She made herself a promise chords by
Jerry Jeff Walker

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Key: G major

Verse 1
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As a teenage girl in Texas,
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raised on dust and weeds and cactus
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She first saw pictures of
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the river Seine
From her window late at night,
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she'd pretend the stars were lights
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Of the cafes in the St. Ger
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main des Pres

Verse 2
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[Chorus 1: ]
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And she longed to see the world,
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and converse with other girls
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As they laughed and talked and walked
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along the boulevard
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To float to Paris and the lights
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in a taxi late at night
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Seems like a leap of faith to make
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from this old farm
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But she made herself a promise
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that someday she'd celebrate
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Her birthday in the St.
Germain des Pres
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Verse 3
After college she got married,
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she worked in theatre and had some babies
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Her life took on directions of its own
She became a working mother,
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she lived her life for others
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For her husband,
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for the children and her home
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Verse 4
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Then one day her grown daughter said,
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she was off to Europe and
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Have you ever thought
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about it Mom?
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She said of course I used to honey,
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a lot when I was your age
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But I hadn't thought about
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it much until right now
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She remembered the promise,
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that someday she's celebrate
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Her birthday in the St. Germain des Pres
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Interlude 1

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Verse 5
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She sees how quickly life can pass by,
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how easily a dream dies
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You can't just live your life
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for someone else
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So she boards the plane for Paris,
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she thinks she'll need a new dress
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As she keeps that birthday
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promise to herself
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Verse 6
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Oh she thought she'd do it sooner,
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seems so important to her
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But life moves on when
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you're off making plans
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But every now and then it happens,
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a chance appears for you to grab it
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That's why this time she just
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couldn't let it pass
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Cause she made herself a promise that someday
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she'd celebrate
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Her birthday in the St. Germain des Pres