The Promise Chords

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The Promise by The Material is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, D, G, B, F5, G5, Dm, F, Bb and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			 



Tuning: E A D G B E Standard 



(Intro) 


F5  G5 

Dm  F  Bb  C 

F5  G5 

Dm  F  Bb  C 

F5  G5 


(Verse) 


 Dm    F    Bb  C 
Come what may  
Dm          F 
  This September has  
  Bb                 C 
never felt so far away  
Dm             F 
  We've got a secret,  
Bb                  C 
  we've got to keep it  
Dm           F 
  Let them say what  
       Bb        C 
they want to say  


(Chorus) 


Bb                           C 
  So tell me who's going to end this,  
                       Dm          Bb 
because forever never ever works out  
                         C                      
And baby we've got the promise  
                         Dm   Bb 
and nothing's going to break us down  
            C 
Come what may,  
 Dm         Bb 
Come what may 
            C 
Come what may 


(INTERLUDE) 


Dm  F  Bb    C 

F5  G5 C  F5  G5 


(Verse) 


Dm F      Bb  C 
   I'm afraid  
Dm            F          Bb       C 
  won't be as easy as it used to be  
Dm                F 
  The world's romantics  
Bb                  C  
  replaced by skeptics  
Dm                F 
  What do they know  
            Bb    C 
about this anyway 

Dm 

(Chorus) 


Bb                           C 
  So tell me who's going to end this,  
            Dm                     Bb 
because forever never ever works out  
                         C                      
And baby we've got the promise  
       Dm                     Bb 
and nothing's going to break us down  
            C 
Come what may,  
 Dm         Bb 
Come what may 
            C 
Come what may 

Dm 


(BREAK) 


Dm  F  Bb  Dm  F  Bb  C 


(BRIDGE) 


 Dm                 F             Bb 
If it's not your heart it's your head  
  Dm          F 
Turning you around on  
      Bb          C 
the words you've said  
 Dm                 F             Bb 
If it's not your heart it's your head  
  Dm          F 
Turning you around on  
      Bb          C 
the words you've said 


(BUILD-UP) 


  Dm           F       
Don't give up on the light,  
   Bb 
I need to see it in your eyes  
    Dm                    F      Bb   C 
To guide me through the darkest nights  
  Dm           F       
Don't give up on the light,  
   Bb 
I need to see it in your eyes  
    Dm                    F      Bb   C 
To guide me through the darkest nights 

  Dm           F       
Don't give up on the light,  
   Bb 
I need to see it in your eyes  
    Dm                    F      Bb    
To guide me through the darkest nights 

F5  G5  F5  G5 

Dm 

(Chorus) 


Bb                           C 
  So tell me who's going to end this,  
                       Dm          Bb 
because forever never ever works out  
                         C                      
And baby we've got the promise  
                         Dm   Bb 
and nothing's going to break us down  
            C 
Come what may,  
 Dm         Bb 
Come what may 
            C 
Come what may  
 Dm         Bb 
Come what may 
            C 
Come what may 
 Dm         Bb 
Come what may 
                     C 
Baby we've got the promise 
                              Dm 
And nothing's going to break us down 
__________________________ 
Hope you enjoyed this one! 

Stay KingerZ 

-Matt 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante