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PROMISES
(Savage Garden)
Dm G
well don't you know i need a little indulgence
Dm G
listen to the hunter becoming hunted
Dm G
every day there's a million advances
Dm G
don't be too forceful you'll ruin your chances
Em D
well don't you know that time is a broken glass
C Bm
that splinters against the wall
A
but the picture is coming back now baby
Em7/B
and i want to take it all
Chorus:
C G/B Am G
don't go making all these promises you know you cannot keep
Dm G
there's a time to play a king and a time to be a thief
C G/B Am G
cause if your making all these promises you know you cannot keep
Dm G C
you know time will be the thief and your fallen king will end up alone
Dm G
so let your body move a little bit closer
Dm G
silent like the sound proceeding a cyclone
Dm G
don't you know that powerful thinking
Dm G
is a force you don't want to relinquish
well don't you know that
Em D C Bm
they say that hanging on will justify the wait
A Em7/B
but patience and elated wisdom don't share a common phrase
(Chorus)
F G
well i'm only hanging on for what goes down baby
F G
i'm floating high and my feet don't touch the ground
F G
i'd take advantage but i can't see through this charade
Em G Am G Dm
so don't you don't you go make it harder than hell
don't go making promises don't go making promises
Em G
when it comes down to the making
Am G Dm
you better be damned sure you can take it hey baby
G C G/B Am G Dm
don't go making promises don't go making promises
Em G Am G
cause if you're making all these promises you know you cannot keep
Dm G
there's a time to play a king and a time to be a theif
Em G Am G
cause if your making all these promises you know you cannot keep
Dm G
you know time will be the thief and your fallen king will end up
Em G Am G
a fool a fool a lonely sorry fool
Dm
oh baby cause i told you baby
submitted by david tyson (noel_david84@yahoo.com)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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guitar girl Rhythm Player |
#1 by guitar girl 13 at Dec 1, 1970 at 5:45 PM EST |
| This one of the two songs that I don't like that Savage Garden did, and oddly enough, so does Darren who wrote them. Apparently they're not true stories and that's why he hated them. | |
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Colin Wanna Be |
#2 by Colin Gauld at Apr 9, 1972 at 6:28 AM EST |
| i think exactle has Gabigs, every word the early Savage... better times hehe... i don't say that the 2nd album is bad at all, but the 1st one has something kind of magic..... something like what happend with this song | |
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#3 by Fig at Jul 9, 1976 at 1:46 PM EST |
| This song is one of my favorite. It basically talks about promises broken and what's gonna happen if you do. | |
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ScumFucBondage Average |
#4 by ScumFucBondage bumsex at May 14, 2006 at 9:52 PM EST |
| I love it...I enjoy so much the odd vocabulary Darren used to write it, and his voice sounds definitely young. "When it comes down to the making, you better be damn sure you can take it..." Love this early Savage Garden, used to enjoy it lots :) | |
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