Never Is A Promise

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Song: Never Is A Promise
By: Fiona Apple
From The Album: Tidal
Chords:
C F Fmaj7#11
x32010 133211 133200
Am E Fsus4
x02210 022100 xx3311
G Dm C/E
320003 xx0231 xx2010
Fadd9 Asus2 Dm7
xx3213 x02200 x57565
Gm G6/9 Dbmaj7b5
355333 320200 x4556x
There are optional chords (like the E7s and Dm7s) that are down to your preference, I personally like
them but whatever.
[Intro]
Am G F C
Gm F C
Am G F C
Gm F C
[Verse]
Gm F Gm F
You'll never see the courage I know
Gm F Gm F
Its colors' richness won't appear within your view
E E7 Dm Dm7 E E7 Dm Dm7
I'll never glow - the way that you glow
Gm11 F6 E Emaj7 Dm Dm7
Your presence dominates the judgments made on you
[Bridge]
Asus2 G6/9 Fmaj7#11 C
But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights
Asus2 G6/9 Fmaj7#11 C
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
Asus2 G6/9 Fmaj7#11 C
My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights
Fsus4 C/E Dm7 Dbmaj7b5
I understand what I am still too proud to mention - to you
[Chorus]
C Fadd9 Am G7
You'll say you understand, but you don't understand
C Fadd9 Am G6
You'll say you'd never give up seeing eye to eye
Fmaj7 Dm7 F Gadd4
But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie
[Breakdown]
Am G F C
Gm F C
Am G F C
Gm F C
[Verse]
Gm F Gm F
You'll never touch - these things that I hold
Gm F Gm F
The skin of my emotions lies beneath my own
E E7 Dm Dm7 E E7 Dm Dm7
You'll never feel the heat of this soul
Fsus4 C/E Dm7 Dbmaj7b5
My fever burns me deeper than I've ever shown - to you
[Chorus]
C Fadd9 Am G7
You'll say, don't fear your dreams, it's easier than it seems
C Fadd9 Am G6
You'll say you'd never let me fall from hopes so high
Fmaj7 Dm7 F Gadd4
But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie
[Breakdown]
Am G F C
Gm F C
Am G F C
Gm F C
[Verse]
Gm F Gm F
You'll never live the life that I live
Gm F Gm F
I'll never live the life that wakes me in the night
E E7 Dm Dm7 E E7 Dm Dm7
You'll never hear the message I give
Fsus4 C/E Dm7 Dbmaj7b5
You'll say it looks as though I might give up this fight
[Bridge]
Asus2 G6/9 Fmaj7#11 C
But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights
Asus2 G6/9 Fmaj7#11 C
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
Asus2 G6/9 Fmaj7#11 C
My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights
Fsus4 C/E Dm7 Dbmaj7b5
I realize what I am now too smart to mention - to you
[Chorus]
C Fadd9 Am G7
You'll say you understand, you'll never understand
C Fadd9 Am G6
I'll say I'll never wake up knowing how or why
C Fadd9 Am G7
I don't know what to believe in, you don't know who I am
C Fadd9 Am G6
You'll say I'll need appeasing when I start to cry
Fmaj7 Dm7 F Gadd4
But never is a promise, and I'll never need a lie
[Outro]
Am G F Em
C B Bb7 Am

Never Is A Promise chords and lyrics

Free chords for Never Is A Promise by Fiona Apple. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: Never Is A Promise
By: Fiona Apple
From The Album: Tidal
Chords:
C        x32010    F        133211    Fmaj7#11 133200
Am       x02210    E        022100    Fsus4    xx3311
G        320003    Dm       xx0231    C/E      xx2010
Fadd9    xx3213    Asus2    x02200    Dm7      x57565
Gm       355333    G6/9     320200    Dbmaj7b5 x4556x
There are optional chords (like the E7s and Dm7s) that are down to your preference, I personally like
them but whatever.
[Intro]
Am G F C
Gm  F  C
Am G F C
Gm  F  C
[Verse]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Breakdown]
Am G F C
Gm  F  C
Am G F C
Gm  F  C
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Breakdown]
Am G F C
Gm  F  C
Am G F C
Gm  F  C
[Verse]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Am G  F   Em
C  B  Bb7 Am

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