Promises (acoustic) Chords

KeyAm Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays396

Promises (acoustic) by Thrice is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Am, D, Em, G/C, Fmaj7 and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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Am     D             Am 
O. we promise pretty things, 
Am      D                  Am 
And we pledge with diamond rings; 
Am    D            Am       D 
We profess undying love. 

Am            D             Am 
But does that word hold any weight? 
Am      D                    Am 
When we reserve the right to break 
Am  D                  Am 
Any vow that draws our blood. 

Em  D                    Am 
Our word is so faint and feeble, 
Em     D                          Am 
Broken by the slightest breeze or breath. 

Em  D                      Am 
Our hearts are, they're so deceitful, 
Em       D                             Am 
Sick and filled with lies that lead to death. 

G/C     Am 
We are cowards and thieves. 
                                        G/C 
Will we never turn to grieve the damage done? 
                                                 Fmaj7 
Never see, never quake with rage at what we have become? 
             Dm 
What we have become. 

Am     D               Am 
Yea we get down on one knee 
Am    D          Am 
O, we play at chivalry 
Am     D                Am 
But we do not count the cost. 

Am          D          Am 
We say, "On me you can depend," 
Am          D                 Am 
And "I will be there till the end," 
Am         D                Am 
Though we will not bear the cross. 


Em       D               Am 
Our word is so faint and feeble, 
Em     D                          Am 
Broken by the slightest breeze or breath. 
Em         D               Am 
Our hearts are, they're so deceitful, 
Em       D                             Am 
Sick and filled with lies that lead to death. 

G/C     Am 
We are cowards and thieves. 
                                        G/C 
Will we never turn to grieve the damage done? 
                                                 Fmaj7 
Never see, never quake with rage at what we have become? 
             Dm 
What we have become. 

G/C     Am 
We are cowards and thieves. 
                                        G/C 
Will we never turn to grieve the damage done? 
                                                 Fmaj7 
Never see, never quake with rage at what we have become? 
             Dm 
What we have become. 
 
       Am 
We are cowards and thieves. 
                                        G/C 
Will we never turn to grieve the damage done? 
                                                 Fmaj7 
Never see, never quake with rage at what we have become? 
             Dm 
What we have become.  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante