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Here are the chords to 'This Promise' by Sam Tsui featuring his husband, Casey Breves! 
It's a beautiful song and the music video for it is even sweeter (scenes from their wedding)!
It has really easy chords as well, so I hope you have fun
playing it, for whatever reason you are doing so :) 
NO CAPO
VERSE 1:
  GBreathe in the moment, we are sending out a message, this love 
  Here for a second, just a sentence in the story of us Em  C  
  A sentence in the Gstory of us 
  GYour hand in mine, we are burning like two flickering lights 
  I'll pass this moment, we are flying through the days and the nights Em  C  
  Flying through the Gdays and the nights 
PRECHORUS:
  I'm trying to keep   Dthis image I see   EmI know we can't stay Cthere yeah
  But still I believe,  Dthat this you and me,  Emwill always be someCwhere
  'Cause I swear
CHORUS:
  GThat we'll forever fade into a memory 
  CNothing will ever take, take you away from me
  This Empromise of mine D  
  Is a Cpromise in time 
  GAnd as we're looking back on who we used to be 
  CWith everything I am, I swear you'll always see 
  This Empromise of mine D  
  Is a Cpromise in time 
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: 
G
VERSE 2: 
  GDance 'till it's over, 'till the morning brings the first ray of sun 
  Just hold me close, you know the road we're on has only beEmgun C  
  The road we're on has Gonly begun 
  GAll the people we've become and those we've yet to be 
  SomeChow I want to show them just how beautiful you're looking through my eyes    Emright now C  
  If they could look through my Geyes somehow 
PRECHORUS:
  I'm trying to keep   Dthis image I see   EmI know we can't stay Cthere 
  But still I believe,  Dthat this you and me,  Emwill always be someCwhere (somewhere) 
  'Cause I swear
CHORUS:
  GThat we'll forever fade into a memory 
  CNothing will ever take, take you away from me
  This Empromise of mine D  
  Is a Cpromise in time 
  GAnd as we're looking back on who we used to be 
  CWith everything I am, I swear you'll always see 
  This Empromise of mine D  
  Is a Cpromise in time 
BRIDGE: 
  GWoah   GWoah   GWoah   GWoah 
  EmWoah   EmWoah   GWoah   GWoah
  GWoah   GWoah   GWoah   GWoah 
  EmWoah   EmWoah   CWoah   CWoahC  
(This promise of mine this promise of mine this promiseeeeeeee....)
'Cause I swear 
CHORUS:
  GThat we'll forever fade into a memory 
  CNothing will ever take, take you away from me
  This Empromise of mine D(this promise of mine)
  Is a Cpromise in time (woahhhhhhh)
  GAnd as we're looking back on who we used to be 
  CWith everything I am, I swear you'll always see 
  This Empromise of mine D  
  Is a Cpromise in time
OUTRO:
  GWoah   GWoah   GWoah   GWoah 
  EmWoah   EmWoah   CWoah   CWoah

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This Promise

by Sam Tsui

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Here are the chords to 'This Promise' by Sam Tsui featuring his husband, Casey Breves!

It's a beautiful song and the music video for it is even sweeter (scenes from their wedding)!

It has really easy chords as well, so I hope you have fun

playing it, for whatever reason you are doing so :)

NO CAPO

VERSE 1:

Breathe in the moment, we are sending out a message, this love

Em C

Here for a second, just a sentence in the story of us

A sentence in the story of us

Your hand in mine, we are burning like two flickering lights

Em C

I'll pass this moment, we are flying through the days and the nights

Flying through the days and the nights

PRECHORUS:

D Em C

I'm trying to keep this image I see I know we can't stay there yeah

D Em C

But still I believe, that this you and me, will always be somewhere

'Cause I swear

CHORUS:

That we'll forever fade into a memory

Nothing will ever take, take you away from me

Em D

This promise of mine

Is a promise in time

And as we're looking back on who we used to be

With everything I am, I swear you'll always see

Em D

This promise of mine

Is a promise in time

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK:

VERSE 2:

Dance 'till it's over, 'till the morning brings the first ray of sun

Em C

Just hold me close, you know the road we're on has only begun

The road we're on has only begun

All the people we've become and those we've yet to be

C Em C

Somehow I want to show them just how beautiful you're looking through my eyes right now

If they could look through my eyes somehow

PRECHORUS:

D Em C

I'm trying to keep this image I see I know we can't stay there

D Em C

But still I believe, that this you and me, will always be somewhere (somewhere)

'Cause I swear

CHORUS:

That we'll forever fade into a memory

Nothing will ever take, take you away from me

Em D

This promise of mine

Is a promise in time

And as we're looking back on who we used to be

With everything I am, I swear you'll always see

Em D

This promise of mine

Is a promise in time

BRIDGE:

G G G G

Woah Woah Woah Woah

Em Em G G

Woah Woah Woah Woah

G G G G

Woah Woah Woah Woah

Em Em C C C

Woah Woah Woah Woah

(This promise of mine this promise of mine this promiseeeeeeee....)

'Cause I swear

CHORUS:

That we'll forever fade into a memory

Nothing will ever take, take you away from me

Em D

This promise of mine (this promise of mine)

Is a promise in time (woahhhhhhh)

And as we're looking back on who we used to be

With everything I am, I swear you'll always see

Em D

This promise of mine

Is a promise in time

OUTRO:

G G G G

Woah Woah Woah Woah

Em Em C C

Woah Woah Woah Woah

About This Promise Chords by Sam Tsui

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