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The Promise

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Step 1 / 48Position: 1
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Verse Pre-Chorus Chorus Bridge
-------------- ------------- ------------- -----------
Em022000 Cmaj7x32000 Em022000 Ebx688xx
B7/F#2x120x B11x21200 Cx32010 G32003x
G32000x Emx22000 G32000x Bb6887xx
Adimx0121x G32000x Dxx0232 Bb76867xx
Cx32010 Em7x20000 Ebmx6887x
G/Bx2000x C#dimx42000 B7998xx
C#dimx42000 Cmx3554x Abm4664xx
B11x21200 Dsus4xx0233 B77978xx
Bx2444x B11x21200
Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
e|---Em------------C------------G------------D---------------|--Em------------C------------G----|
B|---0-----0-----1-----1-----3-----3--------------------|--0-----0-----1-----1-----3---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-0------|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
D|------2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0--0--0------4-0--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--0---|
A|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
If I Emhad B7/F#nothing to my Gname
But Adimphotographs of Gyou
AdimRescued from the EmflamesC  
That is Emall B7/F#I would ever Gneed
As Adimlong as I can Emread
What’s G/Bwritten on your C#dimface
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Cmaj7The B11strength that Emshines beGhind your eyes
Cmaj7The B11hope and Emlight that will B11never die
[Chorus 1]
EmAnd one Cpromise you GmadeD  
EmOne Cpromise that Galways reDmains
EmNo Em7matter the C#dimprice
GPromise to surCvive, Cmpersevere and Gthrive
As we’ve Dsus4always Ddone
[Verse 2]
And you Emsaid, the B7/F#poison in a Gkiss
Is the Adimlie upon the Glips
AdimTruer words were never EmsharedC  
When I Emfeel like B7/F#lies are all I Ghear
I Adimpull my mem'ries Emnear
The G/Bone thing they can’t C#dimtakeB11  
[Chorus 2]
EmAnd one Cpromise you GmadeD  
EmOne Cpromise that Galways reDmains
EmNo Em7matter the C#dimprice
GPromise to surCvive, Cmpersevere and Gthrive
As we’ve Dsus4always Ddone
[Bridge]
EbThe books still open on Gthe table
BbThe bells still Bb7ringing in Ebthe air
BbThe dreams still Bb7clinging to the EbmpillowB  
AbmThe songs still singing in Ba prayB7er
[Verse 3]
Now my Emsoul is B7/F#stretching through the Groots
To Adimmemories of Gyou
AdimBack through time and EmspaceC  
To carry Emhome the B7/F#faces and the Gnames
And Adimphotographs of C#dimyou
B11Rescued from the flB7ames
[Chorus 3]
EmAnd one Cpromise you GmadeD  
EmOne Cpromise that Galways reDmains
EmNo Em7matter the C#dimprice
A Gpromise to surCvive, Cmpersevere and Gthrive
And B11dare to rise once Emmore
A Gpromise to surCvive, Cmpersevere and Adimthrive
Fill the world with Glife
As we’ve Dsus4always Ddone
[Outro]
e|------------|--Em------------D#6------------G------------Cdim------------G----|
B|------------|--0-----0-----1-----1-----3-----3-----4-----4-----0---|
G|---2-0------|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----5-----5-----0---|
D|---0---4-0--|--2--2-----2--1--1-----1--0--0-----0--4--4-----4--0---|
A|------------|--------------------------------------------------2---|
E|------------|--------------------------------------------------3---|
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