Brandi Carlile - A Promise To Keep Chords & Tabs

 

A Promise To Keep Chords & Tabs

Brandi Carlile Chords & Tabs

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A Promise To Keep Tab

   
A Promise to Keep
Brandi Carlile
Downpour 7" Vinyl Single

I didn't include the fills, the intro and the outro, 'cause they're easy to figure 
out. Just look at the tab I below. I haven't heard the actual track, just listened 
to the song on YouTube, so it might differ from the original version. 



  
     G        D          G        D          C
e |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B |--0-------3------|--0-------3------|------------1-----|
G |--0-------2------|--0-------2------|-------0--------0-|
D |------0-------0--|------0-------0--|-----2-------2----|
A |--2-------0------|--2-------0------|--3------3--------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
     I       still     talk    to        you in my


     G                   G      C          G      G/C
e |-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B |-----------0-------|--0--------1-----|--3----0--------|
G |-------0--------0--|------0--------0-|-----0-------0--|
D |-----0--------0----|----0--------2---|--0--------0----|
A |--2-------2--------|--2------3-------|----------------|
E |-------------------|-----------------|---------3------|
     sleep.            I don't  say        much   ’cause the

     Am                  D                  C
e |-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B |--1--------1-------|--3-------3-------|--1------1-------|
G |-------2--------2--|------2--------2--|--------------0--|
D |-----2-------2-----|----0-------0-----|----2------2-----|
A |--0------0---------|--0-----0---------|--3----3---------|
E |-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
     hurt runt too       deep.            I gave you the

     G                 Am                 G
e |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B |--0------0-------|--1-------1-------|--0------0-------|
G |--------------0--|---------------2--|--------------0--|
D |----0------0-----|----2-------2-----|----0------0-----|
A |--2----2---------|--0----0----------|--2----2---------|
E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
     moon and the      stars to           keep,

     G      C          G      G/C
e |-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
B |--0--------1-----|--3----0--------|--0--------0-------|
G |------0--------0-|-----0-------0--|------0---------0--|
D |----0--------2---|--0--------0----|----2--------2-----|
A |--2------3-------|----------------|---------2---------|
E |-----------------|---------3------|--0----------------|
     But    you        gave   them      back to me.

 
                         Chorus x 2
     Em                  C                 G
e |-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B |--0--------0-------|----------1------|---------0------|
G |------0---------0--|--------------0--|-------------0--|
D |----2--------2-----|----2-------2----|----0------0----|
A |---------2---------|--3-----3--------|--2----2--------|
E |--0----------------|-----------------|----------------|
                         The   hill I’m    walking up is 
                               still       looking for a
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brandi_carlile/a_promise_to_keep_tab.html ]
     Am                G                 D
e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |----------1------|----------0------|--3-------3------|
G |--------------2--|------0-------0--|------2-------2--|
D |----2-------2----|----0-------0----|----0-------0----|
A |--0----0---------|--2-----2--------|--0-----0--------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
          getting      good and          steep.
     promise even      I can’t           keep.

e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |--3-------3------|--3-------3------|--3-------3------|
G |------2-------2--|------2-------2--|------2-------2--|
D |----0-------0----|----0-------0----|----0-------0----|
A |--0-----0--------|--0-----0--------|--0-----0--------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                               But I’m



G D     G    D  C         G
I still talk to you in my sleep
  G     C   G    C         Am            D
I don't say much cause the hurt runs too deep
  C            G            Am       G
I gave you the moon and the stars to keep
G   C   G    C    Em             C
but you gave them back to me
             G           Am      G        D x 4      C
The hill I'm walkin up is gettin good and steep
              G             Am           G       D x 4              
but I'm still looking for a promise even I can't keep


G D     G   D     C           G
I still lay on my side of the bed
  G     C  G  C        Am            D
I dance alone when the last bottle's spent
C               G            Am         G
Memories like a river runnin through my head
     G    C     G  C  Em               C
I'll have me an ocean before I'm dead
             G            Am     G        D x 4
The hill I'm walkin up is gettin good and steep
        C     G             Am           G       D x 4
but I'm still looking for a promise even I can't keep


G D     G   D   C              G
I still whisper sweet words to you
    G    C   G C           Am         D
and when I'm busy, or have nothing to do
  C       G            Am         G
I pray to god, that my words ring true
    G    C    G     C     Em             C
and that your words might reach me too
             G            Am     G        D x 4
The hill I'm walkin up is gettin good and steep
        C     G             Am           G       D x 2
but I'm still looking for a promise even I can't keep
Dsus4 x 2
I can't keep it


   G      D  G  D      C           G
My hearts in pieces so please understand
     G     C  G     G        Am         D
I've tried to jump, but I've nowhere to land
   C            G              Am          G
So give me your heart and I'll give you my hand
         G  C  G  C     Em             C
And I'll try as goddamn hard as I can
             G            Am     G        D x 4
The hill I'm walkin up is gettin good and steep
        C     G             Am           G       D x 4
but I'm still looking for a promise even I can't keep