Misc Musicals – Bare A Pop Opera - Promise (Guitar)

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[Intro 1] | Am | G | Am | Bb | | Am | G | F | F | [Intro 2] Jason::
Am  G       Am  Bb          Am            G
     Promise... Webster’s defines promise as

   F                Am           G       Am          Bb
‘a declaration that    something will or will not be done’
[Verse 1] Ivy::
Dm               C            Bb         A
  Where have you been? Is this some stupid game?

  Gm              F             C
I meant it when I said I need to talk to you
Jason::
Dm      C                Bb        Am
  I understand, but Ivy:, nothing’s changed
Ivy::
Gm           Bb           A
You have no idea what I’m going through!
[Verse 2] Jason::
Gm          C
I’ll say it one more time

    F             Bb
I’m sorry I don’t feel the same

   Gm              C                F     Am
We had ourselves a moment, but it’s gone

   Gm               C
My head’s in thirty different places

F                   Bb
Please, just try to understand

Gm                    C                  A
Let’s leave things at that and just move on!
Ivy::
Dm          C Dm           Eb
  That night... We weren’t safe!

Dm           C           Bb
  So tell me how we move on!
[Verse 3] Jason::
Dm             C              Bb        A
  I don’t know what it is you want from me

  Gm                 F             C
I don’t have time to hear whatever tale you’ve spun

Dm          C                   Bb     A
  I have to write this speech before tonight

      Gm                  Bb            A
Plus, there are all these scenes I have to run
Ivy::
Gm            C
You know what I am saying!

F             C
I would never make this up

Gm               C                 F       Am
You’re a winner, have your perfect back!

Gm             C
Way to go, you got me pregnant

F                Bb
Put that in your fucking speech!

    Gm               Bb      A
You wanted real well God you give them that
[Verse 4] Jason:
Dm    C  Dm                     Eb     Dm     C  Bb
  Shit...Why are you doing this to me? Shit
Ivy::
Dm
  We’re in this together...
Jason:: I’ve got to pull together... Ivy:
C
We’ll take it one step at a time...
Jason:: This is what I wanted?
Dm
  Tell me, tell me what to do...
Ivy::
                  Am
Somehow we’ll get through..

               F
Jason:, I still love you

        G
Someday maybe...
Jason:: Love me? Ivy::
Em                    F
Someday maybe you can learn...

          Eb
Maybe you can...
Jason::
        F
Maybe I can...
Ivy:
          Eb
Maybe you can...
Jason: / Ivy::
         F           Gm
Learn to love you/me too...
Ivy::
F     Eb
Maybe...please...
[Verse 5] Matt::
Gm             C
Maybe he would love you

F           Bb           A
Maybe if he weren’t that way

   Gm                  C                 F     A
He wouldn’t treat your feelings like his toy!

Gm             C
Maybe make you feel real special

F             Bb
Like I always wanted to!

    Gm              Bb        A
But he’s already in love with a boy!
[Verse 6] Ivy:
Bm
  What?
Peter: Am I late? What’s going on? Nadia:
Bm
Jason have you see Ivy

            G
I guess you have
Jason: You knew? Nadia: Only since this afternoon! Peter:
     Bm
Knew what?
Matt: Ivy’s pregnant and your boyfriend’s a dad!
   A                   D
So what does that make you?
Jason: What? Peter
Bm                                      Em
What the fuck are you talking about ‘my boyfriend?’
Matt:
F#
Don’t play dumb with me, Peter!
Jason:
                         Bm
Get the fuck outta here, Matt:!
Matt: Should I tell them what I saw at the rave?
          Bm                                    A           Bm
Look, I’m not here to judge, just keep everyone on the same page

                    Em                G
And, hey, I think I found that strong opening

                             Bm
You were looking for in your speech
Jason:
                              Em
Whatever, Matt:, whatever you saw…
Matt:
    Bm            A                 D
Ha! Are you gonna stand there and deny it?

  Bm
I know
Jason:
             E
Oh? You know? what the fuck do you know
Peter:
   F#            Am                              C
He knows, Jason:...He knows because I told him…

                   Am                                   C  Dm
It was after Ivy’s birthday. We were drunk. I’m sorry...

   G               Am           C
No. You know what?    I’m not
[Interlude] | Am | C | Dm C | G | | F | G | Am G | F | | Am | F | Am G | F | [Verse 7] Ivy:
                       Dm       C     G
What is going on Peter?   Jason is he kidding?

Dm
  Jason?
Jason:
                               G
Look lets just run the scene

Bb      C              Dm        C
If I profane with my unworthiest hand

Bb        C           Dm     C      Bb    C
This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this

      Dm
Peter
Don’t…
C                                  Bb  C          Dm         C
Peter, I don’t know what’s going on...  you gotta help me!
Peter:
Bb        C
I tried…
Jason:
    Dm              C               Bb      C
You know what? Then fuck you, Peter!   Fuck you…