A Promise To Keep Chords by Brandi Carlile

_ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
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[A#m] I still [B] talk [E] to you [B] in my sleep
I don't say much [F#] cause the hurt runs too deep
[E] I [B] gave you the moon [C#m] and the stars [B] to keep
_ [C#m] But [B] you gave [G#m] them back to me
[E] The hill [B] I'm walking [C#m] up is [B] getting good [F#] and steep
_ [B] _ _
_ [C#] But [E] _ I'm still [B]
looking for [C#m] a promise [B] even I _ [F#] _ _
[G#] _ _ [B] can't keep
_ [F#] _ _
[B] I still [A#m] lay on [E] my side [B] of the bed
I dance alone when [F#] the last bottle's spent
_ [E] Memories like [C#] a river running through [B] my head
I have me an ocean [G#m] before I'm dead _
[E] The [B] hill I'm walking up [C#] is [B] getting good [F#] and [G#] steep
_ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ [E] But I'm [B] still looking [C#] for a promise [B] even I _ [F#] can't keep
_ _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ I _ _ _ still [E] whisper [B] sweet words to you
And when I'm busy [F#] with nothing to do
[E] I pray to [B] God [C#m] that my words [B] ring true
And that your words might [G#m] reach me too
[E] _ The [B] hill I'm walking [C#] up is [B] getting good [F#] and _ [E] steep
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _
[E] But I'm [B] still looking [C#] for a [B] promise even I [F#] _ can't [D#m] _ _ [C#]
keep
_ [F#] _ [B] I can't keep it
[E] _ _ [B] My _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ heart's in pieces [E] so please [B] understand
I'm trying to jump but [F#] I've nowhere to land
[E] So give me [B] your heart [C#m] and I'll give you my [B] hand
And try as goddamn [G#m]
hard as I can
_ [E] The [B] hill I'm walking [C#] up is [B] getting good [F#] and steep
[G#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
[E] But I'm still [B] looking [C#] for a promise [B]
even I [F#] can't [G#] _ _ _ [D#m]
keep
[F#] _ I _ _ [B] can't keep it
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [D#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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