I Promised You The World
Aaron Tippin
RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
A
C#mDiagram coming soon
Bm
D
E
F#Diagram coming soon
EsusDiagram coming soon
A7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 3rd fret hide this tab INTRO A C#m Bm ------------------------------------------------- ----------0H2------------------5-------------3--- ----------0H2---2--------------6-------------4--- ------2--------------------6-------------4------- --0--------------------4--------------2---------- ------------------------------------------------- A C#m Bm ------------------------------------------------ --------0H2-----------------5-------------3----- --------0H2---2-------------6-------------4----- -----2------------------6-------------4--------- --0-----------------4-------------2------------- ------------------------------------------------ A C#m Bm A -------------------------------------------------- -----------0H2-----------5--------3-------2------- -----------0H2---2-------6--------4-------2------- --------2----------------------------------------- -----0-------------------4--------2-------0------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- ----------------0------0h2----- ----------2----------2--------- ------2------2----------------- --0---------------------------- ------------------------------- A D A I had dreams that were bigger than the Montana sky A D And we were gonna do great in Great Falls E E/F# E I just knew we were this time D But when winter finally broke, so were we A D You'll never know how bad that hurt A E 'Cause this ain't what I meant Esus A When I promised you the world A I lost the farm in Kansas D A Along with a lot of pride Then I almost lost my life D E Esus E Down in that West Virginia mine D And that motel room in Memphis A D Was a long way from diamonds and pearls A And that sure ain't what I meant E Esus A A7 When I promised you the world Bm I swear your love is stronger D A Than any dream of mine I've ever drug you through Bm And I swear I wasn't lyin' D E E/F# E They just never did come true A You've always bet on this old gambler D A D Every time I gave the wheel a whirl A But this ain't what I meant E Esus A When I promised you the world REPEAT INTRO THEN GO TO 3RD VERSE Now this Shreveport sun is settin' On another broken dream of mine And I guess that mansion on the hill Is pretty hard to see tonight But as long as there's a breath of life in me I'm gonna get it for you, girl 'Cause this ain't what I meant When I promised you the world I swear your love is stronger Than any dream of mine I've ever drug you through And I swear I wasn't lyin' They just never did come true You've always bet on this old gambler Every time I gave the wheel a whirl But this ain't what I meant When I promised you the world No, this sure ain't what I meant When I promised you the world
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Chord set
A · C#m · Bm · D · E · F# · Esus · A7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.