Chords for Brandi Carlile - A Promise to Keep (Live on KEXP)
Tempo:
124.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
C#
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[E] [B]
[A#m] [E]
[C#m] [F#]
[E] [B]
[C#]
[C#m] [B]
[D#m] I still [F#] talk [E] to you in [B] my sleep I don't say much cause the hurt [F#] runs too deep
[E] I gave [B] you the moon and [C#] the stars to [B] keep But you gave them [G#m] back to me
[E] The [B] hill I'm walking up is getting good [F#] at
[B] seeing
[F#]
[E] But I'm [B] still looking for [F#] a promise [B] even I [F#] can't [G#] [B]
keep
[F#] [B] I [G#] still lay on [E] my side [B] of the bed I dance alone when [D#m] the [F#] last bottle's spent
[E] Memories like [B] a river [C#] running through [B] my head Are [C#] having me [B] in the ocean [G#m] before I'm dead
[E] The [B] hill I'm walking up [C#] is getting [B] good [F#] at [E] seeing
[F#] [E] But I'm [B] still looking for a [C#] promise [B] even I
[F#] can't keep
[E] [D#m]
[F#] [B]
I [B] still whisper [E] sweet [B] words to you And when I'm busy [F#] with nothing to do
[E] I pray to [B] God that [C#] my words ring [B] true And that your words [G#m] might reach me too
[E] The hill I'm walking up [C#] is [B] getting good [F#] at
[A#] [D#m] seeing
[F#] But [E] I'm [B] still looking [C#] for a promise [B] even I [F#] can't [E]
[D#m] keep
[F#] [B] My
[E] [B]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[C#] [B]
heart's in pieces [F#] so [E] please [B] understand I'm trying to jump but [F#] I've nowhere to land
[E] So give me [B] your heart [C#] and I'll give you [B] mine And try as goddamn [G#m] hard as I can
[E] The hill [B] I'm walking up [C#] is getting good [F#] at [G#] seeing
[B] [F#] But [E] I'm [B] still looking [C#] for a promise [B] even I [F#] can't [E] keep
[D#m] [F#] [B]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[C#] [B]
[C#m] [G#m]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m] [B]
[F#]
[A#]
Brandi Carvile, A Promise to Keep.
That is beautiful.
[A#m] [E]
[C#m] [F#]
[E] [B]
[C#]
[C#m] [B]
[D#m] I still [F#] talk [E] to you in [B] my sleep I don't say much cause the hurt [F#] runs too deep
[E] I gave [B] you the moon and [C#] the stars to [B] keep But you gave them [G#m] back to me
[E] The [B] hill I'm walking up is getting good [F#] at
[B] seeing
[F#]
[E] But I'm [B] still looking for [F#] a promise [B] even I [F#] can't [G#] [B]
keep
[F#] [B] I [G#] still lay on [E] my side [B] of the bed I dance alone when [D#m] the [F#] last bottle's spent
[E] Memories like [B] a river [C#] running through [B] my head Are [C#] having me [B] in the ocean [G#m] before I'm dead
[E] The [B] hill I'm walking up [C#] is getting [B] good [F#] at [E] seeing
[F#] [E] But I'm [B] still looking for a [C#] promise [B] even I
[F#] can't keep
[E] [D#m]
[F#] [B]
I [B] still whisper [E] sweet [B] words to you And when I'm busy [F#] with nothing to do
[E] I pray to [B] God that [C#] my words ring [B] true And that your words [G#m] might reach me too
[E] The hill I'm walking up [C#] is [B] getting good [F#] at
[A#] [D#m] seeing
[F#] But [E] I'm [B] still looking [C#] for a promise [B] even I [F#] can't [E]
[D#m] keep
[F#] [B] My
[E] [B]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[C#] [B]
heart's in pieces [F#] so [E] please [B] understand I'm trying to jump but [F#] I've nowhere to land
[E] So give me [B] your heart [C#] and I'll give you [B] mine And try as goddamn [G#m] hard as I can
[E] The hill [B] I'm walking up [C#] is getting good [F#] at [G#] seeing
[B] [F#] But [E] I'm [B] still looking [C#] for a promise [B] even I [F#] can't [E] keep
[D#m] [F#] [B]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[C#] [B]
[C#m] [G#m]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m] [B]
[F#]
[A#]
Brandi Carvile, A Promise to Keep.
That is beautiful.
Key:
B
E
F#
C#
D#m
B
E
F#
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#m] I still [F#] talk [E] to you in [B] my sleep I don't say much cause the hurt [F#] runs too deep
[E] I gave [B] you the moon and [C#] the stars to [B] keep _ But you gave them [G#m] back to me
_ [E] The [B] hill I'm walking up is getting good [F#] at _ _
[B] seeing
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] But I'm [B] still looking for [F#] a promise [B] even I _ [F#] can't [G#] _ _ [B] _
keep
_ [F#] _ _ [B] I [G#] still lay on [E] my side [B] of the bed I dance _ alone when [D#m] the [F#] last bottle's spent
[E] _ Memories like [B] a river [C#] running through [B] my head Are [C#] having me [B] in the ocean [G#m] before I'm dead _
[E] The [B] hill I'm walking up [C#] is getting [B] good [F#] at _ [E] seeing _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [E] But I'm [B] still looking for a [C#] promise [B] even I _
[F#] can't keep
[E] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
I [B] still whisper [E] sweet [B] words to you And when I'm busy [F#] with nothing to do
[E] I pray to [B] God that [C#] my words ring [B] true And that your words [G#m] might reach me too
_ [E] _ The hill I'm walking up [C#] is [B] getting good [F#] at _ _
[A#] _ [D#m] seeing
_ _ [F#] _ But [E] I'm [B] still looking [C#] for a promise [B] even I _ [F#] can't [E] _ _ _
[D#m] keep
_ [F#] _ _ [B] My _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ heart's in pieces [F#] so [E] please [B] understand _ I'm trying to jump but [F#] I've nowhere to land
[E] So give me [B] your heart [C#] and I'll give you [B] mine And try as goddamn [G#m] hard as I can
_ [E] _ The hill [B] I'm walking up [C#] is getting good [F#] at _ [G#] seeing
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ But [E] I'm [B] still looking [C#] for a promise [B] even I _ [F#] can't [E] keep _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
Brandi Carvile, A Promise to Keep.
That is beautiful.
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#m] I still [F#] talk [E] to you in [B] my sleep I don't say much cause the hurt [F#] runs too deep
[E] I gave [B] you the moon and [C#] the stars to [B] keep _ But you gave them [G#m] back to me
_ [E] The [B] hill I'm walking up is getting good [F#] at _ _
[B] seeing
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] But I'm [B] still looking for [F#] a promise [B] even I _ [F#] can't [G#] _ _ [B] _
keep
_ [F#] _ _ [B] I [G#] still lay on [E] my side [B] of the bed I dance _ alone when [D#m] the [F#] last bottle's spent
[E] _ Memories like [B] a river [C#] running through [B] my head Are [C#] having me [B] in the ocean [G#m] before I'm dead _
[E] The [B] hill I'm walking up [C#] is getting [B] good [F#] at _ [E] seeing _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [E] But I'm [B] still looking for a [C#] promise [B] even I _
[F#] can't keep
[E] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
I [B] still whisper [E] sweet [B] words to you And when I'm busy [F#] with nothing to do
[E] I pray to [B] God that [C#] my words ring [B] true And that your words [G#m] might reach me too
_ [E] _ The hill I'm walking up [C#] is [B] getting good [F#] at _ _
[A#] _ [D#m] seeing
_ _ [F#] _ But [E] I'm [B] still looking [C#] for a promise [B] even I _ [F#] can't [E] _ _ _
[D#m] keep
_ [F#] _ _ [B] My _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ heart's in pieces [F#] so [E] please [B] understand _ I'm trying to jump but [F#] I've nowhere to land
[E] So give me [B] your heart [C#] and I'll give you [B] mine And try as goddamn [G#m] hard as I can
_ [E] _ The hill [B] I'm walking up [C#] is getting good [F#] at _ [G#] seeing
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ But [E] I'm [B] still looking [C#] for a promise [B] even I _ [F#] can't [E] keep _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
Brandi Carvile, A Promise to Keep.
That is beautiful.