Tune half step down Verse 1 E Fm Good for me , for a time. All hells cubically contained A Starched and bottled , pressed and altered E And I'm ready for the rings E Fm The first tiny little shadows of my creepy little thoughts A And have it all that matters E And I lose by default Chorus A Bm And I never promise anything again A Bm I never promise anything again A Bm E I never promise anything again Verse 2 E Fm I set a dozen twelve step traps , They slipped by everyone A I never catch the little bastards E I really do wish that they'd own up E Fm Those paranoid little fuckers , take their paranoid little time A And when the moon rolls in , they're like a bank robbin E And I'm a hostage who will drive Chorus A Bm And I never promise anything again A Bm I never promise anything again A E D I never promise ,never promise ,never promise A E Anything again ,anything again D A Never promise ,never promise E D Anything again , anything again A Bm E Never promise Verse 3 E Fm Now I can only do so much and I will never deviate A I hear myself take a deep breath E And I think I must a wanted it this way E Fm I remember all those little traps, I could not keep them in place A And whenever stationed anywhere E They were terrorized and maimed E Fm So tonight I set my vigil and my shadows all that's cast A And the iron that's encased it E Is doing all that one could ask Chorus A Bm And I never promise anything again A Bm I never promise anything again A E D I never promise , never promise ,never promise A E Anything again , anything again D A Never promise , never promise E D anything again , anything again A Bm E Never promise