Promises Chords by Basia

Tempo:
150.65 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

B

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Basia - Promises chords
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[Dm] Ya, [Cm]
ya, [Bb]
ya na na na, [E] yeah [F] yeah yeah,
[Eb] [F] yeah yeah
[Bb]
[Abm] [Gb]
[Bb] Promises,
[A] we forget all [Fm] about [Ab]
promises
[G] And only keep some of [Gb] the easier
[F] I confess [Bb] I do
[F]
[Bb] [F] Make [Cm]
believe, [A] however small the
[Ab] possibility
[G] That I'm just tripped up [Gb] by reality
[Eb] From now it [F] did [Bb] [B]
seem
[Bb] Oh, [Fm] what I've found
[Bb] Having come the long way round
I am [Eb] closer,
[Bb] closer [Eb] than before.
[Bb] Here and [Gm] now, this is all [Bb] that it's about.
[Gm] Let's use it [Eb] or we lose [Abm] it.
Go [Dm] and ask anybody, [Eb] [B] they will all [Bb] be the same.
[Gm] Everyone [B]
[Dm] of us is contagious.
[Abm] We are all [Gm] a change.
[Gbm] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Eb]
History, [A] we could live on that [Fm] promise [Ab] tree.
[G] But there's no future [Bb] in that memory.
You will [F] see, for love.
No [Bb] future in my memory.
[F] You will see, [Bb] my love.
[Bm] [Gm] I think I'm the long [Fm] way [Bb] round.
I am closer, [Eb] closer than before.
[Bb] Here and now, it's all that it's [C] about.
[Gm] Let's use it or [Eb] we lose [Abm] it.
Go [Dm] and ask it, [Cm] they [B] will all [F] say the same.
[Cm] Everyone [B] [Dm] of us is [F] contagious.
We are part of [Eb] a chain.
[F] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Bb] Go and ask it,
[Cm] they [B] will all [Bb] say the same.
[Ebm] Everyone [Gbm]
[Dm] of us is contagious.
[Ab] We are part [Eb] of a chain.
[F]
Yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah.
[F]
[Dm] [B] [Dm]
[B] [Bb]
[F]
[A] [Ab]
[G] [Bb]
[Gb] [Eb] [Dm]
[B] [Bb]
[Eb]
[F]
[G]
Yeah, [Fm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Bb] [Bb]
[B] [Abm]
[Dm] [Cm] [B]
yeah, [F] yeah.
[Eb] [B] Yeah, [Dm] yeah, yeah.
[Abm]
[Gm] [F] [B]
[F] Yeah,
[Cm] [B] yeah, [Bb]
[Eb] yeah.
[B] [Dm] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[F]
[Eb]
You will see, my [Bb] love.
[Gm] [B] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [B]
[Dm]
[F] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Eb]
[B] [Bb] Go and ask it, [Cm] they will [B] all [Bb] say the same.
Yeah, yeah,
[Cm] [Bm] [Dm]
yeah.
[Db] We are part [Eb]
of a chain.
[F] [B]
[Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
B
12341112
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To start learning Basia - Promises chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Dm, F, Eb, B, Bb, Cm, F, Cm and B. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 75 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 151. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ [Dm] _ Ya, _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ ya, [Bb] _ _
ya na na na, _ _ [E] yeah [F] yeah _ yeah, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] yeah _ _ yeah
_ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Promises, _ _
[A] _ we forget all [Fm] about _ [Ab]
promises
_ [G] _ And only keep some of [Gb] the easier
_ [F] I confess _ [Bb] I do
[F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] Make _ [Cm] _ _
believe, _ _ [A] _ however small the _
[Ab] possibility
_ _ _ [G] That I'm just tripped up [Gb] by _ reality _
[Eb] From now it [F] _ did [Bb] _ _ [B]
seem
_ [Bb] _ Oh, [Fm] _ what I've found
[Bb] _ Having come the long way round
I am [Eb] closer, _ _ _
[Bb] closer [Eb] than before.
[Bb] _ Here and [Gm] now, this is all [Bb] that it's about.
[Gm] Let's use it [Eb] or we lose [Abm] it.
Go [Dm] and ask _ anybody, [Eb] _ [B] they will all [Bb] be the _ _ same.
[Gm] _ Everyone [B] _ _
[Dm] of us is contagious.
[Abm] _ We are all [Gm] a _ change.
[Gbm] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ History, [A] we could live on that [Fm] promise _ _ [Ab] tree.
[G] But there's no future [Bb] in that memory. _ _
You will [F] see, for love.
_ _ _ No [Bb] future in my memory.
_ _ [F] You will see, [Bb] my love. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gm] _ I _ _ think I'm the long [Fm] way [Bb] round.
I am closer, [Eb] _ _ closer than before.
_ [Bb] Here and now, it's all that it's [C] about.
[Gm] Let's use it or [Eb] we lose [Abm] it.
Go [Dm] and ask it, _ _ [Cm] _ they [B] will all [F] say the same. _ _
[Cm] Everyone [B] _ _ _ [Dm] _ of us is [F] contagious.
We are part of [Eb] a _ chain.
[F] _ Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Bb] Go and ask it, _ _
[Cm] they [B] will all [Bb] say the _ same.
_ _ [Ebm] Everyone _ [Gbm] _ _
[Dm] of us is contagious.
[Ab] _ We are part [Eb] of a chain.
_ _ [F] _
_ Yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah.
_ _ [F] _
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_ _ _ Yeah, [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [B] _
yeah, [F] _ _ _ _ yeah.
[Eb] _ _ [B] _ Yeah, [Dm] yeah, yeah.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F] _ Yeah, _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [B] _ yeah, [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] yeah.
_ _ [B] _ [Dm] Yeah, yeah, _ yeah.
_ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
You will see, my [Bb] love. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Go and ask it, _ [Cm] they will [B] all [Bb] say the same.
Yeah, yeah, _
[Cm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
yeah.
[Db] _ We are part [Eb] _
_ of a chain.
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