Song - Promise by Eve 6
Tabbed by - Matt Williams bassist for the Chain Smoking Primates
http://www.chainsmokingprimates.com/
jyhad999@yahoo.com
03/06/02

I'm not an extremely experienced tabber (this is my first real one) but I'm going
through all the existing tabs for the songs my band covers and if they suck, I'm
going to try and sit down and tab them out correctly so no one else has to.  As
for Promise, I'm a big fan of this song.  It's fun to play if you have a singer
that can hack it.  The only part of this tab that I'm not 100% sold on are the
last two bars of the verses.  The bass is kind of muddled and that is my best
guess.  Also on the last chorus it's hard to tell if it's just ringing or if the
rythym is doubled up.  The rest I'm pretty sure is perfect, right down to the timing.
If you do find a mistake, please let me know so I can fix it both on my tab and on stage.

Standard Tuning : EADG

Intro and Verse 1 - No Bass

Verse 2

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||------0--------|------0--------|------0--------|------0--------|
A ||0--------------|---------------|0--------------|---------------|
E ||---------------|0--------------|---------------|--0------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||------------0--|2-----0--------|---------------|---------------|
A ||0-----0--------|---------------|4-------5------|---------------|
E ||---------------|---------------|---------------|0-------4------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

Chorus 1

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||--------5-5----|---------------|--------5-5----|---------------|
E ||5-5------------|0-0-----0-0----|5-5------------|0-0-----0-0----|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||--------5-5----|---------------|--------5-5-5-5|---------------|
E ||5-5------------|0-0-----2-2-2-2|5-5-5-5--------|0--------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|


Verse 3

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||------0--------|------0--------|------0--------|------0--------|
A ||0--------------|---------------|0--------------|---------------|
E ||---------------|0--------------|---------------|--0------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||------------0--|2-----0--------|---------------|---------------|
A ||0-----0--------|---------------|4-------5------|---------------|
E ||---------------|---------------|---------------|0-------4------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

Chorus 2

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||--------5-5----|---------------|--------5-5----|---------------|
E ||5-5------------|0-0-----0-0----|5-5------------|0-0-----0-0----|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||--------5-5----|---------------|--------5-5-5-5|---------------|
E ||5-5------------|0-0-----2-2-2-2|5-5-5-5--------|0--------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

Bridge

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E ||2--------------|0--------------|2--------------|0-------5---4--|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||------5--------|------5--------|------5--------|------5--------|
E ||2--------------|0--------------|2--------------|0--------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||------5--------|---------------|------5--------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E ||2-----------2-4|5-----0--------|2--------------|---------------|---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||--------5-5----|---------------|--------5-5----|---------------|
E ||5-5------------|0-0-----0-0----|5-5------------|0-0-----0-0-12/|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

Chorus 3

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||--------5-5-5-5|--------5-5-5-5|--------5-5-5-5|---------------|
E ||5-5-5-5--------|0-0-0-0--------|5-5-5-5--------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||--------5-5-5-5|---------------|--------5-5----|7-7-----7-7----|
E ||5-5-5-5--------|0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2|5-5------------|---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||--------5-5-5-5|--------5-5-5-5|--------5-5-5-5|---------------|
E ||5-5-5-5--------|0-0-0-0--------|5-5-5-5--------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

G ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A ||--------5-5-5-5|---------------|--------5-5----|7-7-----7-7---7|
E ||5-5-5-5--------|0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2|5-5------------|---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|

Lyrics

Sleeping through the evening
Singing dreams inside my head
I'm heading out I've got some ins who say they care and they just might
I run away with you if things don't go as planned planning big could be a gamble
I've already rolled the dice

I spit and stutter stuff and clutter
Worries in my worried corner
Maladjusted just untrusted rusted and sometimes brilliant busted thoughts
Think I'll stay for a while
I'm intrigued and I'm
Red as a new born white as a corpse.

I promise not to try not to fuck with your mind.
I promise not to mind if you go your way and I go mine.
I promise not to lie if I'm looking you straight in the eye.
I promise not to try not to let you down.

I am elated. I am all smiles and dated.
In my man bites dog down with a Spanish name.
I am all bone.  I am two toned .
Red as a new born white as a corpse.

I promise not to try not to fuck with your mind.
I promise not to mind if you go your way and I go mine.
I promise not to lie if I'm looking you straight in the eye.
I promise not to try not to let you down.  Don't let me down
Slow...

Why you gotta keep the fan on high when its cold outside?
I just wanna let you know that I'm still a fan, get it?
Everybody wants charm and a smile and a promise.
But I promise not to try.....

I promise not to try not to fuck with your mind.
I promise not to mind if you go your way and I go mine.
I promise not to lie if I'm looking you straight in the eye.
I promise not to try not to, not to, not to leave.
(Promise not to try) Not to leave
(Promise not to try) Not to, not to leave
(Promise not to try) I won't leave