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Repeat Chords for 1st verse and Chorus to the end)
Basically Am9 will get 4 counts, F6 2 counts, E7 2 counts, back to Am9
E7When I Am9thinF6k about E7the turn Am9my life has taken
I know itAm9’s because oF6f you, thaE7t I receiAm9ve so many blessings
F6    E7
Am9I had a homF6e but no privaE7cy, I diAm9dn’t know a tF6hing about my 
E7legacy
Am9When I realized you were theF6re for me, I cE7alled on yoAm9ur 
F6name and you E7came
And you Am9did, just whF6at you saE7id, fAm9or that I’ll love you forever
Am9You kept, your woF6rd to E7me, fAm9or that I’ll love you forever
F6ChorusE7  
Am9A promise, is a promise in my eyF6esE7  
Am9Can’t say you’re gonna just to compromiseF6  E7  
Am9The very thing that keeps two hearts intF6ertwined E7  
A prAm9omise is a promise you can’t deny, F6there’s E7no way
Chorus
A promise is a promise, in my eyes
A promise is a promise you can’t deny, there’s no way
A man’s only as good as his word
Instrumental break
Chorus
A promise is a promise, in my eyes
A promise is a promise you can’t deny, there’s no way
A man’s only as good as his word
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Promise

by India.Arie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am9

Repeat Chords for 1st verse and Chorus to the end)

Basically Am9 will get 4 counts, F6 2 counts, E7 2 counts, back to Am9

E7 Am9 F6 E7 Am9

When I think about the turn my life has taken

Am9 F6 E7 Am9

I know it’s because of you, that I receive so many blessings

F6 E7

Am9 F6 E7 Am9 F6

I had a home but no privacy, I didn’t know a thing about my

legacy

Am9 F6 E7 Am9

When I realized you were there for me, I called on your

F6 E7

name and you came

Am9 F6 E7 Am9

And you did, just what you said, for that I’ll love you forever

Am9 F6 E7 Am9

You kept, your word to me, for that I’ll love you forever

F6 E7

Chorus

Am9 F6 E7

A promise, is a promise in my eyes

Am9 F6 E7

Can’t say you’re gonna just to compromise

Am9 F6 E7

The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined

Am9 F6 E7

A promise is a promise you can’t deny, there’s no way

Chorus

A promise is a promise, in my eyes

A promise is a promise you can’t deny, there’s no way

A man’s only as good as his word

Instrumental break

Chorus

A promise is a promise, in my eyes

A promise is a promise you can’t deny, there’s no way

A man’s only as good as his word

Be sweet and email me if you want more chords.

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