"The Promise" new video with John Schneider Chords
Tempo:
77.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
Dm
Bb
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Bb]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] Cardboard floors [C] and cardboard [G] walls, cardboard ceiling too.
[Bb] No running water, [C] no lights to turn off for [Dm] you.
You're out on the street, you [C] got nothing to eat, [G] with your wife and your little girl too.
[Bb] And night's getting colder [C] like society's shoulder, [Dm] there's nothing that you can do.
And you [F] ask who took [C] the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales we were told?
[F] And who took [C] the pride and dignity [G] out of growing old?
[Dm] When did [F] the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who took [C] the promise [Dm] from the promised land?
[C]
[Bb] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [D] You work long hours, [C] never miss a day, [Bm] you believe in [G] the American dream.
And [F] like most of us, you [C] live a little bit beyond [Dm] your means.
When you heard the news [C] about the factory's [Bm] move, a feather [G] could have knocked you down.
[Bb] And you wanted to cry, [C] but you held it inside [Dm] as you watched your die in town.
And some went south [C] and some went west, [G] and some never went at all.
[Bb] But most got hustled [C] by the Washington Shuffle, [Dm] they never returned your call.
And you [F] ask who [C] took the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales we were told?
[F] And who [C] took the pride and [G] dignity out of growing old?
And tell [Dm] me, when [F] did the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who took [C] the promise from [Dm] the promised land?
[C] [Bb]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] For 25 years [C] you forged the [G] steel that built America and turned her wheels.
[Bb] For 25 years and [C] now they want you starting over [Dm] like a 25.
So you went by the book [C] and you played by the rules, [G] now you're out on the street like a pack of wolves.
[Bb] And the cold wind blows [C] from the north all the way [Dm] down to Mexico.
And you [F] ask who took [C] the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales that you heard?
[F] And who [C] took the charity [G] right out of the holy word?
And tell [Dm] me, when [F] did the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who [C] took the promise [Dm] from the promised land?
[C] Tell [Bb] [Dm] me, who [C] took the promise [Bb] from the promised land?
[Dm]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] Cardboard floors [C] and cardboard [G] walls, cardboard ceiling too.
[Bb] No running water, [C] no lights to turn off for [Dm] you.
You're out on the street, you [C] got nothing to eat, [G] with your wife and your little girl too.
[Bb] And night's getting colder [C] like society's shoulder, [Dm] there's nothing that you can do.
And you [F] ask who took [C] the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales we were told?
[F] And who took [C] the pride and dignity [G] out of growing old?
[Dm] When did [F] the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who took [C] the promise [Dm] from the promised land?
[C]
[Bb] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [D] You work long hours, [C] never miss a day, [Bm] you believe in [G] the American dream.
And [F] like most of us, you [C] live a little bit beyond [Dm] your means.
When you heard the news [C] about the factory's [Bm] move, a feather [G] could have knocked you down.
[Bb] And you wanted to cry, [C] but you held it inside [Dm] as you watched your die in town.
And some went south [C] and some went west, [G] and some never went at all.
[Bb] But most got hustled [C] by the Washington Shuffle, [Dm] they never returned your call.
And you [F] ask who [C] took the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales we were told?
[F] And who [C] took the pride and [G] dignity out of growing old?
And tell [Dm] me, when [F] did the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who took [C] the promise from [Dm] the promised land?
[C] [Bb]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] For 25 years [C] you forged the [G] steel that built America and turned her wheels.
[Bb] For 25 years and [C] now they want you starting over [Dm] like a 25.
So you went by the book [C] and you played by the rules, [G] now you're out on the street like a pack of wolves.
[Bb] And the cold wind blows [C] from the north all the way [Dm] down to Mexico.
And you [F] ask who took [C] the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales that you heard?
[F] And who [C] took the charity [G] right out of the holy word?
And tell [Dm] me, when [F] did the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who [C] took the promise [Dm] from the promised land?
[C] Tell [Bb] [Dm] me, who [C] took the promise [Bb] from the promised land?
[Dm]
Key:
C
Dm
Bb
G
F
C
Dm
Bb
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] Cardboard floors [C] and cardboard [G] walls, cardboard ceiling too.
[Bb] No running water, [C] no lights to turn off for [Dm] you. _ _
You're out on the street, you [C] got nothing to eat, [G] with your wife and your little girl too.
[Bb] And night's getting colder [C] like society's shoulder, [Dm] there's nothing that you can do.
And you [F] ask who took [C] the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales we were told?
[F] And who took [C] the pride and dignity [G] out of growing old? _
[Dm] When did [F] the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who took [C] the promise [Dm] from the promised land?
[C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [D] You work long hours, [C] never miss a day, [Bm] you believe in [G] the American dream.
And [F] like most of us, you [C] live a little bit beyond [Dm] your means.
_ When you heard the news [C] about the factory's [Bm] move, a feather [G] could have knocked you down.
[Bb] And you wanted to cry, [C] but you held it inside [Dm] as you watched your die in town.
And some went south [C] and some went west, [G] and some never went at all.
[Bb] But most got hustled [C] by the Washington Shuffle, [Dm] they never returned your call.
And you [F] ask who [C] took the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales we were told?
[F] And who [C] took the pride and [G] dignity out of growing old?
And tell [Dm] me, when [F] did the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who took [C] the promise from [Dm] the promised land?
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] For 25 years [C] you forged the [G] steel that built America and turned her wheels.
[Bb] For 25 years and [C] now they want you starting over [Dm] like a 25. _
So you went by the book [C] and you played by the rules, [G] now you're out on the street like a pack of wolves.
[Bb] And the cold wind blows [C] from the north all the way [Dm] down to Mexico.
And you [F] ask who took [C] the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales that you heard?
[F] And who [C] took the charity [G] right out of the holy word?
And tell [Dm] me, when [F] did the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who [C] took the promise [Dm] from the promised land?
[C] Tell [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] me, who [C] took the promise [Bb] from the promised land?
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] Cardboard floors [C] and cardboard [G] walls, cardboard ceiling too.
[Bb] No running water, [C] no lights to turn off for [Dm] you. _ _
You're out on the street, you [C] got nothing to eat, [G] with your wife and your little girl too.
[Bb] And night's getting colder [C] like society's shoulder, [Dm] there's nothing that you can do.
And you [F] ask who took [C] the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales we were told?
[F] And who took [C] the pride and dignity [G] out of growing old? _
[Dm] When did [F] the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who took [C] the promise [Dm] from the promised land?
[C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [D] You work long hours, [C] never miss a day, [Bm] you believe in [G] the American dream.
And [F] like most of us, you [C] live a little bit beyond [Dm] your means.
_ When you heard the news [C] about the factory's [Bm] move, a feather [G] could have knocked you down.
[Bb] And you wanted to cry, [C] but you held it inside [Dm] as you watched your die in town.
And some went south [C] and some went west, [G] and some never went at all.
[Bb] But most got hustled [C] by the Washington Shuffle, [Dm] they never returned your call.
And you [F] ask who [C] took the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales we were told?
[F] And who [C] took the pride and [G] dignity out of growing old?
And tell [Dm] me, when [F] did the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who took [C] the promise from [Dm] the promised land?
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] For 25 years [C] you forged the [G] steel that built America and turned her wheels.
[Bb] For 25 years and [C] now they want you starting over [Dm] like a 25. _
So you went by the book [C] and you played by the rules, [G] now you're out on the street like a pack of wolves.
[Bb] And the cold wind blows [C] from the north all the way [Dm] down to Mexico.
And you [F] ask who took [C] the endings from [Dm] the fairy tales that you heard?
[F] And who [C] took the charity [G] right out of the holy word?
And tell [Dm] me, when [F] did the government [C] quit landing a helping [Dm] hand?
[Bb] And who [C] took the promise [Dm] from the promised land?
[C] Tell [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] me, who [C] took the promise [Bb] from the promised land?
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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