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[EURYDICE]
EPromises you Dmade to me
EYou said the rivers Dand the trees
BmWould fill our pockets and our Dplates
BmPromises you mDade
EYou said the birds would Dblanket us
EYou said the world was Dgenerous
BmAnd wouldn’t turn its back on usD  
[Interlude]
Bm D
BmThe river froze
AThe trees were bare
BmAnd all the birds they Adisappeared
So me Bmtoo I flew Caway
CFrom promises you Dmade
[ORPHEUS]
EPromises you Dmade to me
EYou said that you would Dstay with me
BmWhatever weather came our wayD  
BmPromises you madeD  
BmThat we would walk, Aside by side
BmThrough all the seasons Aof our lives
'Neath any Bmsky, down any Croad
CAny way the wind Dblows
[Interlude]
D A D A Bm G C D
DI have no Aring for your finger
DI have no Abanquet table laid
BmI have no bed of Gfeathers
BmWhatever Apromises I’ve made
DCan’t promise you Afair sky above
DCan’t promise you Akind road below
BmBut I’ll walk with Cyou, my love
CAny way the wind Dblows
[EURYDICE]
DI don’t need Agold, don’t need silver
DJust bread when I’m hungry, Afire when I’m cold
BmDon’t need a ring Gfor my finger
BmJust need a Asteady hand to hold
DDon’t promise me Afair sky above
DDon’t promise me Akind road below
BmJust walk with Cme, my love
CAny way the wind Eblows
[ORPHEUS]
EI don’t know Gwhere this road will end
EBut I’ll walk with Gyou into the wind
[BOTH]
DI can’t promise you Afair sky above
DCan’t promise you Akind road below
BmBut I’ll walk with Cyou, my love
CAny way the wind Dblows
[ORPHEUS]
DDo you let me Awalk with you?
[EURYDICE]
DI Ado
[ORPHEUS]
AI do
[BOTH]
I Ddo
[EURYDICE]
DAnd keep on Awalking, come what will?
[ORPHEUS]
DI Awill
[EURYDICE]
AI will
[BOTH]
   D*
We will

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Promises

by Anaïs Mitchell

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[EURYDICE]

E D

Promises you made to me

E D

You said the rivers and the trees

Bm D

Would fill our pockets and our plates

Bm D

Promises you made

E D

You said the birds would blanket us

E D

You said the world was generous

Bm D

And wouldn’t turn its back on us

[Interlude]

Bm D

The river froze

The trees were bare

Bm A

And all the birds they disappeared

Bm C

So me too I flew away

C D

From promises you made

[ORPHEUS]

E D

Promises you made to me

E D

You said that you would stay with me

Bm D

Whatever weather came our way

Bm D

Promises you made

Bm A

That we would walk, side by side

Bm A

Through all the seasons of our lives

Bm C

'Neath any sky, down any road

C D

Any way the wind blows

[Interlude]

D A D A Bm G C D

D A

I have no ring for your finger

D A

I have no banquet table laid

Bm G

I have no bed of feathers

Bm A

Whatever promises I’ve made

D A

Can’t promise you fair sky above

D A

Can’t promise you kind road below

Bm C

But I’ll walk with you, my love

C D

Any way the wind blows

[EURYDICE]

D A

I don’t need gold, don’t need silver

D A

Just bread when I’m hungry, fire when I’m cold

Bm G

Don’t need a ring for my finger

Bm A

Just need a steady hand to hold

D A

Don’t promise me fair sky above

D A

Don’t promise me kind road below

Bm C

Just walk with me, my love

C E

Any way the wind blows

[ORPHEUS]

E G

I don’t know where this road will end

E G

But I’ll walk with you into the wind

[BOTH]

D A

I can’t promise you fair sky above

D A

Can’t promise you kind road below

Bm C

But I’ll walk with you, my love

C D

Any way the wind blows

[ORPHEUS]

D A

Do you let me walk with you?

[EURYDICE]

D A

I do

[ORPHEUS]

I do

[BOTH]

I do

[EURYDICE]

D A

And keep on walking, come what will?

[ORPHEUS]

D A

I will

[EURYDICE]

I will

[BOTH]

We will

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