Simple Plan - Promise: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Promise" 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#
Breakdown
I can't take this
I need somewhere to
G# C#
go   I need you
I'm so restless
I don't know
        G#
what to do

            A#m
Cause we've had our
rough times
F#
Fighting all night
    C#
And now you're just
          G#
slipping away
   A#m
So give me this chance
   G#
To make the wrongs
         F#
right to say
G#
Don't, don't
don't walk away

Chorus:
C#       G#
I promise I won't
                 D#m
let you down you down
        F#
If you take my
G#     C#
hand tonight I promise
G#             D#m
We'll be just fine this time
        F#      G#
If you take my hand tonight

C# F#        G#             C#  F# G#
     If you take my hand tonight

Without you I go
through the motions
Without you it's
just not quite the same
Without you I don't
want to go out
I just wanted to say

That I'm sick of these fights
I'll let you be right
If it stops you from running away
So give me this chance
To make the wrongs right, to say
Don't, don't, don't walk away

Chorus

C#      F#
Take my hand
C#      F#
Take my hand
I promise
C#      F#
Take my hand
I promise
C#   F#
Take my
G#
hand Go!

Chorus

C#      G#             D#m
If you take my hand tonight
          F#
And I'll wait you down
    G#             C#
to take my hand tonight


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "Promise" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Promise" by Simple Plan.