Promises Broken tab by Soul Asylum

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chords

A augmentedA   002220
A minorAm  002210
BB   x24422
C majorC   x32013 (slight variation from a standard open C majorC)
E MajorE   022100
F# minorF#m  244222
G# minorG#m  466444


Intro:

e|-------------------------|—---0----0--—-0—-——--0------|----4----4----4------4------|
BB|-------------------------|—---0----0—---0h2——--2p0----|----4----4----4------4------|
G+G|-------------------------|—---1—---1—---1—-——--1------|----4----4----4h6----6p4----|
D MajorD|----------2--4--2--------|--—-2—---2—---2—-——--2------|----6----6----6------6------|
A augmentedA|----2--4------------4----|—---2—---2—---2—-——--2------|----6----6----6------6------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|—---0—---0—---0—-——--0------|----4----4----4------4------|

e|----2----2----2------2------|----2---------------|---------------------------|
BB|----2----2----2------2------|----2---------------|----5p4--------------------|
G+G|----2----2----2h4----2h4----|----4---------------|--------4----6p4-----------|
D MajorD|----4----4----4------4------|----4---------------|----------4-------4--2-----|
A augmentedA|----4----4----4------4------|----2---------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----2----2----2------2------|----2---------------|---------------------------|


Verse:

E MajorE               A augmentedA
Streets are filled with broken glass
           A minorAm
You get buried by the past
           E MajorE
Give me just a little taste
         BB
Lay this mask to waste
    E MajorE
Take me home

  (Strum pattern in between verses)
e|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|
BB|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|
G+G|----1----1----1---1----|----1----1----1---1----|
D MajorD|----2----2----2---2----|----2----2----2---2----|
A augmentedA|----2----2----0h2-0h2--|----2----2----0h2-0h2--|
E MajorE|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|

E MajorE             A augmentedA
My mind is racing take me home
          A minorAm
My body's aching so alone
                E MajorE
I'll make you want to stay with me
         BB
Befriended by the enemy
     E MajorE
One more time

Chorus:

E MajorE
Every little thing about this tells me
G# minorG#m
Nothing out there is ever gonna help me
F# minorF#m                 BB
All these words that I hear spoken
           E MajorE
Just promises broken now

e|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----------------|
BB|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----------------|
G+G|----1----1----1---1----|----1----1----------------|
D MajorD|----2----2----2---2----|----2----2-------------0--|
A augmentedA|----2----2----0h2-0h2--|----2----2----3--2--0-----|
E MajorE|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----------------|

{Bridge]

G+G
Looking outside from my window sill
C majorC
Throw another coin in the wishing well
    G+G           C majorC
You'll never find what you're looking for
A augmentedA D MajorD
15 miles
   A augmentedA
Your dim light shines
    D MajorD
From so far away
BB    E MajorE     BB
Your sad smile, is all I see
E MajorE
When I say...

Chorus:

E MajorE
Every little thing about this tells me
G# minorG#m
Nothing out there is ever gonna help me
F# minorF#m                 BB
All these words that I hear spoken
           E MajorE
Just promises broken now

  (Strum pattern in between verses)
e|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|
BB|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|
G+G|----1----1----1---1----|----1----1----1---1----|
D MajorD|----2----2----2---2----|----2----2----2---2----|
A augmentedA|----2----2----0h2-0h2--|----2----2----0h2-0h2--|
E MajorE|----0----0----0---0----|----0----0----0---0----|

Verse:

E MajorE       A augmentedA
From the hotel satellite
               A minorAm
Don't look like you're livin' right

 (2nd guitar lead fill)

e|----8-----------|
BB|-------10-------|
G+G|-----------9----|
D MajorD|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|

            E MajorE
Here's a deal you can't refuse
             BB
You ain't got as much to lose


E MajorE
Can you tell your troubles to
G# minorG#m
Someone who won't laugh at you
F#m.
It's alright

e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------2-----2----4--2--4b(6)br-4----2-------|
A augmentedA|----2--4-----4-----------------------------4----|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|

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

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------9----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------9---------11--9--11b(13)--11--9--9--------|
D MajorD|----9--11-----11-------------------------------11----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

E MajorE
Every little thing about this tells me
G# minorG#m
Nothing out there is ever gonna help me
F# minorF#m                 BB
All these words that I hear spoken
           E MajorE
Just promises broken now


 (2nd guitar plays last E MajorE chord as;)

e|----7----|
BB|----9----|
G+G|----9----|
D MajorD|----9----|
A augmentedA|----7----|
E MajorE|---------|


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/ slide up
\ slide down
b bend
br bend release
h hammer on
p pull off

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