Chords for Eric Johnson - I Promise I Will Try
Tempo:
119.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [F] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [Am] What [Em] is it he means to [F] you?
Why [G] you so [C]
unkind?
[G] [Am] Not to [F#] give him [Bm] all the truth, [C] [D] you said you [C] won't lie
[F] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[Gm] [Am] Why [Em] is it you don't dare?
[F] [G] He's [C] awaiting you
[G] [Am] What you say is [F#]
not [Bm] enough, [Gm] what you try [C] to [F] do
[C] [Am]
[Bm] [A] So [Dm] [C]
[G] [Am]
[A] [Dm] [C]
[G] [Am]
[A] [Dm] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [C]
[A] [Dm] [C]
try
[F] [C] So [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [Am] what is it [E] he must [F] do?
Why [G] you so [C]
unkind?
[G] [Am] Not to give [F#] him all [Bm] the truth, [C] when you [G] said you [C] won't lie
[G] [Am] And what you say [F#m] is not [C] enough, is what you try to do
[G] [Am] What you say [F#m] is not [A#] enough, [C] is what you try to [F] do
[C] You [Em] know [C] it's true, [G] Lord [C] I'm just [F] like [C] you
Promise [G] [C]
[F] I [C] will try
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [Am] What [Em] is it he means to [F] you?
Why [G] you so [C]
unkind?
[G] [Am] Not to [F#] give him [Bm] all the truth, [C] [D] you said you [C] won't lie
[F] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[Gm] [Am] Why [Em] is it you don't dare?
[F] [G] He's [C] awaiting you
[G] [Am] What you say is [F#]
not [Bm] enough, [Gm] what you try [C] to [F] do
[C] [Am]
[Bm] [A] So [Dm] [C]
[G] [Am]
[A] [Dm] [C]
[G] [Am]
[A] [Dm] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [C]
[A] [Dm] [C]
try
[F] [C] So [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [Am] what is it [E] he must [F] do?
Why [G] you so [C]
unkind?
[G] [Am] Not to give [F#] him all [Bm] the truth, [C] when you [G] said you [C] won't lie
[G] [Am] And what you say [F#m] is not [C] enough, is what you try to do
[G] [Am] What you say [F#m] is not [A#] enough, [C] is what you try to [F] do
[C] You [Em] know [C] it's true, [G] Lord [C] I'm just [F] like [C] you
Promise [G] [C]
[F] I [C] will try
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_ [G] _ [Am] What [Em] is it he means to [F] you?
Why [G] you so [C] _
unkind?
_ [G] _ [Am] Not to [F#] give him [Bm] all the truth, _ [C] [D] you said you [C] won't lie
[F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Am] Why [Em] is it you don't dare?
[F] _ [G] He's [C] awaiting you
_ [G] _ [Am] What you say is [F#]
not [Bm] _ enough, _ [Gm] what you try [C] to _ [F] do
[C] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bm] [A] So _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ try
[F] _ _ [C] So [C] _
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[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ what is it [E] he must [F] do?
Why [G] you so [C] _
unkind?
_ [G] [Am] Not to give [F#] him all [Bm] the truth, [C] when you [G] said you [C] won't lie
_ [G] [Am] And what you say [F#m] is not [C] _ enough, is what you try to do
_ [G] _ [Am] What you say [F#m] is not [A#] _ _ enough, _ _ [C] is what you try to [F] do
_ [C] You [Em] know [C] it's true, _ _ _ _ [G] Lord [C] I'm just [F] like [C] you
_ Promise [G] _ [C] _
_ [F] I [C] will try _ _
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[G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] What [Em] is it he means to [F] you?
Why [G] you so [C] _
unkind?
_ [G] _ [Am] Not to [F#] give him [Bm] all the truth, _ [C] [D] you said you [C] won't lie
[F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Am] Why [Em] is it you don't dare?
[F] _ [G] He's [C] awaiting you
_ [G] _ [Am] What you say is [F#]
not [Bm] _ enough, _ [Gm] what you try [C] to _ [F] do
[C] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bm] [A] So _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
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[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ try
[F] _ _ [C] So [C] _
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[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ what is it [E] he must [F] do?
Why [G] you so [C] _
unkind?
_ [G] [Am] Not to give [F#] him all [Bm] the truth, [C] when you [G] said you [C] won't lie
_ [G] [Am] And what you say [F#m] is not [C] _ enough, is what you try to do
_ [G] _ [Am] What you say [F#m] is not [A#] _ _ enough, _ _ [C] is what you try to [F] do
_ [C] You [Em] know [C] it's true, _ _ _ _ [G] Lord [C] I'm just [F] like [C] you
_ Promise [G] _ [C] _
_ [F] I [C] will try _ _
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