A Mothers Promise chords by Yaakov Shwekey

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:

C       G    Am         F
Dreams of perfection dance around in my mind
  C     G    Am      F
A miracle of life so beautifully designed
   Dm        Em    F        G
As I hear your first cries, my heart fills with love
     C      F    C     F
You’re placed in my arms, a gift from above

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


Chorus:

C        F         G     C
I promise I’ll be your eyes when you cannot see
C       F         F   E  Am
I promise to be your voice when you cannot speak
  G      F         C         Dm
I promise I’ll be your legs when you can’t bear the weight
F      C            G       C
I promise to be your heart when the pain gets too great
C        F         G     C
I promise I’ll be your eyes when you cannot see
C       F         F   E  Am
I promise to be your voice when you cannot speak
  G     F         C         Dm
I promise I’ll be your legs when you can’t bear the weight
F      C            G       C
I promise to be your heart when the pain gets too great
F
La la la la
G    C
La la la la
Dm
La la la la
    C
We will be all right


Verse 2:

C      G       Am        F
Deep in the night, when I watch your eyes close
   C      G    Am      F
The mother in my heart is desperate to know
      Dm      Em     F      G
When those big blue eyes open, is it me that you see?
      C      F     C      F
Will your sweet little arms ever reach out to me?

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

Chorus:

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