Dionne Warwick – Promises Promises (Guitar)

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Melody: Promises, promises ( Burt Bacharach, Hal David) Artist: Dionne Warwick Chord proposals: Mats Fagergren, 2022 See youtube: The song has fantastic harmoney changes but with difficult time signatures. Maybe not so suitable for guitar but here is my contribution anyway. Please use the chords according to my chart below: E,A,D,G,B,e D. x,x,0,2,3,2 E/D. x,x,0,4,5,4 C#m7. x,4,6,4,5,4 Am7. 5,7,5,5,5,5 Gmaj7. 3,x,4,4,3,x G. 3,5,5,4,3,3 A/G. 3,x,2,2,2,x F#m7. 2,4,2,2,2,2 Em11. 0,0,0,0,0,0 or Em11. x,7,7,7,8,7 Em7. 0,2,0,0,0,0 G/A. x,0,5,4,3,3 Dmaj7. x,5,7,6,7,5 Cmaj7. x,3,5,4,5,3 Fmaj7. x,8,10,9,10,8 F9+11. x,8,7,8,8,7 or F9+11. 1,0,1,0,0,x A9. x,0,7,6,8,7 Em/A x,0,x,0,0,0 D6. x,5,7,7,7,7 D7. x,5,7,5,7,8 F#maj7 x,x,4,6,6,6 F#6/C# x,4,4,6,4,6 Dmaj9 x,5,4,6,5,0 Dmaj9/A 5,5,4,6,5,0 [intro]
D E/D  C#m7
/  /   / /

Am7 D  Gmaj7
/  /   / /

D E/D  C#m7
/  /   / /

Am7 D  Gmaj7
/  /   / /
[verse1]
D         E/D       C#m7
Promises, promises, I'm all through with

G        A/G      F#m7              Em11
promises,Promises now, I don't know how..

Em7               G/A     Dmaj7
I got the nerve...to walk out

   Gmaj7      Cmaj7   Gmaj7    Cmaj7
If I shout, remember,   I feel free.

Fmaj7                F9+11
Now, I can look at myself

       Em11
And be proud

    A9
I'm laughing out..

Dmaj7  Em/A Dmaj7 Em/A Dmaj7 Em/A
loud....
[verse 2]
    D         E/D      C#m7
Oh, promises, promises this is where those

G         A/G      F#m7             Em11
promises, Promises end,  I don't pretend..

Em7                 G/A    Dmaj7
That what was wrong can be right

      Gmaj7   Cmaj7     Gmaj7      Cmaj7
Every night I sleep now,   No more lies

Fmaj7                    F9+11
Things that I promised myself

     Em11
Fell apart

    A9
But I found my

Dmaj7  Em/A Dmaj7 Em/A Dmaj7 Em/A
heart.....
[chorus]
    D        E/D           G
Oh, promises their kind of promises,

A/G                F#m7
Can just destroy a life...

    D        E/D           G
Oh, promises those kind of promises

A/G              F#m7
Take all the joy from life

    D         E/D
Oh, promises, promises

G          A/G
My kind of promises

            Dmaj7
Can lead to joy

    D6       D7
And hope and love
N.C. Yes..
 F#maj7 F#6/C# F#maj7 F#6/C# F#maj7 F#6/C#
..love!..................................

Dmaj9 Dmaj9/A Dmaj9 Dmaj9/A Dmaj9
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[verse 3]
D   E/D    C#m7
...............

G   A/G    F#m7   Em11
......................

Em7     G/A  Dmaj7
..................

      Gmaj7   Cmaj7    Gmaj7       Cmaj7
Every night I sleep now,   No more lies

Fmaj7                  F9+11
Things that I promised myself

     Em11
Fell apart

     A9
But I found my

Dmaj7  Em/A Dmaj7 Em/A Dmaj7 Em/A
heart....
[chorus]
    D        E/D           G
Oh, promises their kind of promises,

A/G                F#m7
Can just destroy a life...

    D        E/D           G
Oh, promises those kind of promises

A/G              F#m7
Take all the joy from life

    D         E/D
Oh, promises, promises

G          A/G
My kind of promises

            Dmaj7
Can lead to joy

    D6       D7
And hope and love
N.C. Yes..
 F#maj7 F#6/C# F#maj7 F#6/C# F#maj7 F#6/C#
..love!..................................

Dmaj9 Dmaj9/A Dmaj9 Dmaj9/A Dmaj9
......................
[outro]
 F#maj7 F#6/C# F#maj7 F#6/C# F#maj7 F#6/C#
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Dmaj9 Dmaj9/A Dmaj9 Dmaj9/A Dmaj9
......................

 F#maj7 F#6/C# F#maj7 F#6/C# F#maj7 F#6/C#
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