Promises chords by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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D 
Running off in the heat of the night
C 
D 
The breeze in the air, it almost glistens
Em 
D 
The earth is a glorious sight
C 
Am 
C 
When nobody speaks
D 
and nobody listens
C 
D 
You've always been a shoulder to the liar
C 
Am 
The lover's pledge is not
G 
to be relied on
D 
F 
Sleepwalking in the heat of the night
C 
G 
D 
Em 
C 
Cold coffee in the china
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D 
F 
Friends talking in the heat of the night
C 
G 
D 
Em 
C 
Come and say it's always the way
G 
C 
Papa says it's always the way
G 
D 
Running off by the light of the moon
C 
D 
The hell on your heart is almost hittin'
Em 
D 
You try from your fa vorite room
C 
Am 
D 
To give it the truth that it's forbidden
C 
You're gonna have a
G 
night to remember
C 
Am 
You're gonna be a real
G 
life hot contender
D 
F 
C 
Sleepwalking in the heat of the night
G 
D 
C 
Cold coffee in the china
G 
D 
F 
Friends talking in the heat of the night
C 
G 
D 
Em 
C 
Tommy says it's always the way
G 
D 
Tommy says it's always the
C 
Em 
D 
C 
D 
Em 
D 
way
C 
Oh, yeah. yeah.
D 
Oh, yeah. yeah.
G 
Oh,
Oh,
Oh,
Old friends in a sepia frame,
C 
D 
the proud photograph, the truth it measures,
G 
Em 
D 
is why in humanity's name
C 
you take from the wounded,
pass it no treasure.
You've never had a
shoulder to cry on.
You've never understood
Am 
my view of heaven.
G 
D 
F 
C 
Sleepwalking in the heat of the night
G 
D 
Em 
C 
Cold coffee in the china
G 
D 
F 
Friends talking in the heat of the night
C 
G 
D 
Em 
C 
Mama says it's always the way
G 
D 
C 
G 
Mama says it's always the way
D 
F 
Sleepwalking in the heat of the night
C 
G 
D 
Em 
Cold coffee in the china
C 
Ah...
G 
D 
F 
C 
Friends talking in the heat of the night
G 
D 
Em 
C 
Tommy says, it's always the way
G 
D 
Em 
C 
Tommy says, it's always the way
G 
Oo h, Tommy says,
Em 
C 
it's always the way
G 
D 
Em 
C 
Tommy says, it's always the way
D 
C 
Tommy says, it's always the way
G 
C 
It's alright