Promises chords and lyrics - INDIA ARIE

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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
When [Am]I
[F]think [E]about the [Am]turn my life has [F]taken[E]
I [Am]know it's be[F]cause [E]of you,
that [Am]I receive so many blessings
[F]I h[E]ad [Am]a home but n[F]o priv[E]acy,
[Am]I didn't know a th[F]ing abou[E]t my legac[Am]y
When I [F]realized you [E]were there for me,
[Am]I called on your nam[F]e and yo[E]u came
And you [Am]did, just [F]what [E]you said,
[Am]for that I'll love you forever
[F]You[E] kept, you[Am]r word to[F] me,[E]
[Am]for that I'll love you f[F]orever[E]
[Am]A promise,

[Verse 2]
is a promise [F]in [E]my eyes
[Am]Can't say you're gonna
just to [F]com[E]promise
[Am]The very thing that keeps two
[F]hearts in[E]tertwined
[Am]A promise is a promise you [F]can't [E]deny,

[Interlude 1]
there's no way
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[Verse 3]
[Am]I think of when there was a yo[F]ung boy,[E]
[Am]not even two years old[F][E]
[Am]Blessed with a mother who loved [F]him [E]so,
she aban[Am]doned her dreams to nourish [F]his [E]own
[Am]It wasn't easy for the two o[F]f them[E],
[Am]but she knew she had to gi[F]ve him a cha[E]nce
At a [Am]better life, it was [F]only [E]right,
[Am]so she worke[F]d and [E]she prayed
And she [Am]did, just [F]what [E]she say,
[Am]for that he'll love her forever
[F]She[E] kep t [Am]her word t[F]o him,[E]
[Am]for that he'll love her forever

[Verse 4]
[F]A p[E]rom[Am]ise, is a promise in m[F]y e[E]yes
[Am]Can't say you're gonna
just to [F]com[E]promise
[Am]The very thing that keeps two
[F]hearts in[E]tertwined
[Am]A promise is a promise you can[F]'t [E]deny,
there's no way
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[Verse 5]
A man's [D]only as [E]good as his [Am]word
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[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 6]
[Am]Her wedding day [E]and she's thinking
[Am]‘bout the way he won her affectio[E]n
[Am]She was so cynic[F]al a[E]bout love ‘cause she
[Am]didn't want to be heart [F]broken [Am]again
He looked her in her [F]eye [E]with sincerity,
[Am]said he only wanted to p[F]rotect[E] her so she[Am]
Took [F]a chance [E]on him and she's [Am]glad
she did because [F]he came [E]for real
And he [Am]did, just [F]what [E]he said,
[Am]for that she'll love him f[F]orever[E]
He [Am]kep t his w[F]ord to h[E]er,
[Am]for that she'll love him f[F]orever[E]

[Verse 7]
[Am]A promise, is a promise [F]in my eye[E]s
[Am]Can't say you're gonna
just to [F]comprom[E]ise
[Am]The very thing that keeps two
[F]hearts in[E]tertwined
[Am]A promise is a promise you [F]can't [E]deny,
[Am]ther[F]e's [E]no[Am] way[F][E]
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[Verse 8]
A man's [D]only as [E]good as his word