Anais Mitchell - Promises

Promises you ^Gmade to me ^EYou said the rivers ^Gand the trees ^BmWould fill our pockets and our ^Dplates ^BmPromises you ^Dmade ^EYou said the birds would ^Gblanket us ^EYou said the world was ^Ggenerous ^BmAnd wouldn’t turn its back on us^D

^Bm The river froze ^A The trees were bare ^D And all the birds they ^Adisappeared So ^Bmme too I flew ^Caway From promises you made^{G E}

Promises you ^Cmade to me ^E You said that you would ^Gstay with me Whatever weather ^Dcame our way ^Bm Promises you ^Dmade ^BmThat we would walk,^A side by side ^D Through all the seasons ^Aof our lives 'Neath any ^Bmsky, down any ^Droad ^CAny way the ^Bmwind ^Dblows

I have no ^Aring for your finger ^D I have no ^Abanquet table laid ^Bm I have no ^Gbed of feathers ^Bm Whatever ^Apromises I’ve made

^DCan’t promise you ^Afair sky above ^DCan’t promise you ^Akind road ^Bmbelow But I’ll walk ^Cwith you, my love Any way the wind ^Dblows

I don’t need ^Agold, don’t need silver ^D Just bread when I’m ^Ahungry, fire when I’m cold ^Bm Don’t need a ring^G for my finger ^Bm Just need a ^Asteady hand to hold

^DDon’t promise me ^Afair sky above ^DDon’t promise me ^Akind road below ^Bmust walk with ^Cme, my love Any way the wind bl^Eows

^EI don’t know ^Gwhere this road will end ^E But I’ll walk with ^Gyou into the wind

^DI can’t promise you ^Afair sky above ^DCan’t promise you ^Akind road below ^BmBut I’ll walk with ^Cyou, my love Any way the ^Dwind blows

^DDo you let me ^Awalk with you? ^Bm I ^Ddo I do I do And keep on walking, ^Acome what will^Bm I ^Awill I will ^DWe will