Soul Asylum – Promises Broken (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Chords

Chords A 002220 Am 002210 B x24422 C x32013 (slight variation from a standard open C) E 022100 F#m 244222 G#m 466444 [Intro]

e|-------------------------|—---0----0--—-0—-——--0------|----4----4----4------4------|
B|-------------------------|—---0----0—---0h2——--2p0----|----4----4----4------4------|
G|-------------------------|—---1—---1—---1—-——--1------|----4----4----4h6----6p4----|
D|----------2--4--2--------|--—-2—---2—---2—-——--2------|----6----6----6------6------|
A|----2--4------------4----|—---2—---2—---2—-——--2------|----6----6----6------6------|
E|-------------------------|—---0—---0—---0—-——--0------|----4----4----4------4------|

e|----2----2----2------2------|----2---------------|---------------------------|
B|----2----2----2------2------|----2---------------|----5p4--------------------|
G|----2----2----2h4----2h4----|----4---------------|--------4----6p4-----------|
D|----4----4----4------4------|----4---------------|----------4-------4--2-----|
A|----4----4----4------4------|----2---------------|---------------------------|
E|----2----2----2------2------|----2---------------|---------------------------|

[Verse] E A Streets are filled with broken glass Am You get buried by the past E Give me just a little taste B Lay this mask to waste E Take me home

   (Strum pattern in between verses)
e|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|
B|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|
G|----1----1----1---1----|----1----1----1---1----|
D|----2----2----2---2----|----2----2----2---2----|
A|----2----2----0h2-0h2--|----2----2----0h2-0h2--|
E|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|

E A My mind is racing take me home Am My body's aching so alone E I'll make you want to stay with me B Befriended by the enemy E One more time [Chorus] E Every little thing about this tells me G#m Nothing out there is ever gonna help me F#m B All these words that I hear spoken E Just promises broken now

e|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----------------|
B|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----------------|
G|----1----1----1---1----|----1----1----------------|
D|----2----2----2---2----|----2----2-------------0--|
A|----2----2----0h2-0h2--|----2----2----3--2--0-----|
E|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----------------|

{Bridge] G Looking outside from my window sill C Throw another coin in the wishing well G C You'll never find what you're looking for A D 15 miles A Your dim light shines D From so far away B E B Your sad smile, is all I see E When I say... [Chorus] E Every little thing about this tells me G#m Nothing out there is ever gonna help me F#m B All these words that I hear spoken E Just promises broken now

   (Strum pattern in between verses)
e|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|
B|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|
G|----1----1----1---1----|----1----1----1---1----|
D|----2----2----2---2----|----2----2----2---2----|
A|----2----2----0h2-0h2--|----2----2----0h2-0h2--|
E|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|

[Verse] E A From the hotel satellite Am Don't look like you're livin' right (2nd guitar lead fill)

e|----8-----------|
B|-------10-------|
G|-----------9----|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

E Here's a deal you can't refuse B You ain't got as much to lose E Can you tell your troubles to G#m Someone who won't laugh at you F#m. It's alright

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2-----2----4--2--4b(6)br-4----2-------|
A|----2--4-----4-----------------------------4----|
E|------------------------------------------------|

E And as I watch you walk away G#m Hope a part of you will stay F#m It's alright

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------9----------------------------------|
G|-----------9---------11--9--11b(13)--11--9--9--------|
D|----9--11-----11-------------------------------11----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] E Every little thing about this tells me G#m Nothing out there is ever gonna help me F#m B All these words that I hear spoken E Just promises broken now (2nd guitar plays last E chord as;)

e|----7----|
B|----9----|
G|----9----|
D|----9----|
A|----7----|
E|---------|

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