India Arie - Promise Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


E7When IAm9 thinF6k about E7the turn Am9my life has taken
I know itAm9’s because oF6f you, thaE7t I receiAm9ve so many blessings
F6    E7
Am9I had a homF6e but no privaE7cy, I diAm9dn’t know a tF6hing about my
E7legacy
Am9When I realized you were theF6re for me, I cE7alled on yoAm9ur
F6name and you E7came

And youAm9 did, just whF6at you saE7id, fAm9or that I’ll love you forever
Am9You kept, your woF6rd to E7me, fAm9or that I’ll love you forever
F6      E7
Chorus
Am9A promise, is a promise in my eyF6es         E7
Am9Can’t say you’re gonna just to compromiseF6              E7
Am9The very thing that keeps two hearts intF6ertwined             E7
A prAm9omise is a promise you can’t deny,F6 there’s E7no way

I think of when there was a young boy, not even two years old
Blessed with a mother who loved him so, she abandoned her dreams to nourish his own
It wasn’t easy for the two of them, but she knew she had to give him a chance
At a better life, it was only right, so she worked and she prayed
And she did, just what she say, for that he’ll love her forever
She kept her word to him, for that he’ll love her forever

Chorus
A promise is a promise, in my eyes
Can’t say you’re gonna just to compromise
The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined
A promise is a promise you can’t deny, there’s no way
A man’s only as good as his word

Instrumental break
Her wedding day and she’s thinking ‘bout the way he won her affection
She was so cynical about love ‘cause she didn’t want to be heart broken again
He looked her in her eye with sincerity, said he only wanted to protect her so she
Took a chance on him and she’s glad she did because he came for real
And he did, just what he said, for that she’ll love him forever
He kept his word to her, for that she’ll love him forever

Chorus
A promise is a promise, in my eyes
Can’t say you’re gonna just to compromise
The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined
A promise is a promise you can’t deny, there’s no way
No way, there ain’t no way
A man’s only as good as his word