Tom T. Hall – The Promise And The Dream (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse 1]
G C G There's a sadness in your singing I have never heard before D7 C G There's a dying in your living that exists from shore to shore C G C There's a coward in your character that I have never seen G D7 G America what happened to the promise and the dream
[Chorus]
D7 C G The promise was that men could live and worship as they please D7 C G D The dream was for the huddled masses yearning to breathe free G C G C We closed so many doors and banned the prayers on many scenes G D7 G America what happened to the promise and the dream
[Verse 2]
C G D G There's a numbness in your feeling for the disadvantaged poor D7 C G There's a weakness in your strength because your leaders are unsure C G C There are shadows in the light that once was freedom's brightest beam G D7 G America what happened to the promise and the dream
[Chorus]
D7 C G The promise was that men could live and worship as they please D7 C G D The dream was for the huddled masses yearning to breathe free G C G C We closed so many doors and banned the prayers on many scenes G D7 G America what happened to the promise and the dream
[Key change!]
E A
[Verse 3]
D A There's a hating in your loving for the permanence of vows E7 D A Tomorrow doesn't matter it's all for the here and now D A D Your most important word called love is now a dirty thing A E7 A America what happened to the promise and the dream
[Chorus]
E7 D A The promise was that men could live and worship as they please E7 D A E The dream was for the huddled masses yearning to breathe free A D A D We closed so many doors and banned the prayers on many scenes A E7 A America what happened to the promise and the dream