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[Intro]
N.C.
Aya...
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Bb    B       F Bb    B       F Bb    B       F Bb    B       F
[Verse 1]
Bbpromises,    Aaugwe forgot all our Ab6promises
   G7and only keep some of the easGbmaj7iest
F7i confess i BbdoB  F  Bb  B  F  
[Verse 2]
Bbmake believe,    Aaughowever small the possiAb6bility
   G7but sometimes tripped up by reGbmaj7ality
forF7mality it Bbseems
[Bridge 1]
Fm7now i Bb7found having Fm7come the long way Bb7round
i am Ebmaj7closer, closer than before
Gm7here and C7now is Gm7all that it's aC7bout
let's Gm7use it or we'll B7-5lose it
[Chorus 1]
go and Bbask anybody,    Cm7they will F7all say the Bbsame      Cm7everyF7one
Dm7love is contagious,    Db7we are part of a Cm7chainB7  
[Verse 3]
Bbhistory,    Aaugwe could live our life from Ab6history
    G7but there's no future in a Gbmaj7memory
F7you'll see my Bblove, oh there's no future in a Gbmaj7memory
F7you'll see my Bblove
[Bridge 2]
Fm7now i Bb7found having Fm7come the long way Bb7round
i am Ebmaj7closer, closer than before
Gm7here and C7now is Gm7all that it's aC7bout
let's Gm7use it or we'll B7-5lose it
[Chorus 2]
go and Bbask anybody,    Cm7they will F7all say the Bbsame      Cm7everyF7one
Dm7love is contagious,    Db7we are part of a Cm7chainB7  
[Chorus 3]
go and Bbask anybody,    Cm7they will F7all say the Bbsame      Cm7everyF7one
Dm7love is contagious,    Db7we are part of a Cm7chainB7  
[Instrumental]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Bb    B       F Bb    B       F Bb    B       F Bb    B       F
Bb              Aaug            Ab6             G7
Gbmaj7          F7              Bb              Bb
Gbmaj7          F7              Bb              Cm7     F7
Bb              Cm7     F7      Dm7             Db7
Cm7             B7
[Chorus 4]
go and Bbask anybody,    Cm7they will F7all say the Bbsame      Cm7everyF7one
Dm7love is contagious,    Db7we are part of a Cm7chainB7  
[Outro]
B7Wooo..Bb.

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Promises

by Basia

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Aaug

Ab6

Gbmaj7

Fm7

Bb7

Ebmaj7

Gm7

B7-5

Cm7

Dm7

Db7

[Intro]

N.C.

Aya...

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Bb B F Bb B F Bb B F Bb B F

[Verse 1]

Bb Aaug Ab6

promises, we forgot all our promises

G7 Gbmaj7

and only keep some of the easiest

F7 Bb B F Bb B F

i confess i do

[Verse 2]

Bb Aaug Ab6

make believe, however small the possibility

G7 Gbmaj7

but sometimes tripped up by reality

F7 Bb

formality it seems

[Bridge 1]

Fm7 Bb7 Fm7 Bb7

now i found having come the long way round

Ebmaj7

i am closer, closer than before

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

here and now is all that it's about

Gm7 B7-5

let's use it or we'll lose it

[Chorus 1]

Bb Cm7 F7 Bb Cm7 F7

go and ask anybody, they will all say the same everyone

Dm7 Db7 Cm7 B7

love is contagious, we are part of a chain

[Verse 3]

Bb Aaug Ab6

history, we could live our life from history

G7 Gbmaj7

but there's no future in a memory

F7 Bb Gbmaj7

you'll see my love, oh there's no future in a memory

F7 Bb

you'll see my love

[Bridge 2]

Fm7 Bb7 Fm7 Bb7

now i found having come the long way round

Ebmaj7

i am closer, closer than before

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

here and now is all that it's about

Gm7 B7-5

let's use it or we'll lose it

[Chorus 2]

Bb Cm7 F7 Bb Cm7 F7

go and ask anybody, they will all say the same everyone

Dm7 Db7 Cm7 B7

love is contagious, we are part of a chain

[Chorus 3]

Bb Cm7 F7 Bb Cm7 F7

go and ask anybody, they will all say the same everyone

Dm7 Db7 Cm7 B7

love is contagious, we are part of a chain

[Instrumental]

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Bb B F Bb B F Bb B F Bb B F

Bb Aaug Ab6 G7

Gbmaj7 F7 Bb Bb

Gbmaj7 F7 Bb Cm7 F7

Bb Cm7 F7 Dm7 Db7

Cm7 B7

[Chorus 4]

Bb Cm7 F7 Bb Cm7 F7

go and ask anybody, they will all say the same everyone

Dm7 Db7 Cm7 B7

love is contagious, we are part of a chain

[Outro]

B7 Bb

Wooo...

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