This I Promise You

Chords  D         x x 0 2 3 2
        A         x 0 2 2 2 0
        Bm7       x 2 4 2 3 2
        G         3 2 0 0 0 2
        Gmaj9     3 x 4 4 3 5
        A2        x 0 2 2 0 0
        G(9)      3 x 0 2 0 3
        Asus      x 0 2 2 3 0
        Em7       0 2 2 0 3 0
        A7        x 0 2 0 2 0
        A/C#      x 4 2 2 2 x
        Gm6       3 x 0 3 3 0
        D/A       x 0 0 2 3 2
        C#m7      x 4 6 4 5 4
        E/B       x 2 2 1 0 0
        Amaj9     x 0 2 4 2 4
        A/E       x x 2 2 2 0


[Intro]

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B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------11------9---7-7-9-11-12-11h12p11-9--7-|
D|----6/7-----6/7-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-------7-7/9---7-6h7p6------------|
D|-----7-----------------9----0h7/9-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


 [Verse 1]

e|---------------------------------2--|
B|----------5---------------3---------|
G|----4---2-----------4-6-------4-----|
D|------2---------------------4-------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
           When the...

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|--4-2-2---0--4------------4--|x2 then
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e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------10--------------------------------------|
G|-----10/11------8/9-----------11--------------10/11----8/9----|
D|------------------------------------12------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
..strength..you hope  keeping.faith..gone  ...call. all alone

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--7-7-6h7p6-----|
D|------------9-7-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

D     A   Bm7   G
... Oooo.........
D    A    Gmaj9
...Ooooo..........
A2                   Bm7
When the visions around you
G(9)                   Asus A
Bring tears to your eyes
A2                Bm7
And all that surrounds you
G(9)               Asus A
Are secrets and lies
Em7
I'll be your strength
A7
I'll give you hope
D            A/C#            Bm7
Keeping your faith when it's gone
    Em7
The one you should call
    Gm6                    Asus  Asus A
Was standing here all along


[Chorus]

    D
And I will take
    A
You in my arms
    Bm7                   G        D/A
And hold you right where you belong
                        A
Till the day my life is through
           Gmaj9
This I promise you
           D
This I promise you


[Verse 2]

A2               Bm7
I've loved you forever
G(9)          Asus  A
In lifetimes before
A2                Bm7
And I promise you never
G(9)           Asus  A
Will you hurt anymore
Em7
I give you my word
A7
I give you my heart
D          A/C#        Bm7
This is a battle we've won
Em7
And with this vow
Gm6                   Asus  A
Forever has now begun

D
Just close your eyes
A
Each loving day
Bm7                          G
And know this feeling won't go away
D/A                     A
Till the day my life is through
          Gmaj9
This I promise you
          D
This I promise you


Em7               A
Over and over I fall
Em7               A
When I hear you call
         D   A       G
Without you----in my life baby
       Em7                      Asus  A
I just wouldn't be living at all


[3rd time Guitar solo]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|9/10-10-10-10\--10-10-10-8-7h8p7------------------11/12-12-|
G|---------------------------------9-----9p7-9/11-11---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9/10-8-7--------------------------------|
G|---11-12----------9--=7-9--11-11-11h12-11-9h11-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus] (now in different key):

    E
And I will take
    B
You in my arms
    C#m7                   A
And hold you right where you belong
E/B                     B
Till the day my life is through
           A
This I promise you, baby
     E
Just close your eyes
     B
Each loving day
    C#m7                      A
And know this feeling won't go away
    E/B                 B
No, every word I say is true
          Amaj9
This I promise you
E                   B
Every word I say is true
          Amaj9
This I promise you
          E         A/E   E   A/E  E
Ooo, I promise you------------------



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