Promises Chords by Basia

Tempo:
150.45 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

B

Cm

F

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Basia - Promises (1988) chords
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[Gm]
[Bb] [F]
[E] [F]
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb] [B]
[B]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
Promises, [A] we forget all [Ab] about promises [G]
And only keep some of [Gb] the easy as [F] I confess
I [Bb]
do [B]
[G] Make believe, [A]
however small the [Ab] possibility
[G] But sometimes stripped out [Gb] by reality, [Cm] formality [F]
[Bb] it seems
[F]
Oh [B] [D] what fun, [Bb]
having come the long way round I am closer, [Eb] [Bb] closer [Eb] than before
[Gm] Here and now, that's all that it's [C] about [Gm] Let's use [Cm] it or [Bb] we lose it
[Abm] Go and make [Cm] believe, [B] they will all [Bb] fall the same
[C]
[Gm] Everyone, [B] [Dm] love is contagious [Db] We are part [Cm] of change
[B] Yeah, yeah, yeah
[G] History, [A]
we could live on by [Fm] [Ab] promissory
[G] But there's no future [Gb] in our memory
[C] You will [F] see my [Bb] [B] love
There's [D] no future in [Gb] our memory
[F] You will see [Bb] my love
[B] [Bb] [Bm]
[C] Oh what fun, having come the long way round I [Eb] am closer, closer than before
[Gm]
Here and [Gm] now, that's all that [C] it's about Let's use it or [Bb] we lose [Abm] it
Go [Bb] and [F]
[Cm] make believe, they [B] will all [Bb] fall the same
[Cm] [B] Everyone,
[Dm] love is [Db] contagious [Abm] We are part of [Cm] change
[B] Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Bb] Go and ask anybody, [Cm] they [B] will all [Bb] say the same
[Cm]
Everyone, [B] [Dm] love is contagious [Db] We are [Cm] part of change
Yeah, [B] yeah, yeah
[Bb] [B] [Bb]
[B] [Bb] Ooh
[B]
[Bb]
[F] [A]
[Fm] [Ab] [G]
[Gb]
[C] [F]
[B] [Bb]
[Gb] You [B] will see my [Bb] love
[Cm] [B] [Bb]
[Cm] [B]
[Dm] [Db]
[Abm] [Cm]
[B] [Bb]
Scream it [C] [B]
all, [Bb] say the same
[Cm]
Everyone, [B] [Dm] love [Db] is contagious We are part [Cm] of change
[F] [B] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
B
12341112
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
B
12341112
Cm
13421113
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To learn Basia - Promises chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bb, Cm, B, Dm, Db, Abm and Cm. Ease into the song by practicing at 75 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 150 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
Promises, _ _ [A] _ we forget all [Ab] about promises _ _ [G] _
And only keep some of [Gb] the easy _ as [F] I confess
_ I [Bb] _
do _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] Make believe, _ _ [A]
however small the _ [Ab] possibility _ _
_ [G] But sometimes stripped out [Gb] by _ reality, _ _ [Cm] formality [F] _ _
[Bb] it _ seems
_ [F] _
Oh [B] _ [D] what fun, [Bb] _ _
having come the long way round I am closer, [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] closer [Eb] than before
_ [Gm] _ Here and now, that's all that it's [C] about [Gm] Let's use [Cm] it or [Bb] we lose it
[Abm] Go and make _ _ _ [Cm] believe, [B] they will all [Bb] fall the same
_ _ [C] _
[Gm] Everyone, [B] _ _ _ [Dm] love is contagious [Db] _ We are part [Cm] of change
_ [B] Yeah, yeah, yeah
_ [G] _ _ History, _ _ [A]
we could live on by [Fm] _ [Ab] promissory _
_ [G] But there's no future [Gb] in our _ memory
_ [C] You will [F] see my [Bb] _ _ [B] love _ _
There's [D] no future in [Gb] our memory _
[F] You will see [Bb] my love
[B] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C] Oh what fun, _ _ having come the long way round I [Eb] am closer, _ _ closer than before
_ [Gm]
Here and [Gm] now, that's all that [C] it's about Let's use it or [Bb] we lose [Abm] it
Go [Bb] and _ [F] _ _
_ [Cm] make believe, they [B] will all [Bb] fall the _ same
_ _ [Cm] _ [B] Everyone, _
_ [Dm] _ love is _ [Db] contagious [Abm] We are part of [Cm] _ _ change
_ [B] Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Bb] Go and ask anybody, _ [Cm] they [B] will all [Bb] say the _ same
_ [Cm] _
Everyone, [B] _ _ _ [Dm] love is contagious [Db] _ We are [Cm] part of change
Yeah, _ _ [B] _ yeah, yeah
[Bb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bb] Ooh
_ [B] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ You [B] will _ see my [Bb] love _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Scream it _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
all, [Bb] say the same
_ _ [Cm] _
Everyone, [B] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ love _ [Db] is contagious We are part [Cm] of _ change
_ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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