Thrice
Promises
Major Minor
2011
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
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
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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
