Brandi Carlile – A Promise To Keep (Guitar)

Capo 4
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Chord Shapes Am7 : x02010 C/B : x22010 D/C : x30232 D/B : x20232 D/A : x00232 [Intro] G D G D C G G Am7 G C D C C/B Am7 G G Am7 G D G C G [Verse 1]
G D     G    D  C         G
I still talk to you in my sleep

  G     Am7 G    C         D
I don't say much cause the hurt runs too deep

  C            C/B          Am7      G
I gave you the moon and the stars to keep

G   Am7 G         Em
But you gave them back to me
[Chorus]
C              G             Am         G        D      D/C  D/B  D/A
  The hill I'm walkin' up is    gettin' good and   steep

        C       G             Am           G       D      D/C  D/B  D/A
But I'm   still lookin' for a promise even I can't   keep
[Verse 2]
G D     G   D     C           G
I still lay on my side of the bed

  G     Am7 G    C        D
I dance a---lone when the last bottle's spent

C               C/B           Am7        G
Memories like a river runnin' through my head

     G    Am7   G       Em
I'll have me an ocean before I'm dead
[Chorus]
C              G             Am         G        D      D/C  D/B  D/A
  The hill I'm walkin' up is    gettin' good and   steep

        C       G             Am           G       D      D/C  D/B  D/A
But I'm   still lookin' for a promise even I can't   keep
G C G [Verse 3]
G D     G   D   C              G
I still whisper sweet words to you

    G    Am7 G C       D
And when I'm busy with nothing to do

  C       C/B         Am7        G
I pray to God that my words ring true

    G    Am7  G           Em
And that your words might reach me, too
[Chorus]
C              G             Am         G        D      D/C  D/B  D/A
  The hill I'm walkin' up is    gettin' good and   steep

        C       G             Am           G       D      D/C  D/B  D/A
But I'm   still lookin' for a promise even I can't   keep
[Interlude]
  G     D    G  D  C  G
I can't keep it
G Am7 G C D C C/B Am7 G G Am7 G D G C G [Verse 4]
   G       D  G  D      C           G
My heart's in pieces so please understand

    G      Am7 G     C        D
I'm tryin' to  jump, but I've nowhere to land

   C            C/B            Am7         G
So give me your heart and I'll give you my hand

    G   Am7 G       Em
And try as  goddamn hard as I can
[Chorus]
C              G             Am         G        D      D/C  D/B  D/A
  The hill I'm walkin' up is    gettin' good and   steep

        C       G             Am           G       D      D/C  D/B  D/A
But I'm   still lookin' for a promise even I can't   keep
[Outro]
  G     D    G  D  C  G
I can't keep it
G Am7 G C D C C/B Am7 G G Am7 G Em C C/B Am7 G G Am7 G D G C G