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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1845923,"song":"Thank You For The Promises","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1845923-thank-you-for-the-promises-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1845923?type=chord","rating":4.87132,"votes":3,"content":"Gordon Lightfoot - Thank You For The Promises\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 3rd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:] [ch]Am7[/ch]   [ch]G/A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThank you for the promises we make [/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI know I can't complain, I think I did alright [/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNo failures are in sight, only now and then [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'd like to reminisce, do you remember when[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEven if we're angels, we can't ask [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTo wander through the past, the future is our goal [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe night is black as coal, if I could pay the price [/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'd like to love you once, I'd love to love you twice[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nThanks, we cannot say enough[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe road is sometimes rough[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut we can get along [/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe going will get tough, but we won't be afraid [/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]-[ch]Cadd9[/ch]-[ch]E7[/ch]\r\nOf the promises we made[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThank you for the promises you keep [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen I am fast asleep, to be where we belong [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIs all that I can ask, we can do it in the shade [/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G/A[/ch]\r\nAs long as I have you and the promises we made[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4:]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThank you for the promises we break [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou made a clean mistake, well that's what love's about [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNo need to stand and shout, the truth is in your eyes [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe answer lies within, no need to criticize[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nThanks, for the promises at hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe abuse that we must stand [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIs often heaven sent [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey may not pay the rent, you never can be sure [/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]-[ch]Cadd9[/ch]-[ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWhen promises get bent[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 5:]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThank you for the promises that live [/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat is all that I can give, forever in my mind [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo leave the past behind and seal it with a kiss [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G/A[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nForever in my soul, I will remember this[/tab]","plain_text":"Gordon Lightfoot - Thank You For The Promises\n\n\nCAPO: 3rd Fret\n\n\n\n[INTRO:] Am7   G/A\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 4:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 5:]","chords":["Am7","G/A","Am","G","Dm","E","F","D/F#","C","D","Cadd9","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}