{"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":2871398,"song":"The Promise","artist":"The Martins","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11648006-the-promise-chords-by-the-martins/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2871398?type=chord","rating":4.8085,"votes":61,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI never said that I would give you silver or gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr that you would never feel the fire or shiver in the cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I did say you'd never walk through this world alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I did say, don't make this world your home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI never said that fear wouldn't find you in the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr that loneliness was something you'd never have to fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I did say I'd be right there by your side[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I did say I'll always help you fight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Hook]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause you know I made a promise that I intend to keep[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy grace will be sufficient in every time of need[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd my love will be the anchor that you can hold onto[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis is the promise, this is the promise I made to you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI never said that friends would never turn their backs on you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr that the world around you wouldn't see you as a fool[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I did say like me you'll surely be despised[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I did say my ways confound the wise[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI didn't say you'd never taste the bitter kiss of death[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr have to walk through chilly Jordan to enter into rest[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I did say I'd be waiting right on the other side[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I did say I'll dry every tear you cry[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Hook]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause you know I made a promise that I've prepared a place[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd some day sooner than you think you'll see me face to face[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd you'll sing with the angels and a countless multitude[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis is the promise, this is the promise I've made to you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo just keep on walkin', don't turn to the left or right[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd in the midst of darkness, let this be your light[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat hell can't separate us and you're gonna make it through[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis is the promise, this is the promise I've made to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis is the promise, this is the promise I've made to you[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Hook]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Hook]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["G","C","D","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}