Chord Promise by Violent Femmes

this is the main riff you will play for the verses and is shown as F#5 , A5 , F#5 E5 in the tabs here : E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - 4 - - - 4 - - - 7 - 4 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - 4 - - - 4 - - - 7 - 4 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 5 - 2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | you can do the a on the next string up with an 2 chord , but i find this way easier . most other chords , you can use full bar chords except the bridge . just keep playing the pattern over each line until you reach a new chord . step 2 : find a really good bassist to play with you . intro : F#5 A5 F#5 E5 4x verse F#5 A5 F#5 E5 well ya know that i want your loving , but my logic tells me that it aint never gonna happen , and then my defense is to say i didn’t want it anyway , but you know sometimes i’m a liar . B A could you ever want me to love you? B A could you ever want me to care? F#5 A5 F#5 E5 disregard my nervousness , please ignore my vacant stares , chorus B A ’cause just what i’ve been through , G is nothing like where i’m going to . F# A F# E give me some sign to pursue , a promise , B and you’re unhappy . n . C . . . . this is only a guess . . . F#5 A5 F#5 E5 2x verse 2 F#5 A5 F#5 E5 guitar silent at first slowly fades in over similar bass line do you know what it’s like to hate when it’s way down deep inside? oh god , i hate what’s been done to my life . i could rule the pain , i could rule the night , or would i ruin my salvation , ruin my mind . rule your pains , rules of the night , ruin your salvation , ruin your miiiiiiiiiiiiiii . . . . . iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii . . . . iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind . bridge : F#5 C#5 A B5 n . C . da da ba da ba bop bop ba da da 3x F#5 C#5 A B5 n . C . da da ba da ba bop bop ba da da for the A , i just play the open a string instead of the chord play full F# bar chord here once and let ring oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 2 , 3 , 4! third verse same as the first , stammer it out a little too . F#5 A5 F#5 E5 y’know that i want your loving , but then mr . logic , mr . logic tells me that it aint never gonna happen , and then my defense is to say i didn’t , i didn’t want it anyway , but you know sometimes i’m a liar . B A could you ever want me to love you? B A could you ever want me to care? F#5 A5 F#5 E5 disregard my nervousness , please ignore my vacant stares , B A ’cause just what i’ve been through , G is nothing like where i’m going to . F# A F# E give me some sign to pursue , a promise , a promise , B and you’re unhappy , and you’re unhappy , and you’re unhappy , and you’re unhappy . n . C . this is only a guess and that’s it . this is my first tab , let me know how you like it .