Promises The Cranberries
STANDARD TUNING
Chord Used in the Song:
[Em] [Bm] (playe[D]d barred) (no[D]rmal) [C]
e |--0--| |--2--| |--2--| |--2--| |--0--| B |--0--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--1--| G |--0--| |--4--| |--2--| |--2--| |--0--| D |--2--| |--4--| |--4--| |--0--| |--2--| A |--2--| |--2--| |--5--| |-----| |--3--| E |--0--| |--2--| |--2--| |-----| |-----|
NOTE: I think that Cranberries used the D barred but the song sound better also
with D played normal so...you can use one or the other!!!
In my opinion the song sound better with D barred but...it's my opinion...
Intro Riff:
[Em] [Bm] [D] [C]
|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--0-0-0---| |-0-0-0-0--3-3-3--------3-3-3-3--1-1-1---| |-0-0-0-0--4-4-4--------2-2-2-2--0-0-0---| |-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-----------------2-2-2---| |-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----------------3-3-3---| |-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-------------------------|
Use D Barred or normal...in the riff the D it's Normal!
Play the Intro riff 2 TIMES CLEAN
and after 2 TIMES DISTORTED
The second Guitar play this riff, repeat over and over in the song,
in the background but only when the first guitar play the Bm and D chord.
[Bm] [D]
|---2------2------2-----2------2------3--2--0---| |-----3------3------------3------3--------------| |-4-----4------4-----2------2------2------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
and then start to sing:
[Em]You better believe i'm coming,
[Bm]You better believe what i say,
[D]You better hold on to your promises,
[C]Because you bet, you get what you deserve,
[Em]She's going to leave him over,
[Bm]She's gonna take her love away,
[D]So much for you eternal vows, well
[C]It does not matter anyway.
[Em]Why can't you stay here [Bm]awhile,
Stay here a[D]while,
Stay with [C]me
Solo Riff:
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---0----7-7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----8-8-8-8-8-8-7-5-0--| |-----------------8------------------8-7----------------8-7--------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Em]Ohhh, [Bm]all the promises we made,
All the [D]meaningless and empty words,
I [C]prayed, prayed, prayed,
[Em]Ohhh, [Bm]all the promises we broke,
All the [D]meaningless and empty words,
I [C]spoke, spoke, spoke
[Em]What all the things that you taught me,
[Bm]What of all the things that you'd say,
[D]What of all you prophetic preaching,
[C]You're just throwing it all away,
[Em]Maybe you should burn the house down,
[Bm]Have ourselves another fight,
[D]Leave the cobwebs in the closet,
[C]Cos learning them out is just not right.
[Em]Why can't you stay here [Bm]awhile,
Stay here a[D]while,
Stay with [C]me
[Em]Ohhh, [Bm]all the promises we made,
All the [D]meaningless and empty words,
I [C]prayed, prayed, prayed,
[Em]Ohhh, [Bm]all the promises we broke,
All the [D]meaningless and empty words,
I [C]spoke, spoke, spoke
[Em]Ohhh, [Bm]all the promises we made,
All the [D]meaningless and empty words,
I [C]prayed, prayed, prayed,
[Em]Ohhh, [Bm]all the promises we broke,
All the [D]meaningless and empty words,
I [C]spoke, spoke, spoke
Solo at the end of the song riff:
|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-8--8-8-8-7-7-5-5-0---| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----8-8-8-8-8-8-7-5-0----| |---------------8-7-------------8-7----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
That it's all.
Black River Forever!!!
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