Promises Chords

by Eric Clapton
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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5 contributors total, last edit on Mar 15, 2024
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Chords

G
C
D
Bm
G7
Am7

Strumming

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Promises: Eric Clapton
Album - The Cream of Eric Clapton - 1987
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
G
I don't care if you never come home,
C
I don't mind if you just...keep on
G
rolling away on a distant sea,
         D                                 G
'cause I don't love you and you don't love me.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
    G
You cause a commotion when you come to town,
C
give 'em a smile and they melt.
       G
Having lovers and friends is all good and fine,
      D                                   G
but I don't like yours and you don't like mine.
 
 
G  C   Bm           D
La la..la la la la la.
G  C   Bm           D  G
La la..la la la la la.
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
G
I don't care what you do at night,
        C
oh, and I don't care how you get your delights.
          G
I'm gonna leave you alone, I'll just let it be,
  D                                 G  G7
I don't love you and you don't love me.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C                 G
I got a problem...can you relate?
Am7             G
I got a woman...calling love hate.
C                    G
We made a vow...we'd always be friends.
Am7                                G
   How could we know that promises end?
 
 
G  C   Bm           D
La la..la la la la la.
G  C   Bm           D   G
La la..la la la la la.
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
G
I tried to love you for years upon years,
      C
you refused to take me for real.
     G
It's time you saw what I want you to see
         D                                 G  G7
that I'd still love you if you'd just love me.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C                 G
  I got a problem...can you relate?
Am7                           G
   I got a woman calling love hate.
C                    G
We made a vow...we'd always be friends.
Am7                                G
   How could we know that promises end?
 
 
[Outro]
 
G  C   Bm           D
La la..la la la la la.
G  C   Bm           D
La la..la la la la la.
 
G  C   Bm           D
La la..la la la la la.
G  C   Bm           D
La la..la la la la la.
 
G  C   Bm           D
La la..la la la la la.
G  C   Bm           D
La la..la la la la la. (Fade)
 
 
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25 comments
mantonmama
Pretty good chord. I capo'd on the 3rd and added a D7 after ever single D and it sounds solid.
+4
MicroMike2
Verse G,C,G,D then I add an F# note on the last beat of the D. This leads really nicely into the G and mimics the bass run that happens on the recording. Over the "la laaaaa la la la la laaaaa" part I play: C, Em, D Then there's a nice fill which is: E: 10-10-10 B: 10-(h)-12 12-10 G: 12 You can play this fill lower down too (which fits easier if you're playing solo): D: 0-0-0 A: 0(h)2 2(p)0 E: 3
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Kraziekhat
stevie1888 is another 'troll' who downgrades tabs. I'm sure I'm not the only one he does this to. Getting FED UP and am CLOSE TO LEAVING this site, because nothing is ever done to get rid of them. KK.
+3