Promises And Lies Chords by Ub40
Tempo:
129.75 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Fm
Ab
C
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[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
Put [Ab] me down for so [Cm] long, while you say your servant's off.
you can do no more to me.
so [Ab] low, nowhere left [Cm] to go.
I could see you'd be alright, all your promises were [Fm] lies.
[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
Put [Ab] me down for so [Cm] long, while you say your servant's off.
you can do no more to me.
so [Ab] low, nowhere left [Cm] to go.
I could see you'd be alright, all your promises were [Fm] lies.
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Cm
Fm
Ab
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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.
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Unless [Ab] I will ever [Cm] pay, _ _ _ _ unless I can fight today,
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_ 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] _ _
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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.
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ [Cm] _
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Unless [Ab] I will ever [Cm] pay, _ _ _ _ unless I can fight today,
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_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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_ [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. _
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