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Ok so this is my first tab and I think I got a few chords wrong but basically this is an easy way to play 
The Promise (It's pretty much just  G   D   Em   Dthroughout the whole song)
Intro:  Gx4
GToday you don't wanna get out of Dbed
There are so many thoughts in your Emhead
Like you'd be Dbetter off dead better off dead
Well let me tell Gyou there's a whole world waiting for Dyou
It's hard to believe but it's Emtrue - woah
So just Dhold on for me hold on for me
'Cause I believe
GIf you go my Dheart would break
                    Em   D(single strum)
Just hold on one more day
'Cause Gyou are Dso beautifuEml - woah
I Dpromise you this, I promise you this
And you are Gmore than DcapabEmle - woah
                                                   D          Em   G(single strum)
Just believe in yourself when nobody else is listening
And GI may not even know your Dname
But I promise you I've felt the Emsame
As Dyou do right now you'll make it somehow
And even if Gyou feel as though you have no Dfriends
Except the blade that cuts your Emskin
You're Dbetter than this, you're worth more than this
And I believe Gif you go my Dheart would break just Emhold on one more Dday
'Cause Gyou are Dso beautiEmful - woah
I Dpromise you this I promise you this
And you are Gmore than DcapabEmle - woah
Just beDlieve in yourself when nobody else is listening
And Gif you go I Dthink my heart would EmbreakD  
And Gif you go I Dthink my heart would EmbreakD  
'Cause Gyou are Dso beautiEmful - woah
I Dpromise you this, I promise you this
I promise that Gyou are Dso beautiEmful - woah
I Dpromise you this, I promise you this
And you are Gmore than DcapabEmle - woah
Just beDlieve in yourself when nobody else is listening
GYou are Dso beautiEmful whoa oh
I Dpromise you this, I promise you this
And you are Gmore than DcapabEmle, whoa oh
                                                 D         G        D        Em   D(3 single strums)  G(single strum)  
Just believe in yourself when nobody else is listening

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The Promise

by Emma Blackery

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Ok so this is my first tab and I think I got a few chords wrong but basically this is an easy way to play

G D Em D

The Promise (It's pretty much just throughout the whole song)

Intro: x4

G D

Today you don't wanna get out of bed

There are so many thoughts in your head

Like you'd be better off dead better off dead

G D

Well let me tell you there's a whole world waiting for you

It's hard to believe but it's true - woah

So just hold on for me hold on for me

'Cause I believe

G D

If you go my heart would break

Em D

(single strum)

Just hold on one more day

G D Em

'Cause you are so beautiful - woah

I promise you this, I promise you this

G D Em

And you are more than capable - woah

D Em G

(single strum)

Just believe in yourself when nobody else is listening

G D

And I may not even know your name

But I promise you I've felt the same

As you do right now you'll make it somehow

G D

And even if you feel as though you have no friends

Except the blade that cuts your skin

You're better than this, you're worth more than this

G D Em D

And I believe if you go my heart would break just hold on one more day

G D Em

'Cause you are so beautiful - woah

I promise you this I promise you this

G D Em

And you are more than capable - woah

Just believe in yourself when nobody else is listening

G D Em D

And if you go I think my heart would break

G D Em D

And if you go I think my heart would break

G D Em

'Cause you are so beautiful - woah

I promise you this, I promise you this

G D Em

I promise that you are so beautiful - woah

I promise you this, I promise you this

G D Em

And you are more than capable - woah

Just believe in yourself when nobody else is listening

G D Em

You are so beautiful whoa oh

I promise you this, I promise you this

G D Em

And you are more than capable, whoa oh

D G D Em D G

(3 single strums) (single strum)

Just believe in yourself when nobody else is listening

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