Promise Me This Chords

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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[C]My mom and [G]I were
always [F]close. I was an only child.
[C]See, mom[Am] had lost three othe[C]rs
before [Ddim]it clicked with me.[G]
She [C]called me her mir[G]acle,
[Am]Mira for [C]short, [G]and the [F]love in her
was bigger than the [C]sea.[F]
[C]And she'd say, pro[F]mise me this,
Mir[C]a, [Em]enjoy [G]your time on [C]earth.
[F]Always apprecia[C]te the
[D]wonder of your [G]birth.
Prom[F]ise me this,
[C]Mira, [Em]don't [Am]waste a [G]single [F]day
[C]Before [Em]you know [D]it, dear,
it [Gsus4]all can fade away[C][F][C][F][C]
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We lived a [G]meager life, but [F]me,
I didn't really care
[C]When you're [Am]used to having nothing,
[C]you don't mis[Ddim]s the things you lack[G]
And [C]dad was a [G]drinker
Could [Am]not hold a job
[G]Then one day[F] he left and
[G]never came [F]back
An[C]d mom said promi[F]se me this
[C]Mira
[Em]Never ma[G]ke a fuss[C]
[F]Your father's [Em]journey is [D]some
where without us
[G]Promise [F]me this,
[C]Mira, don't [Am]ever miss [F]his touch
[C]It only [D]means I get to [Gsus4]love you
twice as [C]much[G][F][C]
[G]Mo [Am]m saw[G] no [F]limitation of [C]dr[D]eams f[Gsus4]or me,[G][C]
[Em]but [Am]she k[E]new a g[C]ood e[F]ducation w[C]ould b[D]e the k[Gsus4]ey.[G]
So, [C]I studied h[G]ard, when I got l[F]ost,
Mom encour[C]aged me,
then in [Am]time I won a [G]scholarship to the
[Dm]college of [Ddim]my choi[G]ce.
[C]Mom was so [G]proud of me, she [Am]burst at the seam[G]s,
when she [F]spoke, I heard the passion in her
voice.
[C]She said, [F]promise me this,
[C]Mira, [Em]don't [G]ever look be[C]hind.
[F]You've got [C]a chance right now,
the [D]future's yours to [G]find.
[F]Promise me this,
Mir[C]a, don't [Am]waste a [C]single [F]day.
[C]Before you kno[D]w it, dear,
it [Gsus4]all can fade [G]away.[C][G][F]
[C]A few days l[G]ater,
Mama fell [F]and dropped her groceries,
[C]but ins[Am]ide we both kne[G]w that
[C]something [Dm]more was going [G]on.
I [C]prayed for a mir[G]acle, I [Am]cried myself [G]dry,
but [F]six weeks later,
Mama [C]was gone.[F][C]
[Am]Now and then I t[G]hink about
the [F]things that
[C]Mama [D]missed
But instead [Dm]of tears,
my [G]heart begins to [C]stir
[G]Cause [Am]she's the one [G]who made
me see that [F]miracles ex[C]ist
[D]So I j[Dm]ust smile and whisper this to her[G]
I [F]promise you this,
[C]Mama
[G]I will make i[C]t through
[F]Cause now I [C]un derstand
The [D]miracle was [G]you
I [F]promise you this,
[C]Mama
I won't [Am]waste a [C]single [F]day
[C]And my [D]miracle will nev
[G]er fade away.

[Outro 1]
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