I Promise

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Performer: Jaci Velasquez Album: Heavenly Place Words and music: Johnny Ramirez and Jaci Velasquez (C)1996 Briante Music/Word Music/ASCAP Tab: Chris Rickman (crickman@bellsouth.net) I Promise INTRO E Aadd9 B7 E Aadd9 B7 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q |-----0-2-/4---0---|-----0-------2---|-----0-2-/4---0---|-----0-------2--- |-0------------0---|-0-------0-----0-|-0------------0---|-0-------0------- |-1-----2-/4-----1-|-2-----2-2-----2-|-1-----2-/4-----1-|-2-----2-2------- |---2--------------|---2---2---1-----|---2--------------|---2---2---1----- |------------------|-0-------0h2-----|------------------|-0-------0h2----- |-0----------0-----|-----------------|-0----------0-----|----------------- 1ST VERSE E Aadd9 B7 E Aadd9 B7 e e e q e q e e e e e e e e e e e q e q e e e e e e e e |-----0-----0-|-----0-------2---|-----0-----0-|-----0-------2/4- |-0-----0-----|-0-------0-----0-|-0-----0-----|-0-------0------- |-1-----1-----|-2-----2-------2-|-1-----1-----|-2-----2--------- |-------------|---2-------1-----|-------------|---2-------1----- |-------------|-0-------0h2-----|-------------|-0-------0h2----- |---0-----0---|-----------------|---0-----0---|----------------- Lord, You know my heart And all my desires C#min7 G#min7 Aadd9 E F#min7sus4 B7 e e e e e e q e e e q e e e e e e q e q e e e q e q |-----4-------4-|---5-------0---|-----0-----0-|-----2-----2----- |-5---5-r-4-----|-0-.-r-0-----0-|-0-----0-----|-0-----0--------- |-4---.---4-----|-6-----1-------|-2-2---------|---2------------- |---6-------4---|---------2-----|-------------|---------1------- |-3-------------|-0-------------|---------0---|-2--------------- |---------4-----|-------0-------|-2-----------|----------------- And the secret things I'll never tell Lord, You know them well 2ND VERSE E Aadd9 B7 E Aadd9 B7 e e e q e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e |-----0-----0-|-----0-------2---|-----0-2-/4---0-|-----0-------2/4- |-0-----0-----|-0-------0-----0-|-0------------0-|-0-------0------- |-1-----1-----|-2-----2-------2-|-1-----2-/4-----|-2-----2--------- |-------------|---2-------1-----|---2------------|---2-------1----- |-------------|-0-------0h2-----|----------------|-0-------0h2----- |---0-----0---|-----------------|-0----------0---|----------------- Though I may be young I see and understand C#min7 G#min7 Aadd9 E F#min7sus4 B7 e e e e e e q e e e q e e e e e e q e q e e e Q q |-----4-------4-|---5-------0---|-----0-----0-|-----2---2----- |-5---5-r-4-----|-0-.-r-0-----0-|-0-----0-----|-0-----0------- |-4---.---4-----|-6-----1-------|-2-2---------|---2---2------- |---6-------4---|----------2----|-------------|-------1------- |-3-------------|-0-------------|---------0---|-2------------- |---------4-----|-------0-------|-2-----------|--------------- That at times like sheep we go astray And things get out of hand CHORUS Aadd9 E B7 Aadd9 B7 E e e e q e q e e e q e q e e q e e q e e e q e q |-----0-0---7-|-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-- |-----0-0---0-|-------7-----|-----5-----4-|-------9------ |-------------|-----8-----8-|-------------|-----9-----9-- |---2-----9---|-------7-----|---7-----7---|---9---9------ |-0-----------|---9-----9---|-0-----6-----|-7-------7---- |-------0-----|-7-----------|-------------|-------------- So I promise to be true to You Aadd9 E F#min7 B7 e e e Q q e e e Q q e e e q e q e e e q e q |-----7-5-7-|-----7-0-7------|-----5-5---0-|-----7-----7- |-----5-0-5-|-----0-7-0------|-----5-5---0-|-------7----- |-----6-----|----------------|-------------|-----8-----8- |---7-------|---6------------|---2---------|-------7----- |-0---------|-7--------------|-------------|---9--------- |-----------|----------------|-2-------2---|-7-------7--- To live my life in purity As unto You Aadd9 E B7 Aadd9 B7 E e e e q e q e e e q e q e e q e e q e e e q e q |-----0-0---7-|-----7-----7-|-5---7-----7-|-----7-----7-- |-----0-0---0-|-------7-----|-0-----7-0---|-------9------ |-------------|-----8-----8-|-6-----------|-----9-----9-- |---2-----9---|-------7-----|---7---7-----|---9---9------ |-0-----------|---9-----9---|-0-----6-----|-7-------7---- |-------0-----|-7-----------|-------------|-------------- Waiting for the day when I hear You say Aadd9 E F#min7 B7 e e e q e q e e e q e q e e e Q q e e e Q q |-----7p5---7-|-----7p0---7------|------9-------|-----7---7- |-----0-----0-|-7---0-----0------|--------10-10-|-------7--- |-----6-------|------------------|------9-------|-----8---8- |---7-----7---|-6----------------|---11---11----|-------7--- |-0-----------|---7-----7--------|-9------------|---9------- |-------------|-0----------------|--------------|-7--------- Here is the one I have created Just for you REPEAT INTRO (MODIFIED w GUITAR 2) (Guitar 1) E Aadd9 B7 E Aadd9 B7 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-----0-2-/4---0---|-----0-------2---|-----0-2-/4\2-0---|-----0-------2--- |-0------------0---|-0-------0-----0-|-0--------------0-|-0-------0------- |-1-----2-/4-----1-|-2-----2-2-----2-|-1---1-2-/4\2-1---|-2-----2-2-----2- |---2--------------|---2---2---1-----|---2--------------|---2---2---1----- |------------------|-0-------0h2-----|------------------|-0-------0h2----- |-0----------0-----|-----------------|-0----------0-----|----------------- | | (Guitar 2) | E Aadd9 B7 E Aadd9 B7 | w e e e e q q w e e e e e e e e |-7----------------|-7---7---2---7---|-7----------------|-7---7-----0-7--- |-5----------------|-5---5---0---4---|-5----------------|-5---5---7---7--- |------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------8-----8- |------------------|---7---7-1---4---|------------------|---7---7--------- |------------------|-0---------------|------------------|-0----------9---- |-0----------------|-----------------|-0----------------|---------7------- 3RD VERSE Until then, O Lord I will be content Knowing that true love will will come someday It will only come from you BRIDGE C#min7 G#7 A E e e e Q q q e q e q q e Q q q e e e e q |-----4---4--------|-8---------8---|---9-----9-------|---7-------7----- |-------5----------|-9--^-9----9---|---10-10-10------|---0-0-----0----- |-----4---4--------|-11--------11--|---9-----9-------|-----------x----- |---6---6----------|-10---10---11--|---11-11-11------|---6-7p6---^----- |-4----------------|-8-------8-----|-0---------------|---7-----7------- |------------------|---------------|-----------------|-0-^------------- 'Cause I have seen the suffering That loneliness can cause C#min7 G#7 A B7 q e q e q q e q e q e e e q e q e e e e+h +w |---4-----4-------|-8-------------|------9-----------|--------7---|---- |---5-5---5-------|-9-^-^-^-^-----|------10-10---10--|-----10-----|---- |-4-4-----4-------|-11------------|------9-----------|-----8------|---- |-6-6-6---6-------|-10------------|---11-^--11---11--|---9-9------|---- |-4-----4---------|-8-------------|-0----------0-----|-----^------|---- |-----------------|---------------|------------------|-7----------|---- When we choose to give our love away Without a righteous cause 2ND CHORUS (WITH MODIFICATION) C#min7 e e e e+h |-----9-------- |-----9-12----- |-------9------ |-------------- |---11--------- |-9------------ . . . hear You say ENDING (MODIFIED INTRO WITH GUITAR 2) (Guitar 1) E Aadd9 B7 E Aadd9 B7 E e e e e q q e e q e e q e e e e q q e e q e e q w |-----0-2-/4-0-|-----0-----2-|-----0-2-/4-0-|-----0-------2---|-0---- |-0----------0-|-0---0-0---0-|-0----------0-|-0---0---0---0---|-0---- |-1---1-2-/4-1-|-2-----2-----|-1---1-2-/4-1-|-2-------2-------|-1---- |---2----------|---2-----1---|---2----------|---2-------1-----|-2---- |--------------|-0-----0h2---|--------------|-0-------0h2-----|-2---- |-0------------|-------------|-0------------|-----------------|-0---- | | (Guitar 2) | E Aadd9 B7 E Aadd9 B7 E | w q q q q w e e e e e e e e w |-7------------|-----7-----7-|-7------------|-----7-------7---|-0---- |-5------------|-5---0-4---0-|-5------------|-5---5---7---7---|-9---- |--------------|-------------|--------------|-6-------8-----8-|-9---- |--------------|-7-----7-----|--------------|---7---7---9-----|-9---- |--------------|-0-----6-----|--------------|-0-------9-------|-11--- |-0------------|-------------|-0------------|-----------------|-0---- Legend: w,h,q,e,s = whole,half,quarter,eighth,sixteenth H,Q,E = dotted half, quarter, eighth + = tie / = slide up \ = slide down r = rest ^ = strum h = hammer p = pulloff . = staccato x = mute or percussive () = optional note Performance notes: I found the G#7 in the bridge pretty rough initially; slide the C#min7 up to the 8th fret, add the pinky at the 11th on the 3rd, then oblique the index finger to the 9th on the 5th. Cleans up fairly quickly.