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CAPO 3
         GLord, YCadd9ou know D7my       he     art 
         GAnd all Cadd9my      D7desi   res
And the         Em  Bm7secret  Cadd9thingsG,         I'll never      tell
Lord, YoAm7u       D7know them well  
Verse 2
         GThough Cadd9I may bD7e        you     ng
         GI see aCadd9nd      D7under   stand
That at         Em  Bm7times lCadd9ike      Gsheep   we go   astray
And     Am7things gD7et out of hand  
Chorus
So I    Cadd9promise        G   D7to be   Cadd9true    D7to      GYou
To      Cadd9live my Glife in         purity
As      Am7unto    D7You
Waiting         Cadd9  Gfor      D7the    day
When I  Cadd9hear    D7You      Gsay
Here    Cadd9is the oGne I    have created
        Am7Just    D7for      Gyou
Repeat Intro
Verse 3
         GUntil tCadd9hen oh  D7Lo      rd
         GI will Cadd9be       D7con    tent
Knowing         Em  Bm7that true       love
Will    Cadd9come somGe        day
It will         Am7  D7only come from  You
Bridge
         Em'Cause Bm7I have seen the         suffering
That    Cadd9lonelineGss can   cause
        EmWhen we Bm7choose Cadd9to       give our love   away
Without D7a rightous      cause

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I Promise

by Jaci Velasquez

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Bm7

Am7

CAPO 3

G Cadd9 D7

Lord, You know my he art

G Cadd9 D7

And all my desi res

Em Bm7 Cadd9 G

And the secret things, I'll never tell

Am7 D7

Lord, You know them well

Verse 2

G Cadd9 D7

Though I may be you ng

G Cadd9 D7

I see and under stand

Em Bm7 Cadd9 G

That at times like sheep we go astray

Am7 D7

And things get out of hand

Chorus

Cadd9 G D7 Cadd9 D7 G

So I promise to be true to You

Cadd9 G

To live my life in purity

Am7 D7

As unto You

Cadd9 G D7

Waiting for the day

Cadd9 D7 G

When I hear You say

Cadd9 G

Here is the one I have created

Am7 D7 G

Just for you

Repeat Intro

Verse 3

G Cadd9 D7

Until then oh Lo rd

G Cadd9 D7

I will be con tent

Em Bm7

Knowing that true love

Cadd9 G

Will come some day

Am7 D7

It will only come from You

Bridge

Em Bm7

'Cause I have seen the suffering

Cadd9 G

That loneliness can cause

Em Bm7 Cadd9

When we choose to give our love away

Without a rightous cause

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