Promises And Lies Chords by Ub40
Tempo:
129.75 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Fm
Ab
C
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Ab]
[Gm] [Fm]
[Ab] [Gm] [Fm]
Unless I will ever [Cm] pay, [Fm] unless I can fight [Cm] today, [Fm] I was just [Ab] blind to see you make a
[Cm] lose out of me.
[Fm]
Put [Ab] me down for so [Cm] long, while you say your servant's off.
Rest is history, you can do no more to me.
I've been down so [Ab] low, nowhere left [Cm] to go.
I could see you'd be alright, all your promises were [Fm] lies.
Promises [Cm] ain't [Cm] lies, [Fm]
[Ab] promises ain't [Cm] lies.
Your God was good, he did my thing.
He [Ab] taught you to be good, he's [Cm] afraid.
But all things change, that's my stand.
You let all your preachers burn, too many bad ones to be.
Now you're free, that's what I'm here.
Rest is history, you can do no more to me.
I've been down [Ab] so low, nowhere [Cm] left to go.
I could see you'd be alright, all your promises were [Fm] lies.
[C] Promises [Cm] ain't lies,
[Fm] promises ain't lies.
[F]
[C]
[Fm] [C] [E] [Cm]
[D] [C]
[Ab] [Gm] [Cm]
Unless [Ab] I will ever [Cm] pay, unless I can fight today,
[Ab]
[Cm]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
unless I can fight today.
Unless I can fight [Fm] today.
Unless I can fight today.
Unless I can fight today.
Promises ain't [Cm] lies, [Fm]
[Cm] promises ain't lies.
[C] Promises [Cm] ain't lies, [C]
promises [G] ain't lies.
[Fm]
[Cm] Promises ain't lies, [Eb]
[Fm] promises ain't [Eb] lies.
[Fm]
Promises [Cm] ain't lies, promises ain't lies.
[Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm]
[Gm] [Fm]
[Ab] [Gm] [Fm]
Unless I will ever [Cm] pay, [Fm] unless I can fight [Cm] today, [Fm] I was just [Ab] blind to see you make a
[Cm] lose out of me.
[Fm]
Put [Ab] me down for so [Cm] long, while you say your servant's off.
Rest is history, you can do no more to me.
I've been down so [Ab] low, nowhere left [Cm] to go.
I could see you'd be alright, all your promises were [Fm] lies.
Promises [Cm] ain't [Cm] lies, [Fm]
[Ab] promises ain't [Cm] lies.
Your God was good, he did my thing.
He [Ab] taught you to be good, he's [Cm] afraid.
But all things change, that's my stand.
You let all your preachers burn, too many bad ones to be.
Now you're free, that's what I'm here.
Rest is history, you can do no more to me.
I've been down [Ab] so low, nowhere [Cm] left to go.
I could see you'd be alright, all your promises were [Fm] lies.
[C] Promises [Cm] ain't lies,
[Fm] promises ain't lies.
[F]
[C]
[Fm] [C] [E] [Cm]
[D] [C]
[Ab] [Gm] [Cm]
Unless [Ab] I will ever [Cm] pay, unless I can fight today,
[Ab]
[Cm]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
unless I can fight today.
Unless I can fight [Fm] today.
Unless I can fight today.
Unless I can fight today.
Promises ain't [Cm] lies, [Fm]
[Cm] promises ain't lies.
[C] Promises [Cm] ain't lies, [C]
promises [G] ain't lies.
[Fm]
[Cm] Promises ain't lies, [Eb]
[Fm] promises ain't [Eb] lies.
[Fm]
Promises [Cm] ain't lies, promises ain't lies.
[Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm]
Key:
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[Gm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Fm] _
Unless I will ever [Cm] pay, _ [Fm] _ _ unless I can fight [Cm] today, _ [Fm] I was just [Ab] blind to see you make a
[Cm] lose out of me.
[Fm] _
Put [Ab] me down for so [Cm] long, _ _ while you say your _ servant's off.
Rest is history, _ you can do no more to me.
I've been down so [Ab] low, nowhere left [Cm] to go. _
I could see you'd be alright, all your promises were [Fm] lies.
_ _ Promises [Cm] ain't _ [Cm] lies, _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Ab] promises ain't [Cm] lies. _
Your God was good, he did my thing.
_ _ He [Ab] taught you to be good, he's [Cm] afraid.
_ But all things change, that's my stand.
You let all your preachers burn, too many bad ones to be.
_ _ _ Now you're free, that's what I'm here.
_ Rest is history, you can do no more to me.
I've been down [Ab] so low, nowhere [Cm] left to go.
I could see you'd be alright, all your promises were [Fm] lies. _
_ [C] Promises [Cm] ain't lies, _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ promises ain't _ lies.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ [Cm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
Unless [Ab] I will ever [Cm] pay, _ _ _ _ unless I can fight today,
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ unless I can _ _ _ _ _ _ fight today.
Unless I can fight [Fm] today.
Unless I can fight today.
Unless I can fight today. _ _
Promises ain't _ [Cm] lies, _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Cm] promises ain't lies. _
_ [C] _ _ _ Promises [Cm] ain't lies, _ [C] _ _ _ _
promises [G] ain't lies.
_ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] Promises ain't lies, [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ promises ain't [Eb] lies.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
Promises [Cm] ain't lies, _ _ _ _ _ promises ain't lies. _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Fm] _
Unless I will ever [Cm] pay, _ [Fm] _ _ unless I can fight [Cm] today, _ [Fm] I was just [Ab] blind to see you make a
[Cm] lose out of me.
[Fm] _
Put [Ab] me down for so [Cm] long, _ _ while you say your _ servant's off.
Rest is history, _ you can do no more to me.
I've been down so [Ab] low, nowhere left [Cm] to go. _
I could see you'd be alright, all your promises were [Fm] lies.
_ _ Promises [Cm] ain't _ [Cm] lies, _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Ab] promises ain't [Cm] lies. _
Your God was good, he did my thing.
_ _ He [Ab] taught you to be good, he's [Cm] afraid.
_ But all things change, that's my stand.
You let all your preachers burn, too many bad ones to be.
_ _ _ Now you're free, that's what I'm here.
_ Rest is history, you can do no more to me.
I've been down [Ab] so low, nowhere [Cm] left to go.
I could see you'd be alright, all your promises were [Fm] lies. _
_ [C] Promises [Cm] ain't lies, _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ promises ain't _ lies.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ [Cm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
Unless [Ab] I will ever [Cm] pay, _ _ _ _ unless I can fight today,
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ unless I can _ _ _ _ _ _ fight today.
Unless I can fight [Fm] today.
Unless I can fight today.
Unless I can fight today. _ _
Promises ain't _ [Cm] lies, _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Cm] promises ain't lies. _
_ [C] _ _ _ Promises [Cm] ain't lies, _ [C] _ _ _ _
promises [G] ain't lies.
_ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] Promises ain't lies, [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ promises ain't [Eb] lies.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
Promises [Cm] ain't lies, _ _ _ _ _ promises ain't lies. _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _