Promise chords by
Laufey

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Key: C major

Intro 1

C

C

C

Fm

Verse 1
C C 
 
I made a promise
Fm Fm 
 
To distance myself
C C 
 
Took a flight, through aurora skies
Fm Fm 
 
Honestly, I   didn't think about
C C 
 
How we didn't say goodbye
F F 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Just see you very soon
Dm Dm 
 
It hurts to be something
Fm Fm 
 
It's worse to be nothing
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
Fm Fm 
 
with you, mmm

Verse 2
C C 
 
So I didn't call you
Fm Fm 
 
For sixteen long days
C C 
 
And I should get a cigarette
Fm Fm 
 
For so much restraint
C C 
 
No matter how long I resist temptation
F F 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I  will always lose
Dm Dm 
 
It hurts to be something
Fm Fm 
 
It's worse to be nothing with

Bridge 1

Dm

G

(you) I've done the math

C

There's no solution

A

We'll never last

Dm

Fm

Why can't I let go of this?

Interlude 1

C

C

C

Fm

C

C

C

Fm

Verse 3
C C 
 
So I broke my promise
Fm Fm 
 
I called you last night
C C 
 
I shouldn't have, I wouldn't have
Fm Fm 
 
If it weren't for the sight of a boy
C C 
 
Who looked just like you
F F 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Standing out on Melrose Avenue
Dm Dm 
 
It hurts to be something
Fm Fm 
 
It's worse to be nothing
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
Fm Fm 
 
with you, mmm
Dm Dm 
 
It hurts to be something
Fm Fm 
 
It's worse to be nothing
C C 
 
F F 
 
Fm Fm 
 
C C 
 
with you

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