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Promise - Matchbook Romance, from Stories & Alibis (2003)
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Tabbed by: Dave
Email: enduh@msn.com
Tuning: Standard, EADGBE
*** I wrote this tab for a solo version, not for 2 guitarists, so I hope it works
out for ya. If you prefer acoustic, go for it. I used a lot of bar chords to mute
the high strings and to fret the low strings to make it easier. If you have any
questions at all, feel free email me. Enjoy =)***
listen to the song for rhythm!
SPNS = Strumming Pattern Not Shown
|x2 repeat twice
| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| x Mute note
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---8-88-88---8-88-88--8-88-88---8-88-88--|
D|-----------------------------------------| x2
A|-6---------6---------4--------0----------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-88-88---88-10-88---8-10-13-12-12-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-6---------6---------------------------0-4h-/6--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----8-88-88-----------8-88-88--------------------88-10-88-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6-----------------6--------------------------6----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
"What would you say, if I asked you not to go.."(keep repeating)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------6--4----6--5--5------6-6--6-6--4-4--4-4--2-2--2-2--6-6--6-6-------|
A|------6--6----8--7--7------6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--4-4--4-4--6-6--6-6-------|
E|------4--6----8--7--7------4-4--4-4--6-6--6-6--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-------|
"I'll never let me go..." "And the stars..." x2 for this part
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------8-88-88--|
D|---6----4-----6------------------------6---------------|
A|---6----6-----8------------------------8----6----------|
E|---4----6-----8------------------------8---------------|
"Take this broken heart and make it right"
[Chorus] (SPNS)
e|---------x---------------x---------------------x-----x---------------------|
B|---------x---------------x---------------------x-----x---------------------|
G|---------6---------------8---------------------8-----4---------------------|
D|---------6---------------8---------------------8-----4---------------------|
A|---------4---------------6---------------------6-----2---------------------|
E|---------4---------------6---------------------6-----2---------------------|
"I feel like I've lost everything when you're gone, left remembering what..
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/matchbook_romance/promise_tab.html ]
e|--------x-------x-----------------x-------x-----------------x------x-------|
B|--------x-------x-----------------x-------x-----------------x------x-------|
G|--------6-------8-----------------4-------6-----------------4------6-------|
D|--------6-------8-----------------4-------6-----------------4------6-------|
A|--------4-------6-----------------2-------4-----------------2------4-------|
E|--------4-------6-----------------2-------4-----------------2------4-------|
..it's like to have you here with me, I thought you should know, you're not
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---------------8-88-88-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
..making this easy..."
[Verse 2]
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
D|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--|
A|--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
"I never thought I'd be the one to say...
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
D|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--|
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Please don't...please don't leave me..."
[Chorus]
[Break/Verse 3]
e|--x--x--x-----------------------------------|
B|--x--x--x-----------------------------------|
G|--4--6--8-----------------------------------|
D|--6--8--10----------------------------------|
A|--6--8--10----------------------------------|
E|--4--6--8-----------------------------------|
"you're not making this easy"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
SPNS G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---8--6--4-----10---8--6--4-------------------10---4----6----8-----|
E|---8--6--4-----10---8--6--4-------------------10---4----6----8-----|
"take my hand & never let me go...take my hand..."
**The 8-6-4 parts are muted except 10s. 8-6-4s and the 4-6-8s are 4 counts each note
e|--------------------------------x---x---x---x--------------|
B|--------------------------------x---x---x---x--------------|
SPNS G|--------------------------------6---4---6---4--6-6-6-------|
D|--------------------------------8---6---8---6--8-8-8-------|
A|--10--4-------6------------8----8---6---8---6--8-8-8-------|
E|--10--4-------6------------8----6---4---6---4--6-6-6-------|
"Promise me...you'll never let goooooooooo (scream).." x4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--8---8---888-----------------|
D|----6---6---------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
"make this last forever..."
[Chorus]
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