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intro    D   A   Bm       G   D   A   Bm  G  
DI'M OUT HERE AEVERY DAY   BmBREAKIN GHEARTS ALONG THE DWAY
DI CAUSE ATEARS TO FALL    BMAND SOME TO GLOSE IT AALL
ATHIS WHOLE EmWORLD WOULD GBE  EMBETTER OFF WITHOUT GME
DI'M THE SADDEST AWORDS YOU'VE SPOKEN  GI'M A PROMISE BROKDENA  Bm  G  
DI'M THE BALL GAME ATHAT YOU MISSED   BmI'M THE CALLS GTHAT DON'T COME DIN
DI'M EVERY APOOR EXCUSE  BmYOU USE TO GCOVER UP THE ATRUTH
AI TELL THE EMPEOPLE THAT YOU GLOVE  EMTHEY DON'T MATTER QUIET GENOUGH
DTHERE'S NO STOPPIN ME ONCE AI'M IN MOTION   GI'M A PROMISE BRODKEN
EmDISAPPOINTMENT  DDISILLUSION    EMDESPAIR   ACONFUSION
EmI'VE SEEN IT ALL IN YOUR GEYES  EMDON'T PROMISE YOU WILL DIF YOU WON'T
EmDON'T SAY YOU DO AWHEN YOU DON'T  EMIT'S OK TO SAY YOU'LL GTRY
D A BM G   D A BM G D
DI GET APUSHED ASIDE BMWHEN YOU MOVE GON WITH YOUR DLIFE
DBUT I STAND THE ATEST OF TIME  BMIN YOUR GHEART AND IN YOUR AMIND
AYOU'LL THINK EMABOUT ME NOW AND GTHEN  EMWONDER HOW YOUR LIFE MIGHT HAVE GBEEN
DBUT I WILL LEAVE YOU ANEVER KNOWIN   GI'M A PROMISE BRODKENA  BM  
GI'M A PROMISE BRODKEND  A  Bm  G  D  

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Promise Broken

by Deric Ruttan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D A Bm G D A Bm G

intro

D A Bm G D

I'M OUT HERE EVERY DAY BREAKIN HEARTS ALONG THE WAY

D A BM G A

I CAUSE TEARS TO FALL AND SOME TO LOSE IT ALL

A Em G EM G

THIS WHOLE WORLD WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT ME

D A G D A Bm G

I'M THE SADDEST WORDS YOU'VE SPOKEN I'M A PROMISE BROKEN

D A Bm G D

I'M THE BALL GAME THAT YOU MISSED I'M THE CALLS THAT DON'T COME IN

D A Bm G A

I'M EVERY POOR EXCUSE YOU USE TO COVER UP THE TRUTH

A EM G EM G

I TELL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE THEY DON'T MATTER QUIET ENOUGH

D A G D

THERE'S NO STOPPIN ME ONCE I'M IN MOTION I'M A PROMISE BROKEN

Em D EM A

DISAPPOINTMENT DISILLUSION DESPAIR CONFUSION

Em G EM D

I'VE SEEN IT ALL IN YOUR EYES DON'T PROMISE YOU WILL IF YOU WON'T

Em A EM G

DON'T SAY YOU DO WHEN YOU DON'T IT'S OK TO SAY YOU'LL TRY

D A BM G D A BM G D

D A BM G D

I GET PUSHED ASIDE WHEN YOU MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE

D A BM G A

BUT I STAND THE TEST OF TIME IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR MIND

A EM G EM G

YOU'LL THINK ABOUT ME NOW AND THEN WONDER HOW YOUR LIFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN

D A G D A BM

BUT I WILL LEAVE YOU NEVER KNOWIN I'M A PROMISE BROKEN

G D D A Bm G D

I'M A PROMISE BROKEN

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