Chords for The Boxer Rebellion performing "Promises" Live on KCRW
Tempo:
114.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
I never knew how much you'd want to live again within the ashes.
Like [F] the good [C] old days of glory [Am] days when [Em] you still were [F] here.
You would [C] promise me [G] you [Am] wouldn't change.
[F] That when you [C] were young [G] we'd stay [Am] the same.
[F] Didn't [C] waste me [G] in [Am] your love.
[Em] I'll be the child [C] you longed.
I remember when [G] you said,
What if [F] I [C] were weak and frail?
I would dream of days when I [Am] could.
[C] This past we grew [G] to [Am]
disbelieve.
[F] No matter [C]
who [Am] came up or [Em] quit,
Our time [C] has gone.
We can make [G] promises of a [F] [C] free land.
I will [A] accept [G] your
[C]
soul.
[Am]
[Em] Never [G] too [C]
[F] late.
[Am]
[G] Never [C]
too [F] good.
[Am]
[G] [C]
[F] I'll be [Am]
[G] [C]
your little
[G] princess.
From the [F] [C] moment we met,
[A] You used to run [G] to me.
You used [C] to run to me.
[Fm] What you want and what [C#] you do to me,
[A#]
I never knew how much you'd want to live again within the ashes.
Like [F] the good [C] old days of glory [Am] days when [Em] you still were [F] here.
You would [C] promise me [G] you [Am] wouldn't change.
[F] That when you [C] were young [G] we'd stay [Am] the same.
[F] Didn't [C] waste me [G] in [Am] your love.
[Em] I'll be the child [C] you longed.
I remember when [G] you said,
What if [F] I [C] were weak and frail?
I would dream of days when I [Am] could.
[C] This past we grew [G] to [Am]
disbelieve.
[F] No matter [C]
who [Am] came up or [Em] quit,
Our time [C] has gone.
We can make [G] promises of a [F] [C] free land.
I will [A] accept [G] your
[C]
soul.
[Am]
[Em] Never [G] too [C]
[F] late.
[Am]
[G] Never [C]
too [F] good.
[Am]
[G] [C]
[F] I'll be [Am]
[G] [C]
your little
[G] princess.
From the [F] [C] moment we met,
[A] You used to run [G] to me.
You used [C] to run to me.
[Fm] What you want and what [C#] you do to me,
[A#]
Key:
C
G
F
Am
Em
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I never knew _ how much you'd want to live _ again _ within the ashes.
Like [F] the good [C] old days of glory [Am] _ days _ when [Em] you _ _ still were [F] here. _ _ _ _
You would [C] promise me _ [G] you [Am] wouldn't change.
[F] That when you [C] were young _ [G] we'd stay [Am] the same.
[F] Didn't _ [C] waste me [G] in [Am] your love.
_ _ [Em] I'll be _ the child [C] you longed.
_ _ I remember when [G] you said, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
What if [F] I [C] were weak and frail? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I would dream of days when I [Am] could.
_ _ [C] This past we grew [G] to _ [Am] _
disbelieve.
[F] No matter [C] _ _ _
_ who [Am] came up _ or [Em] quit,
_ Our time [C] has gone. _ _ _
We can make [G] promises _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ of a [F] _ [C] free land.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I will [A] accept [G] your
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ soul. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[Em] Never [G] _ _ too _ [C] _
_ [F] _ late.
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] Never _ _ _ _ [C]
too [F] good.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ I'll be [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ your little _
_ [G] princess. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
From the [F] [C] moment we met, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] You used to run [G] to me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You used [C] to run to me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ What you want and what [C#] you do to me,
_ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I never knew _ how much you'd want to live _ again _ within the ashes.
Like [F] the good [C] old days of glory [Am] _ days _ when [Em] you _ _ still were [F] here. _ _ _ _
You would [C] promise me _ [G] you [Am] wouldn't change.
[F] That when you [C] were young _ [G] we'd stay [Am] the same.
[F] Didn't _ [C] waste me [G] in [Am] your love.
_ _ [Em] I'll be _ the child [C] you longed.
_ _ I remember when [G] you said, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
What if [F] I [C] were weak and frail? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I would dream of days when I [Am] could.
_ _ [C] This past we grew [G] to _ [Am] _
disbelieve.
[F] No matter [C] _ _ _
_ who [Am] came up _ or [Em] quit,
_ Our time [C] has gone. _ _ _
We can make [G] promises _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ of a [F] _ [C] free land.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I will [A] accept [G] your
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ soul. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[Em] Never [G] _ _ too _ [C] _
_ [F] _ late.
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] Never _ _ _ _ [C]
too [F] good.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ I'll be [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ your little _
_ [G] princess. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
From the [F] [C] moment we met, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] You used to run [G] to me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You used [C] to run to me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ What you want and what [C#] you do to me,
_ _ _ _ [A#] _