'm not over you, I promise

You wont see this face show up at your place

Although I'm in town I'll stay here, my love

And I should know better, give up while I can

D/F#

And prove to the world that I'll be my own man

Em7

You broke me and took me along for the ride

C7 D

And this pain that you left me should make me subside but I'm

not over you, I promise

This word they call love come push or to shove

I ment it and now I'm in tears

Because I'm not over you, I promise

You wont see this face show up at your place

Although I'm in town I'll stay here, my love

Because I'm not over you, I promise

This word they call love come push or to shove,

I ment it and now I'm in tears, My love

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