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A Promise

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F#minor

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Intro:
D E F#m
D E F#m A E
E D
DOn Ethis F#mhilltop
F#mI buried Eyou
EAs a Dyounger man
DWe gEathered F#m'round
F#mYour empty Ehusk
EAnd spoke of Dhow you were so Aloved
DAnd as Ethe F#msun died
F#mI promised EI
EWould seek you Dout
DAnd now Ethe yeF#mars have
F#mweathered Eme
EAnd soon'll Dclaim you for my Aarms  A/Aba    -   F#mgain
DAnd if our hEearts all dAisappearD  
DAnd if our boEnes they cF#mrumble tAo the soil
DWell our lEove will riAse agDain
INTERLUDE
 D-  E-  D-  E-  D-  F#m-  A-  EX2
 E-  F#m-  E-  D-  F#m-  E- D  
Hold D for a really long time
 D-  E-  A- D  
 D-  E-  F#m- A  
 D-  E-  A- D  
 D-   E  
DAnd if our Ehearts all AdisappeDar
DAnd if our bEones they cF#mrumble to thAe soil
DAnd all our lEove will rAise agDain
DAnd we'll float Eto the sea
DAnd if our heEarts all AdisappeDar
DAnd if our boEnes they cF#mrumble to the Asoil
DAnd all our lEove will rAise agaDin
               D        E   F#m(let ring)
And we'll float to the sea

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A Promise

by Broken Records

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A/Ab

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Intro:

D E F#m

D E F#m A E

E D

D E F#m

On this hilltop

F#m E

I buried you

E D

As a younger man

D E F#m

We gathered 'round

F#m E

Your empty husk

E D A

And spoke of how you were so loved

D E F#m

And as the sun died

F#m E

I promised I

E D

Would seek you out

D E F#m

And now the years have

F#m E

weathered me

E D A A/Ab F#m

And soon'll claim you for my arms a - gain

D E A D

And if our hearts all disappear

D E F#m A

And if our bones they crumble to the soil

D E A D

Well our love will rise again

INTERLUDE

D E D E D F#m A E

- - - - - - - X2

E F#m E D F#m E D

- - - - - -

Hold D for a really long time

D E A D

- - -

D E F#m A

- - -

D E A D

- - -

D E

D E A D

And if our hearts all disappear

D E F#m A

And if our bones they crumble to the soil

D E A D

And all our love will rise again

D E

And we'll float to the sea

D E A D

And if our hearts all disappear

D E F#m A

And if our bones they crumble to the soil

D E A D

And all our love will rise again

D E F#m

(let ring)

And we'll float to the sea

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