Aaron Tippin - I Promised You the World

      
 
 (CAPO 3RD FRET)
 
 INTRO
 A C#m Bm 
   

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 A C#m Bm 
    

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 A C#m Bm A 
    

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 Verse Picking pattern: (Arpegio) This is the basic picking pattern throughout the song.
 There are some variances here and there but this is the basic pattern. Listen to the song
 and you can hear how this pattern is used throughout the song.

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 (CAPO 3RD FRET)
        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