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[Verse 1]
ECheap perfume and painted faces, fallen angels fill the places
Where I Ago when my troubles pull me Edown.
EAnd all the lies I know they'll tell me, and the time that they will sell me,
For a F#while I'll be the biggest man in Btown
[Verse 2]
Back at Ehome in bed she's crying, for her love for me is dying.
But she'll Apray I make it safely through the Enight.
When the Bmorning sun starts showing, to her Abedside I'll be going,
And she'll Ehold me while I B7face the Bmorning Elight.
[Chorus]
And I'll make Epromises, Promises to change.
I'll make her G#promises, swear I'll rearrange,
And I'll start Agiving all the love she needs If only Bshe will stay…A  B  
[Verse 3]
And once Eagain she'll reassure me, and I believe her love will cure me.
And I'll Afall asleep with tears on my Eface.
EAnd I know she's just a woman, and her love can't last forever.
And someday F#soon, I know she'll leave without a Btrace.
[Chorus]
For broken Epromises will tear her dreams apart.
Just token G#promises will someday break her heart,
And for the Alast time, she'll hold me when I cry,
And while I'm Bsleeping she'll AquietBly say goodbCye…D  E  

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Promises

by Randy Travis

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[Verse 1]

Cheap perfume and painted faces, fallen angels fill the places

A E

Where I go when my troubles pull me down.

And all the lies I know they'll tell me, and the time that they will sell me,

F# B

For a while I'll be the biggest man in town

[Verse 2]

Back at home in bed she's crying, for her love for me is dying.

A E

But she'll pray I make it safely through the night.

B A

When the morning sun starts showing, to her bedside I'll be going,

E B7 B E

And she'll hold me while I face the morning light.

[Chorus]

And I'll make promises, Promises to change.

I'll make her promises, swear I'll rearrange,

A B A B

And I'll start giving all the love she needs If only she will stay…

[Verse 3]

And once again she'll reassure me, and I believe her love will cure me.

A E

And I'll fall asleep with tears on my face.

And I know she's just a woman, and her love can't last forever.

F# B

And someday soon, I know she'll leave without a trace.

[Chorus]

For broken promises will tear her dreams apart.

Just token promises will someday break her heart,

And for the last time, she'll hold me when I cry,

B A B C D E

And while I'm sleeping she'll quietly say goodbye…

About Promises Chords by Randy Travis

Learn how to play Promises by Randy Travis with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Promises chords”, “Promises guitar chords”, or “Randy Travis Promises chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Promises chords and for experienced players who want accurate Promises lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, A, F#, B, B7, G#.

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