A Mothers Promise chords by Yaakov Shwekey

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:

C majorC       G+G    A minorAm         FF
Dreams of perfection dance around in my mind
  C majorC     G+G    A minorAm      FF
A augmentedA miracle of life so beautifully designed
   DmDm        E minorEm    FF        G+G
As I hear your first cries, my heart fills with love
     C majorC      FF    C majorC     FF
You’re placed in my arms, a gift from above

   C majorC    G+G      A minorAm        FF
Then come the words that forever change my world
 A minorAm                      G+G
Something’s not right with your sweet little girl
  C majorC    FF   C majorC    FF    C majorC     FF    C majorC   FF
I hold you even tighter, as old dreams just seem to fade away
  DmDm     C majorC      DmDm         G+G
I know I will love you, protect, and keep you safe
     FF       G+G
“We will be alright” I tell you with a soft kiss
FF     FF
Hm hm hm hm hm hm

Chorus:

C majorC        FF         G+G     C majorC
I promise I’ll be your eyes when you cannot see
C majorC       FF         FF   E MajorE  A minorAm
I promise to be your voice when you cannot speak
  G+G      FF         C majorC         DmDm
I promise I’ll be your legs when you can’t bear the weight
FF      C majorC            G+G       C majorC
I promise to be your heart when the pain gets too great
C majorC        FF         G+G     C majorC
I promise I’ll be your eyes when you cannot see
C majorC       FF         FF   E MajorE  A minorAm
I promise to be your voice when you cannot speak
  G+G     FF         C majorC         DmDm
I promise I’ll be your legs when you can’t bear the weight
FF      C majorC            G+G       C majorC
I promise to be your heart when the pain gets too great
FF
La la la la
G+G    C majorC
La la la la
DmDm
La la la la
    C majorC
We will be all right

Verse 2:

C majorC      G+G       A minorAm        FF
Deep in the night, when I watch your eyes close
   C majorC      G+G    A minorAm      FF
The mother in my heart is desperate to know
      DmDm      E minorEm     FF      G+G
When those big blue eyes open, is it me that you see?
      C majorC      FF     C majorC      FF
Will your sweet little arms ever reach out to me?

   C majorC     G+G     A minorAm       FF
When you hear laughter, is it just empty noise?
    A minorAm                G+G
Do you fear you’re all alone in pain and joy
     C majorC   FF    C majorC    FF   C majorC     FF   C majorC    FF
Will you ever know the feelings of my love that really runs so deep
 DmDm      E minorEm     DmDm       G+G
Dreaming of tomorrow, we softly drift asleep
     FF       G+G
“We will be alright” I tell you with a soft kiss
FF     FF
Hm hm hm hm hm hm

Chorus:

C majorC        FF         G+G     C majorC
I promise I’ll be your eyes when you cannot see
C majorC       FF         FF   E MajorE   A minorAm
I promise to be your voice when you cannot speak
  G+G      FF         C majorC          DmDm
I promise I’ll be your legs when you can’t bear the weight
FF      C majorC            G+G      C majorC
I promise to be your heart when the pain gets too great.
  DmDm    G+G    FF
I promise I’ll be there
       DmDm         FF
Through the triumphs and through tears
      C majorC      DmDm
To be the spark in the dark
  A minorAm         C majorC G+G
I promise I promise I pro-mise
FF
La la la la
G+G    C majorC
La la la la
DmDm
La la la la
    C majorC
We will be all right
C majorC
La la la la
FF    C majorC
La la la la
DmDm
La la la la
        C majorC
We will be all right