promises : eric clapton .
album – the cream of eric clapton – 1987 .

#1 .
G
i don’t care if you never come home ,
C
i don’t mind if you just . . keep on
G
rolling away on a distant sea ,
D G
cause i don’t love you and you don’t love me .

#2 .
G
you cause a commotion when you come to town ,
C
give ’em a smile and they melt .
G
and the lovers and friends are all good and fine ,
D G
but i don’t like yours and you don’t like mine .

G C G D
la la . . la la la la la .
G C G D G
la la . . la la la la la .

#3 .
G
i don’t care what you do with your nights ,
C
oh , i don’t care how you get your delights . .
G
i’ll just leave you alone , i’ll just let it be ,
D G G7
i don’t love you and you don’t love me .

chorus :
C G
i got a problem . . can you relate?
Am7 G
i got a woman . . calling love hate .
C G
we made a vow . . we’d always be friends .
Am7 G
how could we know that promises end?

G C G D
la la . . la la la la la .
G C G D G
la la . . la la la la la .

#4 .
G
i tried to love you for years upon years ,
C
you used to take me for real .
G
it’s time you saw what i want you to see
D G G7
that i’d still love you if you’d just love me .

chorus :
C G
i got a problem . . can you relate?
Am7 G
i got a woman . . calling love hate .
C G
we made a vow . . we’d always be friends .
Am7 G
how could we know that promises end?

outro :

G C G D
la la . . la la la la la .
G C G D
la la . . la la la la la .

G C G D
la la . . la la la la la .
G C G D
la la . . la la la la la .

G C G D
la la . . la la la la la .
G C G D
la la . . la la la la la . ( fade . )

an eighties smash from kraziekhat .