Chris Cornell - The Promise (First Version) Chords and Tabs

Chris Cornell - The Promise First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Chris Cornell. Other chords and tabs for the "The Promise " can find at the bottom of the page.

[Intro]
Ac Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0------1------1-----3-----3-------------------|
G|--0-----0------0------0-----0-----0-----2-----2-0-----|
D|--2--2--2--2---2--2---2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0------4-0-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0------1------1-----0-------------------------|
G|--0-----0------0------0-----0-------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2---2--2---2--2--0-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
Ac Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0----------------0------1-------------0---------------------0--------1---------|
G|----0-------2--------0------2-------------0----2----------------0--------0---------|
D|----2-------1--------0------1-------------0----1----------------2--------2---------|
A|----2-----------------------0------------------2----------------2--------3---------|
E|----0-------2--------3--------------------3----2----------------0------------------|
"If I had    nothing?  name? photographs of you, rescued from the flame        That is.."

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
B|--0----------------0-------1-------------0-----------0--------------------0------|
G|--0---2------------0-------2-------------0-----------2------------------0---0----|
D|--2---1------------0-------1-------------0-----------1----------------2----------|
A|--2------------------------0-------------------------2---------------------------|
E|--0---2------------3---------------------3-----------2---------------------------|
"?  all I would ever need as long as I can read what's written on your face"


e|------------------------------------------|
B|---1---0------------0--------0------------|
G|---0---2------------0--------0------------|
D|---2---1------------2--------0------------|
A|---3---2------------2--------2------------|
E|--------------------0--------3------------|
"The strength that shines behind your eyes
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---1---0---------0--------------0------------|
G|---0---2---------0--------------2------------|
D|---2---1---------2--------------1------------|
A|---3---2---------2--------------2------------|
E|-----------------0---------------------------|
"The hope and light that will never die"

[Chorus]
Ac Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|----------------------------------|
B|--0------1-----------0-------3----|
G|--0------0-----------0-------2----|
D|--2------2-----------0-------0----|
A|--2------3-----------2------------|
E|--0------------------3------------|
One promise you made
e|----------------------------------|
B|--0------1-----------0-------3----|
G|--0------0-----------0-------2----|
D|--2------2-----------0-------0----|
A|--2------3-----------2------------|
E|--0------------------3------------|
One promise that always remains

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------3------2------------|
B|-0----3----------0--------0----------1----------------------------------------3------3------------|
G|-0----2----------0--------0----------0--------0-------------0-----------------2------2------------|
D|-2----0----------2--------2----------2--------1-------------0-----------------0------0------------|
A|-2---------------4--------3----------3--------3-------------2-------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
No matter the price, a promise to survive, persevere and thrive, as you've always done


[Verse]
Ac Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-----------------------0------1------------0------------------------0--------1---------|
G|-------0---------2-------------0------2------------0-----------2------------0--------0---------|
D|-------2---------1-------------0------1------------0-----------1------------2--------2---------|
A|-------2------------------------------0------------------------2------------2--------3---------|
E|-------0---------2-------------3-------------------3-----------2------------0------------------|
"And you said, the poison in the kiss?  lie upon the lips, truer words? never said        When I? "

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
B|--0------------------------0------1----------------0-------------------------0-----0---|
G|--0---------2--------------0------2----------------0----------2--------------0-----2---|
D|--2---------1--------------0------1----------------0----------1--------------2-----1---|
A|--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------2-----2---|
E|--0---------2--------------3------2----------------3----------2--------------0---------|
"?  feel like lies are all I hear I pull my memories near - the one thing they can't take


[Chorus]
Ac Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|----------------------------------|
B|--0------1-----------0-------3----|
G|--0------0-----------0-------2----|
D|--2------2-----------0-------0----|
A|--2------3-----------2------------|
E|--0------------------3------------|
One promise you made
e|----------------------------------|
B|--0------1-----------0-------3----|
G|--0------0-----------0-------2----|
D|--2------2-----------0-------0----|
A|--2------3-----------2------------|
E|--0------------------3------------|
One promise that always remains

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------3------2------------|
B|-0----3----------0--------0----------1----------------------------------------3------3------------|
G|-0----2----------0--------0----------0--------0-------------0-----------------2------2------------|
D|-2----0----------2--------2----------2--------1-------------0-----------------0------0------------|
A|-2---------------4--------3----------3--------3-------------2-------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
No matter the price, a promise to survive, persevere and thrive, as you've always done


[Bridge]
E.Gtr, No Capo
e|------3-6-4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-6----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ac.Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------4------------------------0-----3--------------------------4-------|
G|---------------3------------------------0-----3--------------------------3-------|
D|---------------1------------------------0-----3--------------------------1-------|
A|----------------------------------------2-----1----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
"The books still open on the table, the bells still ringing in me yeah"

E.Gtr, No Capo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------7-7--b8--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------4----------------------8-8--b9--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-1-1-2------------------------9-------------------10--------7------------------------8-8-8---|
A|----------------------------------------------------10--------7----------------------7---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------7/8------5-5-------------------/8-----------|
Ac.Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3----------------------------4-------------1----------------------4-4-4-4---|
G|-------------------3----------------------------4-------------1----------------------4-4-4-4---|
D|-------------------3----------------------------4-------------1----------------------4-4-4-4---|
A|-------------------1----------------------------2------------------------------------2-2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"The dreams still clinging to the pillow    the song still singing in a prayer


[Verse]
Ac.Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"And my soul is stretching through the roots To memories of you Back through time and space"

E.Gtr, No Capo
e|--------------6--------------8---------9------------------------------------12--15----|
B|------8b9~~---9br------------11br------12b----------------13-------------13-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------13--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ac.Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
B|--------0------0-------------0---------1--------------5--------------------0----------|
G|--------0------2-------------0---------2--------------4--------------------2----------|
D|--------2------1-------------0---------1--------------5--------------------1----------|
A|--------2--------------------2---------0--------------4--------------------2----------|
E|--------0------2-------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
"To carry on the faces and the names and photographs of you rescued from the flames


[Chorus]
E.Gtr, No Capo                     x2
e|---------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------||--------1-----------1-----------1-----------1----|
G|-10------6----------------8------||-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-|
D|-10------6--------6-------8------||--3-----------1-----------0-----------0----------|
A|-8-------4--------6-------6------||-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------4--------------||-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------2-----------4-----------1-------------5-----|
G|----1------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------3-----3--|
D|----------------------------------------5-----------|
A|-4------------4-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------4-------------------------|

e|--------1-------------------------------4-----------------0--------0--------------------|
B|-----1-----1---------1-----------2---------2-----2-----2-----2--------2-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-----------------1------1-----1-----1---------1--------------------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|-3------------1-------------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|---------------------------4-----------(4)----------4-----------4-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-|

[Outro]
Ac. Gtr, Capo 1st Fret
e|--3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--3------3-3-3-3---|
G|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--2------2-0---0---|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------4-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
"?as we've always done"

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0------0------1---1-------0-------0-------1-------1--------------------------|
G|-0------0--0---------------0-------0---0----------------0---------------------|
D|-2------2--2---1---1-------0-------0---0---1-------1----0---------------------|
A|-2------2--2---3---3-----------------------3---3---3----2---------------------|
E|-0-------------------------3---3---3---3----------------3---------------------|