#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Promise by Jerry Jeff Walker G G/B Harmony gets melody Am Am/C Orchestra gets symphony G Em Continents get seven seas..... Am Dm7 Em7 Boy gets girl and all you got was me and a promise Dm7 Em7 I'll try to be honest Dm7 Am G7 G I'd like to give you nothing to fear Bb Where we could grow into a circle Gb Big enough to understand everyone D We'd be the first....we'd be the only ones C In the Galaxy Bb Ab G Em Am D To really be.......free................. Lovers get I'm sorry Music gets to keep the key Children get to ride for free Mind and body...that's all you've got of me And a promise I'll try to be honest I'd like to give you nothing to fear Repeat Chorus - Where we can grow into a circle Big enough to understand everyone We'd be the first....we'd be the only ones In the Galaxy to really be free........ I promise Note the first chorus (where we COULD grow into a circle) vs the second chorus (where we CAN grow into a circle). Tabbed by Bob Roddis