The Promise Cifras

Sturgill Simpson ~ The Promise
 
Tabbed by ~Coxy~
 
Extraordinarily beautiful cover of a When In Rome song. Picking pattern is pretty easy to figure out.
The guitar on the actual recording is very simple so I tend to embellish it a little bit when playing it
solo (like walking down the A bass note to the F#m) when the verses get going properly. The A is hammered
onto Asus4 most times it's played but not all, the D is every time in the verse. I’ve played around with
some different voicings (like capping the 4th and playing it in G), for a fuller sound when going solo
but I’m pretty sure this is what’s played on the record.
 
Chords are all straightforward:
A     [x02220]
Asus4 [x02230]
F#m   [244222]
D     [xx0232]
Dsus4 [xx0233]
Dm    [xx0231]
E     [022100]
 
Capo 2
 
[Intro]
A     Asus4 A
A     Asus4 A
 
 
[Verse 1]
                    A     Asus4 A
If you need a friend
                F#m
Don't look to a stranger
                D     Dsus4 D
You know in the end,
              A
I'll always be there
                   A     Asus4 A
But when you're in doubt
                   F#m
And when you're in danger
                 D     Dsus4 D
Take a look all around
            A
And I'll be there
 
 
[Chorus]
A                                                          A/G#
I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
  F#m
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
    D                                Dm
But if you wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me
  A          E                 A     Asus4 A
I promise, I promise you I will
 
 
[Verse 2]
                 A
When your day is through
               F#m
And so is your temper
                   D
You know what to do
                   A
I'm gonna always be there
               A
Sometimes if I shout
                  F#m
It's not what's intended
                      D
These words just come out
                 A
With no gripe to bear
 
 
[Chorus]
A
I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
  F#m
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
    D                                Dm
But if you wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me
  A          E                 A     Asus4 A
I promise, I promise you I will
 
 
[Solo]
A       F#m     D
A       F#m     D   E
 
 
[Chorus]
A                                                          A/G#
I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
  F#m
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
    D                                Dm
But if you wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me
  A          E
I promise, I promise
 
A                                                          A/G#
I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
  F#m
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
    D                               Dm
But if I had to walk the world, I'd make you fall for me
  A          E                 A     Asus4 A
I promise, I promise you I will
 
 
[Ending]
A     Asus4 A
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