Biography:
The Promise Ring is an American emo band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Formed in 1995 from the ashes of Cap'n Jazz, they split in 2002 and reunited on-and-off since 2005. The band has released four studio albums and various singles.
Davey von Bohlen - vocals, guitar
Jason Gnewikow - guitar, keyboards
Dan Didier - drums
Scott Schoenbeck - bass
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The Promise Ring
Why Did We Ever Meet
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B - x24442
Ebm - x68876
E - 022100
A - x02220
C#m - x46654
G#m - 466444
Intro: B--Ebm-E-
Verse 1:
B
Your hair pinned up in circles
Ebm
Worn like a widow to second
E B
the motion of second nature
B
Like two rafts knotted and ju
Ebm
knotted and still where
E B
sound is lost and found
A
But I fear it's all
B Ebm E B
just coming back to me
Verse 2:
B
And I fear that it's
Ebm
all just coming back
E
It's all coming back
B
It's all coming back to me
B
Under that threat
Ebm
of sky we lie together
E B
Why care about the weather
A B (hold)
It only ends it ends in darkness
Chorus:
B
You you're always you're
C#m B
Always dressed and buttoned up
E B
Ba ba ba da ba ba ba ba ba da ba bap
A G#m
Do do do do do do do do and
(Repeat)
Post Chorus: B--Ebm-E-B-
Verse 3:
B Ebm
And between 19 19 and 40
E
For the tea it will
B
have changed me
B
And turning from the invading
Ebm E
light on my my naked room
B
My naked room
A
Our coffee stains
B (hold)
and dusty coughing
(Repeat Chorus)
Guitar Solo: B--Ebm-E- x3 A--
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro: Ebm-A-B-- x2
Why Did We Ever Meet
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B - x24442
Ebm - x68876
E - 022100
A - x02220
C#m - x46654
G#m - 466444
Intro: B--Ebm-E-
Verse 1:
B
Your hair pinned up in circles
Ebm
Worn like a widow to second
E B
the motion of second nature
B
Like two rafts knotted and ju
Ebm
knotted and still where
E B
sound is lost and found
A
But I fear it's all
B Ebm E B
just coming back to me
Verse 2:
B
And I fear that it's
Ebm
all just coming back
E
It's all coming back
B
It's all coming back to me
B
Under that threat
Ebm
of sky we lie together
E B
Why care about the weather
A B (hold)
It only ends it ends in darkness
Chorus:
B
You you're always you're
C#m B
Always dressed and buttoned up
E B
Ba ba ba da ba ba ba ba ba da ba bap
A G#m
Do do do do do do do do and
(Repeat)
Post Chorus: B--Ebm-E-B-
Verse 3:
B Ebm
And between 19 19 and 40
E
For the tea it will
B
have changed me
B
And turning from the invading
Ebm E
light on my my naked room
B
My naked room
A
Our coffee stains
B (hold)
and dusty coughing
(Repeat Chorus)
Guitar Solo: B--Ebm-E- x3 A--
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro: Ebm-A-B-- x2
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