Song: Never Is A Promise By: Fiona Apple From The Album: Tidal Chorded By: Adam Klein E-Mail: Adam_Klein@compuserve.com Web Page: The Ultimate Amanda Marshall Homepage URL: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Adam_Klein If you want the words to be aligned with the guitar chords, you must view it in a non-fixed-width font, such as Times New Roman or Arial. Intro: Am G F C Gm F C Am G F C Gm F C Gm F Gm F You'll never see the courage I know Gm F Gm F Its colors' richness won't appear within your view E Dm E Dm I'll never glow - the way that you glow Gm F E Dm Your presence dominates the judgments made on you Am G F C But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights Am G F C The shades and shadows undulate in my perception Am G F C My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights F Dm Am C I understand what I am still too proud to mention - to you C F Am G You'll say you understand, but you don't understand C F Am G You'll say you'd never give up seeing eye to eye F Am G Am But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie Em G F C Gm F C Am G F C F C Gm F Gm F You'll never touch - these things that I hold Gm F Gm F The skin of my emotions lies beneath my own E Dm E Dm You'll never feel the heat of this soul F Dm C My fever burns me deeper than I've ever shown - to you C F Am G You'll say, Don't fear your dreams, it's easier than it seems C F Am G You'll say you'd never let me fall from hopes so high F Am G Am But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie G F C Gm F C Am G F C Gm F C Gm F Gm F You'll never live the life that I live Gm F Gm F I'll never live the life that wakes me in the night E Dm E Dm You'll never hear the message I give F Dm C You'll say it looks as though I might give up this fight Am G F C But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights Am G F C The shades and shadows undulate in my perception Am G F C My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights F Dm C I realize what I am now too smart to mention - to you C F Am G You'll say you understand, you'll never understand C F Am G I'll say I'll never wake up knowing how or why C F Am G I don't know what to believe in, you don't know who I am C F Am G You'll say I need appeasing when I start to cry F Am G F G Am G F C Am But never is a pro - mise and I'll never need a lie