You Gave Me A Promise Chords

KeyC# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays458

You Gave Me A Promise by Fireflight is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords Bbm, Ebm, F#, Ab, C#, Ab/C and C#(hold). Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C#
Text
16
Speed
  			


Intro: Bbm Ebm  F#  Bbm  Ab  Ebm  F#   


Verse 1: 

    Bbm 
The waves are crashing down on me 
F# 
But I know that this  
              Bbm        Ebm F# 
cannot be the end be the end 
      Bbm 
Right now I feel like copping out 
F# 
Will You hold me up 
          Bbm 
if I just say 
             Ebm F# 
That I will stay 


Chorus 1:
 
C# 
I will hold on to this 
F# 
hope that I have 
    Bbm 
You gave me a promise 
    Ab        C# Ab/C 
You gave me a promise 
     C# 
I'll push through this 
            F# 
moment I'll never give up 
    Ebm 
You gave me a promise 
    F#           Ab  Ebm  F#   
You gave me a promise 


Verse 2: 

Bbm 
I'm so tired that I can't stand 
F# 
But I know that time  
               Bbm 
will heal this heart  
          Ebm  F# 
heal this heart 
     Bbm 
With every door  
that's slamming shut 
  F# 
A new one's there to  
                  Bbm 
lead me where You are 
          Ebm F# 
where you are 


(Repeat Chorus 1) 


Bridge:
 
Ebm C# Ab                  Ebm 
       You You call out to me 
                   F# 
You're just out of reach 
C#              Ab 
But I'm closing in 
          Ebm 
I'm still going still 
  F#              Ab 
believing in Your word 

C# 
I will hold on to this 
F# 
hope that I have 
    Bbm 
You gave me a promise 
    Ab        C# Ab/C 
You gave me a promise 
     C# 
I'll push through this 
            F# 
moment I'll never give up 
    Ebm 
You gave me a promise 
    F#           Ab 
You gave me a promise 


(Repeat Chorus) 


Outro: C#(hold) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante