Chords for Promise Ain't Enough (1998) - Hall & Oates
Tempo:
85.925 bpm
Chords used:
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Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [N]
So as I said, we have a new album called Marigold Sky.
We really [G] enjoy playing some new songs [E] for you.
We like this album
[A] [N] Here's another one called Promising Enough
[E]
[A] Hey, [E] hey, [A] hey
Oh, oh
[D] [A] [D] Yeah, [E] hey, hey, [A] hey
Come on back Oh, oh
[D] [A] [E] Don't wanna open [A] your heart
You were afraid from the start
That a new [D] love's gonna let you [A] down
[D] [A] Is there something you should know?
Before you give up and go
I don't believe [D] in a run [A]-on [D] Oh, no
[Bm] I just wanna [C#m] find myself
[B] And show you how [D] I feel
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, babe
[F#m] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my arms
In my arms
[D] Do you feel [A] the word of me?
So much more
So much more Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah
Hold on to [A] my love
[E] Promise
Now [A] my words can't describe
How I'm feeling all inside
But my touch say [Bm] anything to [A] you
[D] I'm [A] not afraid to take on
[E] Cause I know [A] you'll find
That I'm real
[D] And my touch is true
If you [A] touch me
[Bm] It'll take a lifetime
[C#m] To find my heart
[F#m] And I'll give [B] it all [D] To you
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, babe
[A] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my arms
In my [D] arms
Do you feel the word of [A] me?
So much more
So much more Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah
Hold on [E] [A] to my love
[D] [F#m] [D] [A]
[D]
[F#m] [D] [Bm] It'll take a lifetime
[C#m] To find what I want
[A] I won't let [D#] it [B] get [D] in the way
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, girl
[A] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my arms
Do you [A] feel what [A] I mean?
So much more
So [E] much more [A] Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
If I promise enough
Hold [A] on to my love
Yeah, [E] yeah, [F#m] yeah
If I promise [Bm] enough Hold [E] [A] on
[E] [F#m] If I [Bm] promise enough
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah
You gotta [E] hold on
[A] Hold [E] on [A] Hold on
Hey, [Bm] what I do?
Don't listen to what I say
Please hold [A] on
Hold on, baby Hold on
[Bm] Promise is gonna [D] shoot my heart through
Please hold [E] on
[A] Hold on Hold on Hold on [Bm] Promise is Promise [D] is Promising
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, [A] yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah Mmm
[A] [Bm] Mmm
[A] [D] Mmm Mmm
You [E] gotta hold on
[A]
On
My heart is true
My heart is true
Woo
[N]
Promise is promising
So as I said, we have a new album called Marigold Sky.
We really [G] enjoy playing some new songs [E] for you.
We like this album
[A] [N] Here's another one called Promising Enough
[E]
[A] Hey, [E] hey, [A] hey
Oh, oh
[D] [A] [D] Yeah, [E] hey, hey, [A] hey
Come on back Oh, oh
[D] [A] [E] Don't wanna open [A] your heart
You were afraid from the start
That a new [D] love's gonna let you [A] down
[D] [A] Is there something you should know?
Before you give up and go
I don't believe [D] in a run [A]-on [D] Oh, no
[Bm] I just wanna [C#m] find myself
[B] And show you how [D] I feel
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, babe
[F#m] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my arms
In my arms
[D] Do you feel [A] the word of me?
So much more
So much more Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah
Hold on to [A] my love
[E] Promise
Now [A] my words can't describe
How I'm feeling all inside
But my touch say [Bm] anything to [A] you
[D] I'm [A] not afraid to take on
[E] Cause I know [A] you'll find
That I'm real
[D] And my touch is true
If you [A] touch me
[Bm] It'll take a lifetime
[C#m] To find my heart
[F#m] And I'll give [B] it all [D] To you
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, babe
[A] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my arms
In my [D] arms
Do you feel the word of [A] me?
So much more
So much more Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah
Hold on [E] [A] to my love
[D] [F#m] [D] [A]
[D]
[F#m] [D] [Bm] It'll take a lifetime
[C#m] To find what I want
[A] I won't let [D#] it [B] get [D] in the way
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, girl
[A] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my arms
Do you [A] feel what [A] I mean?
So much more
So [E] much more [A] Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
If I promise enough
Hold [A] on to my love
Yeah, [E] yeah, [F#m] yeah
If I promise [Bm] enough Hold [E] [A] on
[E] [F#m] If I [Bm] promise enough
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah
You gotta [E] hold on
[A] Hold [E] on [A] Hold on
Hey, [Bm] what I do?
Don't listen to what I say
Please hold [A] on
Hold on, baby Hold on
[Bm] Promise is gonna [D] shoot my heart through
Please hold [E] on
[A] Hold on Hold on Hold on [Bm] Promise is Promise [D] is Promising
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, [A] yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah Mmm
[A] [Bm] Mmm
[A] [D] Mmm Mmm
You [E] gotta hold on
[A]
On
My heart is true
My heart is true
Woo
[N]
Promise is promising
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
F#m
A
D
E
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ So as I said, we have a new album called Marigold Sky. _
We really [G] enjoy playing some new songs [E] for you.
We like this album
[A] [N] Here's another one called Promising Enough
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] Hey, [E] hey, [A] hey
Oh, oh _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] Yeah, [E] hey, hey, [A] hey
Come on back Oh, oh
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] Don't wanna open [A] your heart
You were afraid from the start
That a new [D] love's gonna let you [A] down
[D] _ [A] Is there something you should know?
Before you give up and go
I don't believe [D] in a run [A]-on [D] Oh, no
[Bm] I just wanna [C#m] find myself
[B] And show you how [D] I feel
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, babe
[F#m] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my arms
In my arms
[D] Do you feel [A] the word of me?
So much more
So much more Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah
Hold on to [A] my love
_ _ [E] Promise
Now [A] my words can't describe
How I'm feeling all inside
But my touch say [Bm] anything to [A] you
_ [D] I'm [A] not afraid to take on
[E] Cause I know [A] you'll find
That I'm real
[D] And my touch is true
If you [A] touch me
_ [Bm] It'll take a lifetime
[C#m] To find my heart
[F#m] And I'll give [B] it all [D] To you
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, babe
[A] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my _ arms
In my [D] arms
Do you feel the word of [A] me?
So much more
So much more Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah
Hold on [E] [A] to my love _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] It'll take a lifetime
[C#m] To find what I want
[A] I won't let [D#] it [B] get [D] in the way
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, girl
[A] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my arms
_ _ _ Do you [A] feel what [A] I mean?
So much more
So [E] much more [A] Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't _ overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
If I promise enough
_ _ Hold [A] on to my love
Yeah, [E] yeah, [F#m] yeah
If I promise [Bm] enough _ Hold _ _ [E] _ [A] on _
_ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ If I [Bm] promise enough
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah
You gotta [E] hold on
[A] Hold [E] on [A] Hold on
Hey, [Bm] what I do?
Don't listen to what I say
Please hold [A] on
Hold on, baby Hold on
_ [Bm] Promise is gonna [D] shoot my heart through
_ Please hold [E] on
[A] Hold on Hold on Hold on [Bm] Promise is Promise [D] is Promising
_ Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, [A] yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, _ [Bm] yeah Mmm
[A] _ _ [Bm] Mmm
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Mmm Mmm
_ You [E] gotta hold on _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
On
My heart is true
My _ heart is true
Woo
[N] _
Promise is promising _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So as I said, we have a new album called Marigold Sky. _
We really [G] enjoy playing some new songs [E] for you.
We like this album
[A] [N] Here's another one called Promising Enough
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] Hey, [E] hey, [A] hey
Oh, oh _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] Yeah, [E] hey, hey, [A] hey
Come on back Oh, oh
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] Don't wanna open [A] your heart
You were afraid from the start
That a new [D] love's gonna let you [A] down
[D] _ [A] Is there something you should know?
Before you give up and go
I don't believe [D] in a run [A]-on [D] Oh, no
[Bm] I just wanna [C#m] find myself
[B] And show you how [D] I feel
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, babe
[F#m] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my arms
In my arms
[D] Do you feel [A] the word of me?
So much more
So much more Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah
Hold on to [A] my love
_ _ [E] Promise
Now [A] my words can't describe
How I'm feeling all inside
But my touch say [Bm] anything to [A] you
_ [D] I'm [A] not afraid to take on
[E] Cause I know [A] you'll find
That I'm real
[D] And my touch is true
If you [A] touch me
_ [Bm] It'll take a lifetime
[C#m] To find my heart
[F#m] And I'll give [B] it all [D] To you
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, babe
[A] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my _ arms
In my [D] arms
Do you feel the word of [A] me?
So much more
So much more Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah
Hold on [E] [A] to my love _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] It'll take a lifetime
[C#m] To find what I want
[A] I won't let [D#] it [B] get [D] in the way
If I promise enough
If I promise [E] enough
Then a touch says everything Says [A] everything [E] Everything, girl
[A] Wanna hold you [Bm] in my arms
_ _ _ Do you [A] feel what [A] I mean?
So much more
So [E] much more [A] Than promises
Know [D] that my heart does tell [E] me what to say
But [F#m] words can't _ overrule [B] So much
If I promise [Bm] enough
If I promise enough
_ _ Hold [A] on to my love
Yeah, [E] yeah, [F#m] yeah
If I promise [Bm] enough _ Hold _ _ [E] _ [A] on _
_ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ If I [Bm] promise enough
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah
You gotta [E] hold on
[A] Hold [E] on [A] Hold on
Hey, [Bm] what I do?
Don't listen to what I say
Please hold [A] on
Hold on, baby Hold on
_ [Bm] Promise is gonna [D] shoot my heart through
_ Please hold [E] on
[A] Hold on Hold on Hold on [Bm] Promise is Promise [D] is Promising
_ Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, [A] yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, _ [Bm] yeah Mmm
[A] _ _ [Bm] Mmm
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Mmm Mmm
_ You [E] gotta hold on _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
On
My heart is true
My _ heart is true
Woo
[N] _
Promise is promising _ _ _ _ _ _