Savage Garden - Promises: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Promises" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C#m G#m F# Well, don't you know I need a little indulgence? We'll listen to the hunter becoming hunted Every day there's a million advances But don't be too forceful; you'll ruin your chances D#m C# well don't you know that time is a broken glass B A#m that splinters against the wall G#m but the picture is coming back now baby A#m and i want to take it all Chorus: B F#/A# G#m F# don't go making all these promises you know you cannot keep C#m F# there's a time to play a king and a time to be a thief B F#/A# G#m F# cause if your making all these promises you know you cannot keep C#m F# B you know time will be the thief and your fallen king will end up alone So let your body move a little bit closer (Ooh, ah, ah, ah) Silent like the sound proceeding a cyclone Don't you know that powerful thinking (Ooh, ah, ah, ah) Can be a force you don't wanna relinquish? Well, don't you know that They say that hanging on will justify the wait? But patience and elated wisdom don't share a common phrase Chorus E F# well i'm only hanging on for what goes down baby E F# i'm floating high and my feet don't touch the ground E F# i'd take advantage but i can't see through this charade D#m F# G#m F# C#m so don't you don't you go make it harder than hell don't go making promises don't go making promises D#m F# when it comes down to the making G#m F# C#m you better be damned sure you can take it hey baby Don't go making promises, don't go making promises Ooh-ooh Ooh, oh baby Don't you know, baby? Yeah Chorus: Don't go making all these promises you know you cannot keep There's a time to play the king and a time to be a thief 'Cause if you're making all these promises you know you cannot keep You know time will be the thief and your fallen king will end up alone Don't go making all these promises you know you cannot keep There's a time to play the king and a time to be a thief 'Cause if you're making all these promises you know you cannot keep You know time will be the thief and your fallen king will end up alone, alone, alone A fool, a fool, a lonely sorry fool Oh baby, 'cause I told you, baby You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  A#m  C#  C#m  D#m  E  F#  G#m  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Promises" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Promises" by Savage Garden.