The promise Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][D][Em][Am][Em][Am]
[Csus2]

[Verse 1]
I [Am]know I'm not [G]perfect,
no I don't claim [D]to be
[Em]Sometimes my pride gets the best of me,
oh [Csus2]lord
When will I [D]learn? [Am]I've made mis
[G]takes and I know I'll some more
[D]One[Em] day these trials won't
be knocking at my door
Oh, I can't [Csus2]wait till that day begins[G]
When [Csus2]I'll be just like
[Cm]you[D#][Dsus4]
You [Csus2]promised [G]that [Csus2]I could be free[G].
You [Csus2]prom ised[C] no m[Em]ore slaver[D]y.
[Em]I believe what[Csus2]
You say.
You'll come [G]back for me one
day to [F#m]take i[B]t all away.
[Em]Lord,
[G]You provide [Csus2]a joy tha[G]t c[Am]an nev[Dsus4]
er [D]be[Em][D][Am][Em][D][Am]
[Csus2]
[Am]Sometimes the waiting [G]gets
so hard and long
[Csus2]I can't g[D]ive[Em] up,
I'll keep holding on
Oh
[Csus2]Lord, when will I kno[D]w?
[Am]I can't go wro[G]ng by trusting in
[Csus2]You
[D]An [Em]d all these things
You say I can do
Oh, I can't [Csus2]wait till the
day be[Bm]gin [G]s
When [Csus2]I'll be just like him[Cm]
[Dsus4]You prom ised[Gsus4][Csus2]
[G]that I could be free
You [Em]promised no more slavery
I believe [Csus2]what you say
She will come [G]back for me one day
To [F#m]take u[B]s all away
[Em]Lord,[G]
You prom[Csus2]ised
[G]A j[Am]oy that won't e[Dsus4]ver en d[D][G]
[Csus2]Where do we go fro[D]m
[Csus2]here?[D]
This [Csus2]journey's been so [D]far and [Csus2]near
[D]I r[Csus2]eached out my hands [D]to you[Csus2]
[D]I bel[Am]ieve what you say you
will [Bsus4]do[B][Bsus4][B]
[A]You promised [E]that [Bsus4]I could be free[E]
You [A]promised [C#m]no more slavery
I believe [A]what you say
You'll come [E]back for me one day
[C#m]To tak[B]e us [D#m]all aw[G#]ay
[C#m]Lord, you pr[Bbdim]om ised[A]
[E]A j[F#m]oy that's for[Bsus4]ever
You [A]promised
[E]That [A]I could be free
[E]You prom[C#m]ised
No more slavery
I believe [A]what you say
You'll come [E]back for me one day
To [D#m]take u[F#]s all[G#] awa[C#m]y
[Bm]Lord, [E]promise[A]d
A [F#m]joy that will never[Bsus4] end

[Outro 1]
[C#m][F#sus4][F#m][E][A][F#m][D]
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