Chords for The Promise - The Cockman Family
Tempo:
102.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [A] The [Em] wealthiest rancher [A] in Texas
[D] was throwing a [C#] grand jubilee
[D] To honor his son [A] who'd just turned 21 [C#m] and was visiting down [E] from the east.
It [A] was rumored [E] he wanted [A] to marry, so [D] every girl in the county [C#] was there.
[D] But soon he grew [A] tired of their fashion and their pride, and [C#m] he stepped outside [E] for some air.
[D] It was there on the back [A] step that he saw her, and [D] the moonlight shone [A] down on her [E] face.
She [F#m] was washing [D] the floor [A] and stealing his [F#m] poor [E] heart away.
[A] He knew he [E] would love her [A] forever, [D] as they walked beneath the dark [C#] Texas sky.
[D] He knelt as he [A] asked her to marry, and [C#m] he watched as the tears sprang to [E] her eyes.
And [A] he feared she was going to refuse him, so [D] he bade her,
Please don't [C#] make a sound, I [D] am leaving tonight for [A] Chicago.
[C#] I must [C#m] ride before [A] the snow lies [E] on the ground.
But [D] I'm going there to [A] build for you a mansion, [D] and returning I'll make [A] you my wife.
[F#m] Meet [D] me here by [A] the stables [F#m] one year [E] from tonight.
[D] Oh lay [C#m] you, [Bm]
[F#m] oh [D]
lay [A] you, [Bm] [C#m]
[E] oh lay you.
[F#m] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D] [A] [F#m]
[E] She
[A] worked [Em] long days in [A] the kitchen, then [D] she worked with her [C#] needle each night,
Until [D] the day she walked down [A] to the stables [C#m] in a beautiful gown [E] of pure white.
[A] Then the [E] girls all [A] laughed and they mocked her as [D] the evening [C#] shadows fell.
[Em] But [D] their laughter was [A] turned into silence [C#m] at the sound of the carriage [E] on the [Am] trail.
[Bm] [A] [D] The bride has [A] made herself ready.
[D] Look now for the bride [A] is high [F#m] on [D] to the [A] marriage step up in [F#m] the carriage [E] and the [D] ride.
[C#m] [Bm] [F#m] [D]
[A] [Bm] [C#m]
[E]
[A]
[D] was throwing a [C#] grand jubilee
[D] To honor his son [A] who'd just turned 21 [C#m] and was visiting down [E] from the east.
It [A] was rumored [E] he wanted [A] to marry, so [D] every girl in the county [C#] was there.
[D] But soon he grew [A] tired of their fashion and their pride, and [C#m] he stepped outside [E] for some air.
[D] It was there on the back [A] step that he saw her, and [D] the moonlight shone [A] down on her [E] face.
She [F#m] was washing [D] the floor [A] and stealing his [F#m] poor [E] heart away.
[A] He knew he [E] would love her [A] forever, [D] as they walked beneath the dark [C#] Texas sky.
[D] He knelt as he [A] asked her to marry, and [C#m] he watched as the tears sprang to [E] her eyes.
And [A] he feared she was going to refuse him, so [D] he bade her,
Please don't [C#] make a sound, I [D] am leaving tonight for [A] Chicago.
[C#] I must [C#m] ride before [A] the snow lies [E] on the ground.
But [D] I'm going there to [A] build for you a mansion, [D] and returning I'll make [A] you my wife.
[F#m] Meet [D] me here by [A] the stables [F#m] one year [E] from tonight.
[D] Oh lay [C#m] you, [Bm]
[F#m] oh [D]
lay [A] you, [Bm] [C#m]
[E] oh lay you.
[F#m] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D] [A] [F#m]
[E] She
[A] worked [Em] long days in [A] the kitchen, then [D] she worked with her [C#] needle each night,
Until [D] the day she walked down [A] to the stables [C#m] in a beautiful gown [E] of pure white.
[A] Then the [E] girls all [A] laughed and they mocked her as [D] the evening [C#] shadows fell.
[Em] But [D] their laughter was [A] turned into silence [C#m] at the sound of the carriage [E] on the [Am] trail.
[Bm] [A] [D] The bride has [A] made herself ready.
[D] Look now for the bride [A] is high [F#m] on [D] to the [A] marriage step up in [F#m] the carriage [E] and the [D] ride.
[C#m] [Bm] [F#m] [D]
[A] [Bm] [C#m]
[E]
[A]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
C#m
A
D
E
[B] [A] The [Em] wealthiest rancher [A] in Texas _
[D] was throwing a [C#] grand jubilee _
[D] To honor his son [A] who'd just turned 21 [C#m] and was visiting down [E] from the east.
It [A] was rumored [E] he wanted [A] to marry, so [D] every girl in the county [C#] was there. _
[D] But soon he grew [A] tired of their fashion and their pride, and [C#m] he stepped outside [E] for some air.
_ [D] It was there on the back [A] step that he saw her, and [D] the moonlight shone [A] down on her _ [E] face.
She [F#m] was washing [D] the floor [A] and stealing his [F#m] poor [E] heart away.
_ [A] He knew he [E] would love her [A] forever, [D] as they walked beneath the dark [C#] Texas sky.
[D] He knelt as he [A] asked her to marry, and [C#m] he watched as the tears sprang to [E] her eyes.
And [A] he feared she was going to refuse him, so [D] he bade her,
Please don't [C#] make a sound, I [D] am leaving tonight for [A] Chicago.
[C#] I must [C#m] ride before [A] the snow lies [E] on the ground.
But [D] I'm going there to [A] build for you a mansion, _ [D] and returning I'll make [A] you my wife.
[F#m] Meet [D] me here by [A] the stables [F#m] one year [E] from tonight. _
_ [D] Oh lay [C#m] you, _ [Bm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ oh [D] _ _
lay [A] you, [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[E] oh lay _ _ _ you.
[F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ She _
[A] worked [Em] long days in [A] the kitchen, _ then [D] she worked with her [C#] needle each night,
Until [D] the day she walked down [A] to the stables _ [C#m] in a beautiful gown [E] of pure white.
[A] Then the [E] girls all [A] laughed and they mocked her as [D] the evening _ [C#] shadows fell.
[Em] But [D] their laughter was [A] turned into silence [C#m] at the sound of the carriage [E] on the [Am] trail.
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] The bride has [A] made herself ready.
[D] Look now for the bride [A] is high [F#m] on [D] to the [A] marriage step up in [F#m] the carriage [E] and the [D] ride.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] was throwing a [C#] grand jubilee _
[D] To honor his son [A] who'd just turned 21 [C#m] and was visiting down [E] from the east.
It [A] was rumored [E] he wanted [A] to marry, so [D] every girl in the county [C#] was there. _
[D] But soon he grew [A] tired of their fashion and their pride, and [C#m] he stepped outside [E] for some air.
_ [D] It was there on the back [A] step that he saw her, and [D] the moonlight shone [A] down on her _ [E] face.
She [F#m] was washing [D] the floor [A] and stealing his [F#m] poor [E] heart away.
_ [A] He knew he [E] would love her [A] forever, [D] as they walked beneath the dark [C#] Texas sky.
[D] He knelt as he [A] asked her to marry, and [C#m] he watched as the tears sprang to [E] her eyes.
And [A] he feared she was going to refuse him, so [D] he bade her,
Please don't [C#] make a sound, I [D] am leaving tonight for [A] Chicago.
[C#] I must [C#m] ride before [A] the snow lies [E] on the ground.
But [D] I'm going there to [A] build for you a mansion, _ [D] and returning I'll make [A] you my wife.
[F#m] Meet [D] me here by [A] the stables [F#m] one year [E] from tonight. _
_ [D] Oh lay [C#m] you, _ [Bm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ oh [D] _ _
lay [A] you, [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[E] oh lay _ _ _ you.
[F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ She _
[A] worked [Em] long days in [A] the kitchen, _ then [D] she worked with her [C#] needle each night,
Until [D] the day she walked down [A] to the stables _ [C#m] in a beautiful gown [E] of pure white.
[A] Then the [E] girls all [A] laughed and they mocked her as [D] the evening _ [C#] shadows fell.
[Em] But [D] their laughter was [A] turned into silence [C#m] at the sound of the carriage [E] on the [Am] trail.
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] The bride has [A] made herself ready.
[D] Look now for the bride [A] is high [F#m] on [D] to the [A] marriage step up in [F#m] the carriage [E] and the [D] ride.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _