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Author/Artist: Cranberries
Title: Promises
Album: Bury The Hatchet
Transcribed by: Matteo (Guitarist of Black River)
Email: blackriverofficial@hotmail.com

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STANDARD TUNING

Chord Used in the Song:

    Em        Bm          D                 D           C
                    (played barred)      (normal)  
 
e |--0--|  |--2--|     |--2--|           |--2--|     |--0--|
B |--0--|  |--3--|     |--3--|           |--3--|     |--1--|
G |--0--|  |--4--|     |--2--|           |--2--|     |--0--|
D |--2--|  |--4--|     |--4--|           |--0--|     |--2--|
A |--2--|  |--2--|     |--5--|           |-----|     |--3--|
E |--0--|  |--2--|     |--2--|           |-----|     |-----|

NOTE: I think that Cranberries used the D barred but the song sound better also
      with D played normal so...you can use one or the other!!! 
      In my opinion the song sound better with D barred but...it's my opinion...

Intro Riff:

   Em       Bm            D        C
|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--0-0-0---|
|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3--------3-3-3-3--1-1-1---|
|-0-0-0-0--4-4-4--------2-2-2-2--0-0-0---|
|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-----------------2-2-2---|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----------------3-3-3---|
|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-------------------------|

Use D Barred or normal...in the riff the D it's Normal!

Play the Intro riff 2 TIMES CLEAN
and after           2 TIMES DISTORTED


The second Guitar play this riff, repeat over and over in the song, 
in the background but only when the first guitar play the Bm and D chord.

    Bm             D
|---2------2------2-----2------2------3--2--0---|
|-----3------3------------3------3--------------|
|-4-----4------4-----2------2------2------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
                                                         

and then start to sing:


Em
You better believe i'm coming,
Bm
You better believe what i say,
D
You better hold on to your promises,
C
Because you bet, you get what you deserve,


Em
She's going to leave him over,
Bm
She's gonna take her love away,
D
So much for you eternal vows, well
C
It does not matter anyway.


Em                      Bm
Why can't you stay here awhile,
           D
Stay here awhile,
          C
Stay with me



Solo Riff:                                                                      

|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---0----7-7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----8-8-8-8-8-8-7-5-0--|
|-----------------8------------------8-7----------------8-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Em    Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we made,
        D
All the meaningless and empty words,
  C
I prayed, prayed, prayed,
Em    Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we broke,
        D
All the meaningless and empty words,
  C
I spoke, spoke, spoke


Em
What all the things that you taught me,
Bm
What of all the things that you'd say,
D
What of all you prophetic preaching,
C
You're just throwing it all away,


Em
Maybe you should burn the house down,
Bm
Have ourselves another fight,
D
Leave the cobwebs in the closet,
C
Cos learning them out is just not right.


Em                      Bm
Why can't you stay here awhile,
           D
Stay here awhile,
          C
Stay with me



Em    Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we made,
        D
All the meaningless and empty words,
  C
I prayed, prayed, prayed,
Em    Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we broke,
        D
All the meaningless and empty words,
  C
I spoke, spoke, spoke



Em    Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we made,
        D
All the meaningless and empty words,
  C
I prayed, prayed, prayed,
Em    Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we broke,
        D
All the meaningless and empty words,
  C
I spoke, spoke, spoke



Solo at the end of the song riff:

|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-8--8-8-8-7-7-5-5-0---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              

|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----8-8-8-8-8-8-7-5-0----|
|---------------8-7-------------8-7----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              
That it's all.
Black River Forever!!!
If you have some correction or you have any question conctact me at:
blackriverofficial@hotmail.com