Chords for Ellis Paul - God's Promise at The Guthrie Center

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_ [D] I [Em] didn't promise you [D] skies [C] painted blue, _ [D] or all [Em] colored flowers [D] all your [G] [C] days through. _
[D] _ I [Em] didn't promise [D]
you _ [C] _ sun with no [D] rain, [Em] _ joys [G] without [D] sorrow, [C] peace without pain.
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All that [Em] I promised [C] is strength [D] for this day, rest for [Em] my worker, [C] _
light [D] on your way. _
I [Em] give you truth when [C] you need [D] it, my help from _ [Em] above, _ [C] undying friendship, my [D] only thing.
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Love [C] _ _ should never have to promise [Em] you _ [D] _
[C] crowns without trials, your food [D] with [Em] no hard sweat,
[D] your tears [C] without smiles, no hot sunny [Em] _ days, [D] without cold [C] winter snows,
no [D] victories [Em] without fighting, [D]
no laughs [C] without _ _ _ [D] woes. _ _
All [Em] that I promised [C]
is strength [D] for this _ day, rest [Em] for my worker, _
[C] light on [D] your way.
I [Em] give you truth [C] when you need it, [D] my help from [Em] above, _ [C] undying friendship, my [D] only _ thing.
_ _ Love _
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[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
should [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
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never _ [D] _ _ _ _
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[D] have to [Em] promise you
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heaven [C] on earth, a [G] life with [Em] no labor, no [D] _
[Bm] struggles, [C] no dearths, [D] no earthquakes, [Em] no dry spells,
[D] no fire [C] flames, no drought, [D] no slaving, [Em] no hunger, [D] no _ [C] _ blizzards, no _ _ [D] blights. _ _
All [Em] that I [C] promised is strength for [D] this day, rest [Em] for my worker, [C]
light on [D] your way.
I give [Em] you truth when [C] you need it, [D] my help from above, [Em] _ undying [C]
friendship, [D] my _ unfailing love.
All that [Em] I promised [C]
is strength for [D] this day, rest for [Em] my worker, [C] _
light [D] on your way.
I give [Em] you truth [C] when you need it, [D] my help from [Em] above, _ [C] undying friendship, [D] my _ _ unfailing _ _ _ _ love.
[C] I give you my [D] power, _ [Em] this minute, this [D] hour, _ [C] the power you need.
[D] _ When you [Em] fall [D] down and bleed, _ [C] I'll give you my faith, [Em] my will to pull [D] on,
[G] my [C] love from my races, [D] _ [Em] my colors all [D] kinds, my [C] love from my [D] races, _ [Em] my creeds of [D] all [C] kinds,
my dancers, my prancers, [Em] my colors all [D]
kinds, [C] my saviors, my flavors, [Em] my _ [D] creeds of all _ [Em] kinds. _
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