Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 14:50:58 -0700
From: Robert Alma Matson
Subject: CrD: promise.crd (Tracy Chapman)
Song: The Promise
By: Tracy Chapman
Album: New Beginnings
I haven't yet had the time to write down how it is picked,
but you can figure it out by ear without much trouble.
capo on 4th fret
INTRO: F Fmaj7/Gm Gmaj9 (repeat)
VErSE:
F Fmaj7/Gm Gmaj9 F/FIf you wait for me
Then I'll come for you
F#m Gmaj7 FAlthough I've travelled far
F#m Gmaj7 G F7 A -- repeat intro chords twice
I always hold a place for you in my heart
(repeat verse chords)
If you think of me
If you miss me once in a while
Then I'll return to you
I'll return and fill that space in your heart
CBoRUS:
F F C#m Gmaj7 F F F C#mRemembering your touch, your kiss, your warm embrace,
Gmaj7 F F F C#mI'll find my way back to you
Gmaj7 F F7 A -- repeat intro as before
If you'd be waiting
VErSE:
If you dream of me
Like I dream of you
In a place that's warm and dark
In a place where I can feel the beating of your heart
Oh I've longed for you
And I have desired
To see your face, your smile
To be with you wherever you are
REpEat CBoRUS
VErSE:
I've longed for you
And I have desired
To see your face your smile
To be with you wherever you are
LAST CBoRUS:
Remembering your touch, your kiss, your warm embrace,
I'll find my way back to you
Please say you'll be waiting
FiNAlF:
C#m Gmaj7 F F F C#mTogether again, it would feel so good to be
Gmaj7 F F F C#mIn your arms Where all my journeys end
Gmaj7 F F F C#mIf you can make a promise If it's one that you can keep
Gmaj7 F F F7 F Fmaj7/Gm Gmaj9 F/F FI vow to come for you If you wait for me
F#m F Gmaj9And say you'll hold
G F FA place for me in your heart
(sing last line three times over intro chords and quit)
Rob M
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