Promise Violent Femmes
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 A5 F#5 E5 (4x)
Verse
Well Ya kn[F#5]ow that I wan[A5]t your lovi[F#5]ng,[E5]
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]Could you ever want me to love you?[A]
[B]Could you ever want me to care?[A]
[F#5]Disregard my [A5]nervousness[F#5],[E5]
please ignore my vacant stares,
Chorus
'cause just[B] what I've been through,[A]
is nothing like where I'm going t[G]o.
[F#]Give me some s[A]ign to pursu[F#]e,[E]
A promise,
and you're unhappy.[B]
N.C.
...This is only a guess...
F#5 A5 F#5 E5(2x)
Verse 2
[F#5](guitar silen[A5]t at first [F#5]slowly fades i[E5]n 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 C#5 A B5 N.C.
Da da ba da ba bop bop ba da da
(3X)
F#5 C#5 A B5 N.C.
Da da ba da ba bop bop ba da 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]Y'know that I[A5] want your [F#5]loving,[E5]
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]Could you ever want me to love you?[A]
[B]Could you ever want me to care?[A]
[F#5]Disregard my [A5]nervousness[F#5],[E5]
please ignore my vacant stares,
'cause just[B] what I've been through,[A]
is nothing like where I'm going t[G]o.
[F#]Give me some s[A]ign to pursu[F#]e,[E]
A promise,
A promise,
[B]and 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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