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Promises by Thrice
Promises
Key: G
Chords used:
Em - 022000
A - x02220
Bm - x24432
D - xx0232
C - x32010
Am - x02210
Intro:
Silence: Em--A-- x2
Distortion: Em--A-- x2
Verse 1:
Em A Em
Oh we promise pretty things
A Em
And we pledge with diamond rings
A Em A
We profess undying love
Em A Em
But does that word hold any weight
A Em
When we reserve the right to break
A Em A
Any vow that draws our blood
Refrain:
Bm A
Our word is so faint
Em
and feeble
Bm A
Broken by the slightest
Em
breeze or breath
Bm A Em
Our hearts are so deceitful
Bm A
Sick and filled with lies
D
that lead to death
Chorus 1:
Em
We are cowards and thieves
Will we never turn to
D
grieve the damage done
Never see never quake with
C
rage at what we have become
Am
What we have become
Post chorus: Em--A-- x4
Verse 2:
Em A Em
Yeah we get down on one knee
A Em
O we play at chivalry
A Em A
But we do not count the cost
Em A Em
We say "On me you can depend
A Em
I will be there 'till the end"
A Em A
Though we will not bear the cross
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
Em
cowards and thieves
Will we never turn to
D
grieve the damage done
Never see never quake with
C
rage at what we have become
Am
What we have become
Chorus 3: Bass Only
Em
We are cowards and thieves
Will we never turn to
D
grieve the damage done
Never see never quake with
C
rage at what we have become
Am
What we have become
Outro: Em--D--C--Am-- x2
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version 2
D G C F A D
Standard tuning down a whole step
Intro: (listen to the timings) (0.00 - 0.13)
D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
F||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
C||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
A||---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
F||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
C||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
Main riff: (0.13 - 0.25)
D||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|
A||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-5-5---5--4------|
F||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-4-4---4--4------|
C||-4---4-4-4-4-4---|-4-4---4--4------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------| x4
Verse: (same as riff, just palm mute some chords) 0.25-0.49
D||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|
A||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-5-5---5--4------|
F||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-4-4---4--4------|
C||-4---4-4-4-4-4---|-4-4---4--4------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------| x8
Pre Chorus: (0.49-1.14)
D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||-5----4----------|-10--------------|
F||-----------------|-----------------|
C||-6----4----------|-11--------------|
G||-4----2----------|-9---------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------| x4
Over the 2nd time, Teppei plays: (0.55-1.01)(palm mute the last two bars)
D||-----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
A||-10p9------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
F||-----11p9--------|9h11p9--------------|----------------|----------------|
C||-----------11----|-------11-9/7-9/11--|----------------|----------------|
G||-----------------|-------------------9|-7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9|7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-|
D||-----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
Over the 3rd and 4th time, Teppei Plays (1.01-1.14)(listen to the rhythm):
D||----9--------9-----|-------14--------------14-------|
A||--7--7-7---7--7-7--|---12----12--12----12-----12--12|
F||-9-9--9---9-9--9---|-14--14----14----14--14-----14--|
C||-------------------|--------------------------------|
G||-------------------|--------------------------------|
D||-------------------|--------------------------------|
D||----9--------9-----|----12---------12---|
A||--7--7-7---7--7-7--|--9---9-9----9---9-9|
F||-9-9--9---9-9--9---|-9-9---9----9-9---9-|
C||-------------------|--------------------|
G||-------------------|--------------------|
D||-------------------|--------------------|
Chorus: (1.14-1.32)
Main Chords, guitar 1:
D||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
A||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
F||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
C||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
G||------------------------|
D||------------------------| x4
D||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
F||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
C||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G||-----------------|
D||-----------------| x4
D||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G||-----------------|
D||-----------------| x2
D||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G||-----------------|
D||-----------------| x2
Chorus, Guitar 2:
D||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
A||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
F||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
C||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
G||------------------------|------------------------|
D||------------------------|------------------------|
D||-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
A||-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
F||-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
C||------------------------|------------------------|
G||------------------------|------------------------|
D||------------------------|------------------------|
D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
A||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
F||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
C||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
G||------------------------|------------------------|
D||------------------------|------------------------|
D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
A||-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
F||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
C||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
G||------------------------|------------------------|
D||------------------------|------------------------|
D||----9--------9-----|----9--------9------|
A||--7--7-7---7--7-7--|--7--7-7---7--7-7---|
F||-9-9--9---9-9--9---|-9-9---9----9-9---9-|
C||-------------------|--------------------|
G||-------------------|--------------------|
D||-------------------|--------------------|
Repeat verse except for the second half, (1.58-2.09)
'we say, on me you can depend . . .'
D||------------------------|------------------------|
A||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
F||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
C||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
G||-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D||------------------------|------------------------| x2
Then:
Repeat Pre Chorus (2.09-2.34)
Repeat Chorus x2 (2.34-3.11)
Bridge (only vocals, bass, drums) (3.11-3.29)
Outro (3.29 - end):
Guitar 1 same as chorus (with minor improv)
Guitar 2:
D||-------19--------------19-------|
A||---17----17--17----17-----17--17|
F||-18--18----18----18--18-----18--|
C||--------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------| x2
D||-------16--------------16-------|
A||---17----17--17----17-----17--17|
F||-16--16----16----16--16-----16--|
C||--------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------| x2
D||-------17--------------17-------|
A||---14----14--14----14-----14--14|
F||-14--14----14----14--14-----14--|
C||--------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------| x1
D||-------19--------------19-------|
A||---17----17--17----17-----17--17|
F||-18--18----18----18--18-----18--|
C||--------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------| x3
D||-------16--------------16-------|
A||---17----17--17----17-----17--17|
F||-16--16----16----16--16-----16--|
C||--------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------| x2
D||-------17--------------17-------|
A||---14----14--14----14-----14--14|
F||-14--14----14----14--14-----14--|
C||--------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------| x1
D||-------19--------------19-19-19-|
A||---17----17--17----17-----------|
F||-18--18----18----18--18---------|
C||--------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------| x1
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version 3
Dustin's part
Chords used (relative to the Capo):
Am D G/C Fmaj7 Dm Em
0 2 0 0 1 0
1 3 1 1 3 1
2 2 0 2 2 0
2 0 0 3 0 2
0 0 2 0 0 2
0 0 3 0 0 0
Capo 3
Verse: Am, D (repeat)
Prechorus: Em, D, Am
Chorus: G/C Am, G/C, Fmaj7, Dm
So it will look something like this:
Am D Am
O. we promise pretty things,
Am D Am
And we pledge with diamond rings;
Am D Am D
We profess undying love.
Am D Am
But does that word hold any weight?
Am D Am
When we reserve the right to break
Am D Am
Any vow that draws our blood.
Em D Am
Our word is so faint and feeble,
Em D Am
Broken by the slightest breeze or breath.
Em D Am
Our hearts are, they're so deceitful,
Em D Am
Sick and filled with lies that lead to death.
G/C Am
We are cowards and thieves.
G/C
Will we never turn to grieve the damage done?
Fmaj7
Never see, never quake with rage at what we have become?
Dm
What we have become.
Am D Am
Yea we get down on one knee
Am D Am
O, we play at chivalry
Am D Am
But we do not count the cost.
Am D Am
We say, "On me you can depend,"
Am D Am
And "I will be there till the end,"
Am D Am
Though we will not bear the cross.
Em D Am
Our word is so faint and feeble,
Em D Am
Broken by the slightest breeze or breath.
Em D Am
Our hearts are, they're so deceitful,
Em D Am
Sick and filled with lies that lead to death.
G/C Am
We are cowards and thieves.
G/C
Will we never turn to grieve the damage done?
Fmaj7
Never see, never quake with rage at what we have become?
Dm
What we have become.
G/C Am
We are cowards and thieves.
G/C
Will we never turn to grieve the damage done?
Fmaj7
Never see, never quake with rage at what we have become?
Dm
What we have become.
(Last chorus strum each chord once, follow with a beat on the guitar body)
Am
We are cowards and thieves.
G/C
Will we never turn to grieve the damage done?
Fmaj7
Never see, never quake with rage at what we have become?
Dm
What we have become.
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version 4
Capo 4
Watch the video for rhythm.
Intro/verse:
Am / Dsus4 / D
O. we promise pretty things,
And we pledge with diamond rings;
We profess undying love.
But does that word hold any weight?
We reserve the right to break
Any vow that draws our blood.
Em D Am
Our word is so faint and feeble,
Em D Am
Broken by the slightest breeze or breath.
Em D Am
Our hearts are, they're so deceitful,
Em D G
Sick and filled with lies that lead to death.
Am
We are cowards and thieves.
Am G
Will we never turn to grieve the damage done?
G Fmaj7
Never see, never quake with rage at what we have become?
Fmaj7 Dm
What we have become.
Am / Dsus4 / D
Yea we get down on one knee
O, we play at chivalry
But we do not count the cost.
We say, "On me you can depend,"
And "I will be there till the end,"
Though we will not bear the cross.
Em D Am
Our word is so faint and feeble,
Em D Am
Broken by the slightest breeze or breath.
Em D Am
Our hearts are, they're so deceitful,
Em D G
Sick and filled with lies that lead to death.
Am
We are cowards and thieves.
Am G
Will we never turn to grieve the damage done?
G Fmaj7
Never see, never quake with rage at what we have become?
Fmaj7 Dm
What we have become.
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version 5
Capo on 3
Intro/verses
Am D (hammor on pull off on high e third fret)
O, we promise pretty things
And we pledge with diamond rings
We profess undying love
But does that word hold any weight
When we reserve the right to break
Any vow that draws our blood
Pre Chorus
Em D Am
Our word is so faint and feeble
Broken by the slightest breeze or breath
Our hearts are they're so deceitful
Sick and filled with lies
That lead to death
Chorus
Am G (0) C Am
(1)
(0)
(0)
(2)
(3)
We are cowards and thieves
Will we never turn to grieve
The damage done
Never see
Never quake with rage
At what we have become?
What we have become
Second Verse and Pre Chorus
Yeah we get down on we knee
O, we play at chivalry
But we do not count the cost
We say
"On Me you can depend"
And
"I will be there 'till the end"
Though we will not bear the cross
Our word is so faint and feeble
Broken by the slightest breeze or breath
Our hearts are they're so deceitful
Sick and filled with lies
That lead to death
Second Chorus
We are cowards and thieves
Will we never turn to grieve
The damage done
Never see
Never quake with rage
At what we have become?
What we have become
Cowards and thieves
Will we never turn to grieve
The damage done
Never see
Never quake with rage
At what we have become?
What we have become
At what we have become?
What we have become
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