• Song:

    Promises

  • Artist:

    Eric Clapton

  • Album:

    Time Pieces: Best of Er...

Promises
Eric Clapton


*For this song, the more simple version of G with the B string open sounds better (320003)

*In the verses, walk up from the G to the C

*Also, every time you go from a D to G,  wrap your thumb around and play the F# on the 
low E string right before the G.

*I put the walk ups in parenthesis in the first verse to show that it's a single note
and not a chord.


G                              (A)  (B)
I don't care if you never come home
C                                
I don't mind if you just 
        G
keep on rowing away on a distant sea cause
D                              (F#)  G
I don't love you and you don't love me


G
You cause commotion when you come to town
C
Give 'em a smile and they melt
       G
Having lovers and friends is all good and fine
    D                                     G
But I don't like yours and you don't like mine


   C      Bm7          D   *(play with Dsus4 and Dsus2 here)
La la     la la la la la
   C      Bm7          D   (F#)  G
La la     la la la la la

G
I don't care what you do at night and
C
I don't care how you get your delights
     G
I'll leave you alone, I'll just let it be
D                                   G
I don't love you and you don't love me

C                   G
I've got a problem, can you relate
Am7               G
I've got a woman callin' love hate
C                    G  
We made a vow, We'd always be friends
Am7                         G
How could we know that the promises end

   C      Bm7          D    
La la     la la la la la
   C      Bm7          D
La la     la la la la la

G
I tried to love you for years upon years
C
You refuse to take me for real
     G
It's time you saw what I want you to see
     D                                   G
That I'd still love you if you'd just love me

C                   G
I've got a problem, can you relate
Am7               G
I've got a woman callin' love hate
C                    G  
We made a vow, We'd always be friends
Am7                         G
How could we know that the promises end

   C      Bm7          D    
La la     la la la la la
   C      Bm7          D
La la     la la la la la

*Repeat as many times as you want and end on a G
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