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PROMISE 
B
Bye lowlives 
laughing too much 
never close your eyes 
til the sun's coming up 
Abmunderslept, oEverdreamt B  
B
Bmy whole life 
trying to speak 
but silent 
with so much beneath it 
Abmthat thick Ewind under the surface 
F#you don't know me, or Ebmmy purpose 
Eor my promise, F#i got promise B  
B
Byour hands and feet 
for all of their grief 
turned out to be 
only your elbows and knees Abm  
you go farther, Eyou're just starting to seBe 
Band you see that red pen 
hover in judgement 
and that census 
get those numbers away froAbmm us 
cause honeEst, we got notF#hing 
in our pockets Ebmbut thin wrists E  
and promiF#se, we got prBomise 
B
Bi'm waking up Abm  
pull me from my sheets Bin the dark Abm  
as if in a dream, liftBing off Abm  
let me feel it shift iBn my blood Abm  
let me feel like i'm rBising up Abm  
out of all the ashes aBnd dust Abm  
out of all the past - Bthat's doneAbm  
 i don't need what's long dead and Bgone, man, Abm  
 B(Ebm)  Abm(E)
i got promise 
 B(Ebm)  Abm(E)
i got promise…
 B(Ebm)  Abm(E)

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Promise

by Hey Rosetta!

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Abm

Ebm

PROMISE

ye lowlives

laughing too much

never close your eyes

til the sun's coming up

Abm E B

underslept, overdreamt

my whole life

trying to speak

but silent

with so much beneath it

Abm E

that thick wind under the surface

F# Ebm

you don't know me, or my purpose

E F# B

or my promise, i got promise

your hands and feet

for all of their grief

turned out to be

Abm

only your elbows and knees

E B

you go farther, you're just starting to see

and you see that red pen

hover in judgement

and that census

Abm

get those numbers away from us

E F#

cause honest, we got nothing

Ebm E

in our pockets but thin wrists

F# B

and promise, we got promise

B Abm

i'm waking up

B Abm

pull me from my sheets in the dark

B Abm

as if in a dream, lifting off

B Abm

let me feel it shift in my blood

B Abm

let me feel like i'm rising up

B Abm

out of all the ashes and dust

B Abm

out of all the past - that's done

B Abm

i don't need what's long dead and gone, man,

B Ebm Abm E

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i got promise

B Ebm Abm E

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i got promise…

B Ebm Abm E

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