The Cure - The Promise: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The 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.
Dm How time will heal? C Make me forget, you promised me Time will heal, make me forget, you promised me Love will save us all, and time will heal, you promised me You promised me, you promised me How love will save? Make me forget, you promised me Love will save, make me forget, you promised me Time will heal us all, and love will save, you promised me G F I trusted you, I wanted your words Believed in you, I needed your words Time will heal, make me forget And love, love will save us all Chorus: Dm A# You promised me another wish, another way You promised me another dream, another day You promised me another time, you promised me another life Dm You promised me C You promised me Dm C You promised me So I swallowed the shame and I waited, buried the blame and I waited Choked back years of memories, I pushed down the pain, I waited Trying to forget Trying to forget Trying to forget Trying to forget Trying to forget Chorus: You promised me another wish, another way You promised me another dream, another day You promised me another time, you promised me another lie You promised me You promised me You promised me You promised me Here I waited, and I waited, and I waited And I waited, and I waited, and I waited And I'm still waiting You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C  Dm  F  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 "The Promise" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Promise" by The Cure.