• Song:

    Promise

  • Artist:

    Violent Femmes

  • Album:

    Violent Femmes (deluxe ...

This is the main riff you will play for the verses and is shown as F#5, A5, F#5 E5 
in the tabs here:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------- ------|
D|--4---4---7-4---2--2--2---2--2--2-----------------------------------|
A|--4---4---7-4---2--2--2---2--2--2-----------------------------------|
E|--2---2---5-2---0--0--0---0--0--0-----------------------------------|

You can do the A on the next string up with an 2 chord, but I find this way 
easier.  Most other chords, you can use full bar chords except the Bridge.  Just 
keep playing the pattern over each line until you reach a new chord.  Step 2:  
Find a really good bassist to play with you.

Intro:
F#5 (244xxx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)       F#5 (244xxx@1)         E5(4x) (022xxx@1)
Verse
          F#5 (244xxx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)       F#5 (244xxx@1)         E5Well (022xxx@1)Ya know that I want your loving,
but my logic tells me that it aint never gonna happen,
and then my defense is to say I didn't want it anyway,
but you know sometimes I'm a liar.

B (x2444x@1)                        A (x02220@1)Could you ever want me to love you?
B (x2444x@1)                        ACould (x02220@1)you ever want me to care?
F#5 (244xxx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)       F#5 (244xxx@1)         E5Disregard (022xxx@1)my nervousness,
please ignore my vacant stares,

Chorus
           C#m (x13321@4)              B'cause (x2444x@1)just what I've been through,
			         Ais (x02220@1)nothing like where I'm going to.
F# (244322@1)          A (x02220@1)         F# (244322@1)         EGive (022100@1)me some sign to pursue,
A promise,
                     Band (x2444x@1)you're unhappy.
N.C.
...This is only a guess...

F#5 (244xxx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)       F#5 (244xxx@1)         E5(2x)

Verse 2
F#5 (244xxx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)       F#5 (244xxx@1)         E5(guitar (022xxx@1)silent at first slowly fades in over similar bass line)

Do you know what it's like to hate
when it's way down deep inside?
Oh god, I hate what's been done to my life.
I could rule the pain,
I could rule the night,
or would I ruin my salvation,
ruin my mind.
Rule your pains,
rules of the night,
ruin your salvation,
ruin your miiiiiiiiiiiiiii.....
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii....
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind.

Bridge:

F#5 (244xxx@1)   C#5 (x133xx@4)A (x02220@1)   B5 (x244xx@1)   N.C.
Da da (xx0232@1)ba    da (xx0232@1)  ba      bop bop ba da (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">da     
(3X)
F#5 (244xxx@1)   C#5 (x133xx@4)A (x02220@1)   B5 (x244xx@1)   N.C.
Da da (xx0232@1)ba    da (xx0232@1)  ba      bop bop ba da (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">da

(For the A, I just play the open A string instead of the chord)

Play full F# bar chord here once and let ring
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

2,3,4!

Third Verse (same as the first, stammer it out a little too.)

F#5 (244xxx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)       F#5 (244xxx@1)         E5Y'know (022xxx@1)that I want your loving,
but then Mr. Logic, Mr. Logic tells me that it aint never gonna happen,
and then my defense is to say I didn't, I didn't want it anyway,
but you know sometimes I'm a liar.

B (x2444x@1)                                   A (x02220@1)Could you ever want me to love you?
B (x2444x@1)                                     ACould (x02220@1)you ever want me to care?
F#5 (244xxx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)       F#5 (244xxx@1)         E5Disregard (022xxx@1)my nervousness,
please ignore my vacant stares,

C#m (x13321@4)              B'cause (x2444x@1)just what I've been through,
			        Ais (x02220@1)nothing like where I'm going to.

F# (244322@1)          A (x02220@1)         F# (244322@1)         EGive (022100@1)me some sign to pursue,
A promise,
A promise,

Band (x2444x@1)you're unhappy,
and you're unhappy,
and you're unhappy,
and you're unhappy.
N.C.
This is only a guess

And that's it.  This is my first tab, let me know how you like it.
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