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The Promise chords by
Derek Davis
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Key: B minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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The

Moonlight was golden,
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the night my baby slid away
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She told me to always just
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remember all the good days
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I watched her eyes closely
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as the darkness closed in tight
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Goodbye my true love, she said,
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cradling into the night
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And she whispered,
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I'll see you on the other
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side of the line
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G

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I'll be waiting there for you
E
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when it's time
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Am
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G
G

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And I told her, don't make a promise
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Am

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F
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if you won't be there, my love
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C
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G

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Don't make a promise
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unless you've found a
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F
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place beyond the sun
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The bluebirds are singing
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in the garden she once knew
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Her flowers are blooming,
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sunshine in the afternoon
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It's just a year gone now,
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but it feels as time stood still
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Cause I still remember what she said to me
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As she left for my world, she whispered
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I'll see you on the other side of the line
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Where I'll be waiting there
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for you when it's time
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And I told her, don't make a promise
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If you won't be there, my love
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Be there, my love
G
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Don't make a promise
Am
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F
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Unless you know the place beyond the sun
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G
G

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If you can't deliver,
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Am
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then you better stay around

Stay around
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G
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Yeah, don't make that promise
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Cause if you do, I might just leave with you now
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Yeah, don't make no
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promises to me
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Yeah, don't do it,
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No, don't make no promises
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that you can't keep
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Please don't make no promises,
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cause I might believe, I believe,

I believe, I believe, babe
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Don't say the words,
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don't you dare promise me
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Don't make a promise
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if you won't be there, my love
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Be there, my love
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Don't make a promise
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Am
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unless you have the place
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beyond the sun

Beyond the sun
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If you can't deliver,
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then you better stay around
C
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Stay around
G
G

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Just don't make that promise
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Cause if you do,
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I might just leave with you now

Yeah, don't make no
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promise
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Yeah, don't make no prom
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Am
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ise
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Don't make no promise, babe
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Don't make no promise, babe
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • Dm

  • F

  • G

  • E

  • C

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Promise by Derek Davis is B minor.

The primary chords used in The Promise are Bm, Em, G, A, F#, D.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bm, Em, G, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Promise is approximately 122 beats per minute.

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