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A Broken Promise

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A Broken Promise by Sleepercar
Standard Tuning
CGlimpses of the Emfuture
EmRide out past Ffamiliar
FSuccess becoming Amfailure
AmMeaning everyCthing you say
CLiving like toEmday's the day
EmThe hopelessness wonF't fade away
FYou're on your Amown
AmHead from a broken Gpromise
FHeld you Cback
CTaking on your Emown control
EmFinding out what you Fdon't know
FLeaving what Amtook it's toll
AmMeaning everyCthing you say
CLiving like todEmay's the day
EmHopelessness wonF't fade away
FYou're on your Amown
AmHead from a broken Gpromise
FHeld you back
CIt held you back
CA promise is Embroken
EmA promise is Fbroken
FA promise is Ambroken
AmA promise is Cbroken
CA promise is Embroken
EmA promise is Fbroken
FA promise is Ambroken
Am
 Apromise...
CI can't take this any longer
I will die or become stronger
EmI can't take this any longer
FI will die or become stronger
AmI can't take this any longer
Am (let ring)
I will die or become stronger

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A Broken Promise

by Sleepercar

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A Broken Promise by Sleepercar

Standard Tuning

C Em

Glimpses of the future

Em F

Ride out past familiar

F Am

Success becoming failure

Am C

Meaning everything you say

C Em

Living like today's the day

Em F

The hopelessness won't fade away

F Am

You're on your own

Am G

Head from a broken promise

F C

Held you back

C Em

Taking on your own control

Em F

Finding out what you don't know

F Am

Leaving what took it's toll

Am C

Meaning everything you say

C Em

Living like today's the day

Em F

Hopelessness won't fade away

F Am

You're on your own

Am G

Head from a broken promise

Held you back

It held you back

C Em

A promise is broken

Em F

A promise is broken

F Am

A promise is broken

Am C

A promise is broken

C Em

A promise is broken

Em F

A promise is broken

F Am

A promise is broken

promise...

I can't take this any longer

I will die or become stronger

I can't take this any longer

I will die or become stronger

I can't take this any longer

Am (let ring)

I will die or become stronger

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