Promises by The Cranberries Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Promises guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Promises by The Cranberries using guitar or guitar.
This song by The Cranberries can also be played by that instruments.
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Promises guitar chords has rhythm and included in Bury the Hatchet (1999) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Promises by The Cranberries Guitar Chords


STANDARD TUNING

Chord Used in the Song:

(played barred) (normal) 


e |--0--| |--2--| |--2--| |--2--| |--0--|
B |--0--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--1--|
G |--0--| |--4--| |--2--| |--2--| |--0--|
D |--2--| |--4--| |--4--| |--0--| |--2--|
A |--2--| |--2--| |--5--| |-----| |--3--|
E |--0--| |--2--| |--2--| |-----| |-----|

NOTE: I think that Cranberries used the D barred but the song sound better also
with D played normal so…you can use one or the other!!!
In my opinion the song sound better with D barred but…it’s my opinion…

Intro Riff:


|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--0-0-0---|
|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3--------3-3-3-3--1-1-1---|
|-0-0-0-0--4-4-4--------2-2-2-2--0-0-0---|
|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-----------------2-2-2---|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----------------3-3-3---|
|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-------------------------|

Use D Barred or normal…in the riff the D it’s Normal!

Play the Intro riff 2 TIMES CLEAN
and after 2 TIMES DISTORTED

The second Guitar play this riff, repeat over and over in the song,
in the background but only when the first guitar play the Bm and D chord.


|---2------2------2-----2------2------3--2--0---|
|-----3------3------------3------3--------------|
|-4-----4------4-----2------2------2------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

and then start to sing:

You better believe i’m coming,
You better believe what i say,
You better hold on to your promises,
Because you bet, you get what you deserve,

She’s going to leave him over,
She’s gonna take her love away,
So much for you eternal vows, well
It does not matter anyway.

Why can’t you stay here awhile,
Stay here awhile,
Stay with me

Solo Riff:


|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---0----7-7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----8-8-8-8-8-8-7-5-0--|
|-----------------8------------------8-7----------------8-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ohhh, all the promises we made,
All the meaningless and empty words,
I prayed, prayed, prayed,
Ohhh, all the promises we broke,
All the meaningless and empty words,
I spoke, spoke, spoke

What all the things that you taught me,
What of all the things that you’d say,
What of all you prophetic preaching,
You’re just throwing it all away,

Maybe you should burn the house down,
Have ourselves another fight,
Leave the cobwebs in the closet,
Cos learning them out is just not right.

Why can’t you stay here awhile,
Stay here awhile,
Stay with me

Ohhh, all the promises we made,
All the meaningless and empty words,
I prayed, prayed, prayed,
Ohhh, all the promises we broke,
All the meaningless and empty words,
I spoke, spoke, spoke

Ohhh, all the promises we made,
All the meaningless and empty words,
I prayed, prayed, prayed,
Ohhh, all the promises we broke,
All the meaningless and empty words,
I spoke, spoke, spoke

Solo at the end of the song riff:


|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-8--8-8-8-7-7-5-5-0---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----8-8-8-8-8-8-7-5-0----|
|---------------8-7-------------8-7----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

That it’s all.
Black River Forever!!!
If you have some correction or you have any question conctact me at:

If you want to learn The Cranberries Promises guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Promises. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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