"I Promise"
By: Jaci Velasquez
Album: "Heavenly Place"
Written by:  Johnny Ramirez and Jaci Velasquez
(C)1996 Briante Music/Word Music/ASCAP
Tab: Chris Rickman  (crickman@bellsouth.net) Version 1.02


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.

Comments, suggestions, corrections:
crickman@bellsouth.net