Promise

Laufey
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Updated: Mar 2026 Version: #1

Intro

[C] [C7] [F] [Fm]

[C] i made [C7]a promise

[F] to distance[Fm] myself..

[C] took a flight[C7].. through aurora skies[F]..

honestly [Fm]i didn’t think about

[C]how we didn’t [C7]say goodbye

just [F]see you very [Fm]soon..

it [Dm]hurts to be something

it’s [Fm]worse to be nothin([C])g with you..

Intro

[C] [C7] [F] [Fm]

[C] so i didn’t[C7] call you..

[F] for 16 [Fm]long days..

[C] and i should get[C7].. a cigarette[F]..

for so much res[Fm]traint

no matter [C]how long i re[C7]sist temptation

[F]i will always [Fm]lose..

it [Dm]hurts to be something

it’s [Fm]worse to be nothing([Dm]) with you..

[Dm] i’ve done the [G7]math..

theres no so[C]lution

we’ll never [A7]last..

[Dm]why can’t i let [Fm]go of this..?

Interlude

[C] [C7] [F] [Fm]

[C] [C7] [F] [Fm]

[C] so i broke[C7] my promise[F]

i called you[Fm].. last night

[C] i shouldn’t have[C7].. i wouldn’t have[F]..

if it weren’t for the [Fm]sight of a boy

who [C]looked just like you

[C7]standing out on [F]melrose a[Fm]venue..

it [Dm]hurts to be something

it’s [Fm]worse to be nothin([C])g with you..

Intro

[C] [C7] [F] [Fm]

it [Dm]hurts to be something

it’s [Fm]worse to be nothing([C]) with you..

Outro

[C] [F] [Fm] [C]