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Lucy Kaplansky - Promise Me
CAPO: 5th Fret
INTRO:   C    F  G  
Let me Csit beside you, take a Fgood long look at you
I'll memorize you, so I Galways find you
SmiCling at me in Fmy rear view
In the broken white line, that takes me from GyouF  
CHORUS:
CPromise me you'll wait for meF  
And kiss me Cone more timeF  
Give me all your Clonely nightsDm  
I'll keep 'em here with CmineF  
I'll keep 'em here with CmineG  C  
If I could Cstay in one place, I Fknow what I'd do
I'd make my living, my love with yGou
But I Cwork on these stages and I Flive everywhere
And it's everywhere that I want GyouF  
CHORUS:
CPromise me you'll wait for meF  
And kiss me Cone more timeF  
Give me all your Clonely nightsDm  
I'll keep 'em here with Cmine (mine)F  
I'll keep 'em here with Cmine
BRIDGE: F-Em-Eb  
Listen for Fme when AbI'm away
I'll be Ebsinging to youC  F  G  C  F  G  
It Cfeels like I just got Fhome yesterday
Now I'm packed and I'm ready, with nothing to Gsay
I'm Ccounting the white lines, the Fmeasures of road time
They're broken in pieces, like my heart toGdayF  
CHORUS:
CPromise me you'll wait for meF  
And kiss me Cone more timeF  
Give me all your Clonely nightsDm  
I'll keep 'em here with Emmine (mine)F  
I'll keep 'em here with CmineF  
I'll keep 'em here with CmineF  G  C  

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Promise Me

by Lucy Kaplansky

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Lucy Kaplansky - Promise Me

CAPO: 5th Fret

C F G

INTRO:

C F

Let me sit beside you, take a good long look at you

I'll memorize you, so I always find you

C F

Smiling at me in my rear view

G F

In the broken white line, that takes me from you

CHORUS:

C F

Promise me you'll wait for me

C F

And kiss me one more time

C Dm

Give me all your lonely nights

C F

I'll keep 'em here with mine

C G C

I'll keep 'em here with mine

C F

If I could stay in one place, I know what I'd do

I'd make my living, my love with you

C F

But I work on these stages and I live everywhere

G F

And it's everywhere that I want you

CHORUS:

C F

Promise me you'll wait for me

C F

And kiss me one more time

C Dm

Give me all your lonely nights

C F

I'll keep 'em here with mine (mine)

I'll keep 'em here with mine

F Em Eb

BRIDGE: --

F Ab

Listen for me when I'm away

Eb C F G C F G

I'll be singing to you

C F

It feels like I just got home yesterday

Now I'm packed and I'm ready, with nothing to say

C F

I'm counting the white lines, the measures of road time

G F

They're broken in pieces, like my heart today

CHORUS:

C F

Promise me you'll wait for me

C F

And kiss me one more time

C Dm

Give me all your lonely nights

Em F

I'll keep 'em here with mine (mine)

C F

I'll keep 'em here with mine

C F G C

I'll keep 'em here with mine

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