India Arie

Promise Ukulele Chords

Promises

Repeat Chords for 1st verse and Chorus to the end)
Basically Am9 will get 4 counts, F6 2 counts, E7 2 counts, back to Am9


B7    Em9  C6      B7       Em9
When I think about the turn my life has taken
         Em9         C6        B7       Em9
I know it’s because of you, that I receive so many blessings
C6    B7 
Em9        C6            B7      Em9          C6          
I had a home but no privacy, I didn’t know a thing about my 
B7
legacy
Em9                         C6            B7         Em9
When I realized you were there for me, I called on your 
C6           B7
name and you came
                 
       Em9          C6       B7   Em9
And you did, just what you said, for that I’ll love you forever
Em9              C6    B7   Em9   
You kept, your word to me, for that I’ll love you forever
C6      B7
Chorus
Em9                             C6         B7
A promise, is a promise in my eyes
Em9                                      C6            B7
Can’t say you’re gonna just to compromise
Em9                                     C6                   B7
The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined 
    Em9                               C6       B7
A promise is a promise you can’t deny, there’s no way

I think of when there was a young boy, not even two years old
Blessed with a mother who loved him so, she abandoned her dreams to nourish his own
It wasn’t easy for the two of them, but she knew she had to give him a chance
At a better life, it was only right, so she worked and she prayed
And she did, just what she say, for that he’ll love her forever
She kept her word to him, for that he’ll love her forever

Chorus
A promise is a promise, in my eyes
Can’t say you’re gonna just to compromise
The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined 
A promise is a promise you can’t deny, there’s no way
A man’s only as good as his word

Instrumental break


Her wedding day and she’s thinking ‘bout the way he won her affection
She was so cynical about love ‘cause she didn’t want to be heart broken again
He looked her in her eye with sincerity, said he only wanted to protect her so she
Took a chance on him and she’s glad she did because he came for real
And he did, just what he said, for that she’ll love him forever 
He kept his word to her, for that she’ll love him forever

Chorus
A promise is a promise, in my eyes
Can’t say you’re gonna just to compromise
The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined 
A promise is a promise you can’t deny, there’s no way
No way, there ain’t no way
A man’s only as good as his word


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