The Promise tab by Chris Cornell

Tabs

• Capo on 1st

Intro:
Ac Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--0-----0------1------1-----3-----3-------------------|
G+G|--0-----0------0------0-----0-----0-----2-----2-0-----|
D MajorD|--2--2--2--2---2--2---2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0------4-0-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--0-----0------1------1-----0-------------------------|
G+G|--0-----0------0------0-----0-------------------------|
D MajorD|--2--2--2--2---2--2---2--2--0-------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
Ac Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----0----------------0------1-------------0---------------------0--------1---------|
G+G|----0-------2--------0------2-------------0----2----------------0--------0---------|
D MajorD|----2-------1--------0------1-------------0----1----------------2--------2---------|
A augmentedA|----2-----------------------0------------------2----------------2--------3---------|
E MajorE|----0-------2--------3--------------------3----2----------------0------------------|
"If I had  nothing? name? photographs of you, rescued from the flame    That is.."

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
BB|--0----------------0-------1-------------0-----------0--------------------0------|
G+G|--0---2------------0-------2-------------0-----------2------------------0---0----|
D MajorD|--2---1------------0-------1-------------0-----------1----------------2----------|
A augmentedA|--2------------------------0-------------------------2---------------------------|
E MajorE|--0---2------------3---------------------3-----------2---------------------------|
"? all I would ever need as long as I can read what's written on your face"


e|------------------------------------------|
BB|---1---0------------0--------0------------|
G+G|---0---2------------0--------0------------|
D MajorD|---2---1------------2--------0------------|
A augmentedA|---3---2------------2--------2------------|
E MajorE|--------------------0--------3------------|
  "The strength that shines behind your eyes
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---1---0---------0--------------0------------|
G+G|---0---2---------0--------------2------------|
D MajorD|---2---1---------2--------------1------------|
A augmentedA|---3---2---------2--------------2------------|
E MajorE|-----------------0---------------------------|
  "The hope and light that will never die"

Chorus:
Ac Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|----------------------------------|
BB|--0------1-----------0-------3----|
G+G|--0------0-----------0-------2----|
D MajorD|--2------2-----------0-------0----|
A augmentedA|--2------3-----------2------------|
E MajorE|--0------------------3------------|
    One promise you made
e|----------------------------------|
BB|--0------1-----------0-------3----|
G+G|--0------0-----------0-------2----|
D MajorD|--2------2-----------0-------0----|
A augmentedA|--2------3-----------2------------|
E MajorE|--0------------------3------------|
   One promise that always remains

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------3------2------------|
BB|-0----3----------0--------0----------1----------------------------------------3------3------------|
G+G|-0----2----------0--------0----------0--------0-------------0-----------------2------2------------|
D MajorD|-2----0----------2--------2----------2--------1-------------0-----------------0------0------------|
A augmentedA|-2---------------4--------3----------3--------3-------------2-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0----------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
   No matter the price, a promise to survive, persevere and thrive, as you've always done

Verse:
Ac Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------0-----------------------0------1------------0------------------------0--------1---------|
G+G|-------0---------2-------------0------2------------0-----------2------------0--------0---------|
D MajorD|-------2---------1-------------0------1------------0-----------1------------2--------2---------|
A augmentedA|-------2------------------------------0------------------------2------------2--------3---------|
E MajorE|-------0---------2-------------3-------------------3-----------2------------0------------------|
"And you said, the poison in the kiss? lie upon the lips, truer words? never said    When I? "

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
BB|--0------------------------0------1----------------0-------------------------0-----0---|
G+G|--0---------2--------------0------2----------------0----------2--------------0-----2---|
D MajorD|--2---------1--------------0------1----------------0----------1--------------2-----1---|
A augmentedA|--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------2-----2---|
E MajorE|--0---------2--------------3------2----------------3----------2--------------0---------|
"? feel like lies are all I hear I pull my memories near - the one thing they can't take


Chorus:
Ac Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|----------------------------------|
BB|--0------1-----------0-------3----|
G+G|--0------0-----------0-------2----|
D MajorD|--2------2-----------0-------0----|
A augmentedA|--2------3-----------2------------|
E MajorE|--0------------------3------------|
    One promise you made
e|----------------------------------|
BB|--0------1-----------0-------3----|
G+G|--0------0-----------0-------2----|
D MajorD|--2------2-----------0-------0----|
A augmentedA|--2------3-----------2------------|
E MajorE|--0------------------3------------|
   One promise that always remains

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------3------2------------|
BB|-0----3----------0--------0----------1----------------------------------------3------3------------|
G+G|-0----2----------0--------0----------0--------0-------------0-----------------2------2------------|
D MajorD|-2----0----------2--------2----------2--------1-------------0-----------------0------0------------|
A augmentedA|-2---------------4--------3----------3--------3-------------2-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0----------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
   No matter the price, a promise to survive, persevere and thrive, as you've always done


Bridge:
E.Gtr, No Capo
e|------3-6-4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--4-6----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ac.Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------4------------------------0-----3--------------------------4-------|
G+G|---------------3------------------------0-----3--------------------------3-------|
D MajorD|---------------1------------------------0-----3--------------------------1-------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------2-----1----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
       "The books still open on the table, the bells still ringing in me yeah"

E.Gtr, No Capo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------7-7--b8--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------4----------------------8-8--b9--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2-1-1-2------------------------9-------------------10--------7------------------------8-8-8---|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------10--------7----------------------7---------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------7/8------\5-5-------------------/8-----------|
Ac.Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------3----------------------------4-------------1----------------------4-4-4-4---|
G+G|-------------------3----------------------------4-------------1----------------------4-4-4-4---|
D MajorD|-------------------3----------------------------4-------------1----------------------4-4-4-4---|
A augmentedA|-------------------1----------------------------2------------------------------------2-2-2-2---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        "The dreams still clinging to the pillow  the song still singing in a prayer


Verse:
Ac.Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"And my soul is stretching through the roots To memories of you Back through time and space"

E.Gtr, No Capo
e|--------------6--------------8---------9------------------------------------12--15----|
BB|------8b9~~---9br------------11br------12b----------------13-------------13-----------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------13--------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ac.Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
BB|--------0------0-------------0---------1--------------5--------------------0----------|
G+G|--------0------2-------------0---------2--------------4--------------------2----------|
D MajorD|--------2------1-------------0---------1--------------5--------------------1----------|
A augmentedA|--------2--------------------2---------0--------------4--------------------2----------|
E MajorE|--------0------2-------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
"To carry on the faces and the names and photographs of you rescued from the flames


Chorus:
E.Gtr, No Capo           x2
e|---------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------||--------1-----------1-----------1-----------1----|
G+G|-10------6----------------8------||-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-|
D MajorD|-10------6--------6-------8------||--3-----------1-----------0-----------0----------|
A augmentedA|-8-------4--------6-------6------||-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------4--------------||-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------2-----------4-----------1-------------5-----|
G+G|----1------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------3-----3--|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------5-----------|
A augmentedA|-4------------4-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------4-------------------------|

e|--------1-------------------------------4-----------------0--------0--------------------|
BB|-----1-----1---------1-----------2---------2-----2-----2-----2--------2-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G+G|-----------------1------1-----1-----1---------1--------------------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D MajorD|-3------------1-------------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------4-----------(4)----------4-----------4-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Outro:
Ac. Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|--3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-------------------|
BB|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--3------3-3-3-3---|
G+G|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--2------2-0---0---|
D MajorD|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------4-----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|
"?as we've always done"

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-0------0------1---1-------0-------0-------1-------1--------------------------|
G+G|-0------0--0---------------0-------0---0----------------0---------------------|
D MajorD|-2------2--2---1---1-------0-------0---0---1-------1----0---------------------|
A augmentedA|-2------2--2---3---3-----------------------3---3---3----2---------------------|
E MajorE|-0-------------------------3---3---3---3----------------3---------------------|

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