Violent Femmes – Promise (Guitar)

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Versions (3)

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Chords

This is the main riff you will play for the verses and is shown as F#5, A5, F#5 E5 in the tabs here:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------- ------|
D|--4---4---7-4---2--2--2---2--2--2-----------------------------------|
A|--4---4---7-4---2--2--2---2--2--2-----------------------------------|
E|--2---2---5-2---0--0--0---0--0--0-----------------------------------|

You can do the A on the next string up with an 2 chord, but I find this way easier. Most other chords, you can use full bar chords except the Bridge. Just keep playing the pattern over each line until you reach a new chord. Step 2: Find a really good bassist to play with you. Intro: F#5 A5 F#5 E5 (4x) Verse

          F#5          A5         F#5           E5
Well Ya know that I want your loving,

but my logic tells me that it aint never gonna happen, and then my defense is to say I didn't want it anyway, but you know sometimes I'm a liar.

C#m                        B 
Could you ever want me to love you?

C#m                        B
Could you ever want me to care?

F#5          A5         F#5           E5
Disregard my nervousness,

please ignore my vacant stares, Chorus

           C#m                B
'cause just what I've been through,

                                 A
is nothing like where I'm going to.

F#            A           F#           E
Give me some sign to pursue,

A promise,

                     B
and you're unhappy.

N.C.
...This is only a guess...

F#5 A5 F#5 E5(2x) Verse 2

F#5          A5         F#5           E5
(guitar silent at first slowly fades in over similar bass line)

Do you know what it's like to hate when it's way down deep inside? Oh god, I hate what's been done to my life. I could rule the pain, I could rule the night, or would I ruin my salvation, ruin my mind. Rule your pains, rules of the night, ruin your salvation, ruin your miiiiiiiiiiiiiii..... iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.... iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind. Bridge:(For the A, I just play the open A string instead of the chord)

F#5     C#5  A     B5     N.C.
Ba da  ba    da    ba      bop bop ba da da

(4X) Play full F# bar chord here once and let ring right after last "da" oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 2,3,4! Third Verse (same as the first, but stuttering a bit.)

F#5          A5         F#5           E5
Y'know that I want your loving,

but then Mr. Logic, Mr. Logic tells me that it aint never gonna happen, and then my defense is to say I didn't, I didn't want it anyway, but you know sometimes I'm a liar.

C#m                        B 
Could you ever want me to love you?

C                          B
Could you ever want me to care?

F#5          A5         F#5           E5
Disregard my nervousness,

please ignore my vacant stares,

           C#m                B
'cause just what I've been through,

                                A
is nothing like where I'm going to.

F#            A           F#           E
Give me some sign to pursue,

A promise, A promise,

B
and you're unhappy,

and you're unhappy, and you're unhappy, and you're unhappy. N.C. This is only a guess And that's it. This is my first tab, let me know how you like it.