{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1513021,"song":"The Promise","artist":"Sturgill Simpson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11279732-the-promise-chords-by-sturgill-simpson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1513021?type=chord","rating":4.62868,"votes":347,"content":"Extraordinarily beautiful cover of a When In Rome song. Picking pattern is pretty easy to figure out. \r\nThe guitar on the actual recording is very simple so I tend to embellish it a little bit when playing it \r\nsolo (like walking down the A bass note to the F#m) when the verses get going properly. The A is hammered\r\nonto Asus4 most times it's played but not all, the D is every time in the verse. I’ve played around with\r\nsome different voicings (like capping the 4th and playing it in G), for a fuller sound when going solo \r\nbut I’m pretty sure this is what’s played on the record.\r\n\r\nChords are all straightforward:\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     [x02220]\r\n[ch]Asus4[/ch] [x02230]\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]   [244222]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     [xx0232]\r\n[ch]Dsus4[/ch] [xx0233]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]    [xx0231]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     [022100]\r\n\r\nCapo 2\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf you need a friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F#m[/ch]     \r\nDon't look to a stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know in the end,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll always be there[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut when you're in doubt[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd when you're in danger[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTake a look all around[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll be there[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                          [ch]A/G#[/ch]\r\nI'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI know they don't sound the way I planned them to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut if you wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI promise, I promise you I will[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen your day is through[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd so is your temper[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know what to do[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna always be there[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSometimes if I shout[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nIt's not what's intended[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThese words just come out[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith no gripe to bear[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI know they don't sound the way I planned them to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut if you wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI promise, I promise you I will[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                          [ch]A/G#[/ch]\r\nI'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI know they don't sound the way I planned them to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut if you wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI promise, I promise[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                          [ch]A/G#[/ch]\r\nI'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI know they don't sound the way I planned them to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut if I had to walk the world, I'd make you fall for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI promise, I promise you I will[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]","plain_text":"Extraordinarily beautiful cover of a When In Rome song. Picking pattern is pretty easy to figure out. \nThe guitar on the actual recording is very simple so I tend to embellish it a little bit when playing it \nsolo (like walking down the A bass note to the F#m) when the verses get going properly. The A is hammered\nonto Asus4 most times it's played but not all, the D is every time in the verse. I’ve played around with\nsome different voicings (like capping the 4th and playing it in G), for a fuller sound when going solo \nbut I’m pretty sure this is what’s played on the record.\n\nChords are all straightforward:\nA     [x02220]\nAsus4 [x02230]\nF#m   [244222]\nD     [xx0232]\nDsus4 [xx0233]\nDm    [xx0231]\nE     [022100]\n\nCapo 2\n\n[Intro]\nA     Asus4 A\nA     Asus4 A\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nA       F#m     D\nA       F#m     D   E\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]\nA     Asus4 A","chords":["A","F#m","Asus4","D","G","Dsus4","Dm","E","A/G#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}