The Promise Chords
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Building from the earlier versions, you will see this one has different chords in several places. The chord in parenthesis at the beginning of interludes means that the interlude phrasing begins at the end of the last chord of the previous line.Was this info helpful?
| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Capo: | 1st fret |
Author eddiemiddle [a] 55. Last edit on Feb 16, 2017
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The Promise
Tracy Chapman
***THIS VERSION IS BASED ON THE SONG AS PLAYED ON HER “NEW BEGINNINGS” ALBUM***
Capo I
[Intro]
C G/B F G (2x)
[Verse 1]
C G/B F G
If you wait for me
C G/B F G
then I'll come for you
Em Am G
Although I've traveled far
Em Am F G C
I always hold a place for you in my heart
[Link]
C G/B F G (2x)
[Verse 2]
C G/B F G
If you think of me
C G/B F G
If you miss me once in awhile
Em Am G
Then I'll return to you
Em Am F G C
I'll return and fill that space in your heart
[Link]
C G/B F G
Remembering…
[Chorus]
Am F
Your touch
G
Your kiss
C G/B Am
Your warm em - brace
F G
I'll find my way
C G/B Am
back to you
F G C
If you'll be wait-ing
[Link]
C G/B F G (2x)
[Verse 3]
C G/B F G
If you dream of me
C G/B F G
Like I dream of you
Em Am G
In a place that's warm and dark
Em Am F G C
In a place where I can feel the beating of your heart
[Link]
C G/B F G
Remembering…
[Chorus]
Am F
Your touch
G
Your kiss
C G/B Am
Your warm em - brace
F G
I'll find my way
C G/B Am
back to you
F G C
If you'll be wait-ing
[Link]
C G/B F G (2x)
[Verse 4]
C G/B F G
I've longed for you
C G/B F G
And I have desired
Em Am G
To see your face your smile
Em Am F G C
To be with you wherever you are
[Link]
C G/B F G
Remembering…
[Chorus]
Am F G
Your touch Your kiss
C G/B Am
Your warm em - brace
F G
I'll find my way
C G/B Am
back to you
F G C
Please say you'll be wait-ing
[Link]
C G/B F G
[Bridge]
Am F G
Together again
C G/B Am
It would feel so good to be
F G
In your arms
C G/B Am
Where all my journeys end
F G
If you can make a promise
C G/B Am
If it's one that you can keep
F C G
I vow to come for you
F G C
If you wait for me
[Link]
C G/B F G
[Outro]
E7 Am
And say you'll hold
F G (4 measures)
A place for me…
C G/B F G
…in your heart. A place for me…
C G/B F G
…in your heart. A place for me…
C G/B F G
…in your heart. A place for me…
C
…in your heart.
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A further performance note from eddiemiddle:
There is a relatively consistent guitar fingerpicking pattern that she (?) uses on the recording. I surmise she might be using some type of open tuning, but I'll pass along these ideas as a way to approximate it, if you're trying to be accurate to that degree.
You can approximate it/mess around with keeping a high G on the 1st string on the C, G/B, F, G open chord voicings during the instrumental interludes/"links" and the first two lines of each verse.
In those areas of the song, try launching off from these voicings:
C: x32013, G/B: x20013 or x20003, F: xx3013 or 1xx013, G: 3x0003
This self-admittedly lazy bit of tab below is meant to set-up a picking pattern that you would adapt to the other chords. It seems to have a similarity to a "Travis picking" rhythm in that beat 1 is a quarter note, with the remaining notes played as eighth notes for beats 2, &, 3, &, 4, &.
|-----3---0-----0|
|-1-----------1--|
|-------0---0----|
|----------------|
|-3--------------|
|----------------|
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the Em in the verse is an F.
The Am at the beginning of Chorus perhaps a C.
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