Jun162023

Laufey – Promise Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCC/BbFadd9 Fm C7/Bb Am7C7F9 Dm7 Dm G7 Cmaj7 A7b9 Fm6

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[Intro]
C  C/Bb  Fadd9  Fm

[Verse 1]
C           C7/Bb
   I made a promise to
  Am7         Fm
 distance myself
C                C7/Bb
   I took a flight, through
              Am7
aurora skies
         Fm
Honestly I didn't think about
C             C7
How we didn't say
 "goodbye" just
F9            Fm
"see you very soon"
   Dm7
It hurts to be something,
     Fm                C
it's worse to be nothing
with you.
C7  Am7  Fm

[Verse 2]
C              C7/Bb
   So I didn't call you
       Am7        Fm
for sixteen long days
C                     C7/Bb
   And I should get a cigarette
   Am7          Fm
for so much restrain
          C          C7
No matter how long i resist
            F9            Fm
temptation I will always lose
   Dm7
It hurts to be something
     Fm
it's worse to be
              Dm
nothing with you

[Bridge]
              G7
I've done the Math, there's
    Cmaj7                A7b9
no solution, won't ever last
Dm7             Fm
Why can't I let go of this?

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Instrument]
C  C7  Fmaj7  Fm(maj7)
C  C7  Fmaj7  Fm(maj7)

[Verse 3]
C                C7/Bb
   So I broke my promise,
 Am7                Fm
 I called you last night
C
   I shouldn't have,
  C7/Bb
 I wouldn't have
Am7
   If it weren't for the
 Fm
sight of a boy who
C                    C7
looked just like you standing
         F9      Fm
 out on Melrose Avenue
   Dm7
It hurts to be something,
       Fm6
 it's worse to be nothing
       C
 with you.
  C7   Am7   Fm
   Dm7
It hurts to be something,
       Fm6
 it's worse to be nothing
       Dm7
 with you.
  G7 Cmaj7

How to play Promise: key, chords and progression

These are Promise chords by Laufey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Promise by Laufey keeps coming home to D minor (one flat: B♭). You need 16 chords: C, C/Bb, Fadd9, Fm, C7/Bb, Am7, C7, F9, Dm7, Dm, G7 and Cmaj7 and 4 more.

The backbone of the song is C – C7/Bb – Am7 – Fm (VII – VII7 – v7 – iii in D minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: Fadd9, Fm, F9, A7b9 and Fm(maj7 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.