(CAPO 3RD FRET)
INTRO
[A] [C#m] [Bm]
[A] [C#m] [Bm]
[A] [C#m] [Bm] [A]
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.
(CAPO 3RD FRET)
I had d[A]reams that were bigger [D] than the Montana[A] sky
And we were [A]gonna do great in Great Falls[D]
I just knew we were this [E]time [E/F#][E]
But when w[D]inter finally broke, so were we
You'll never know how bad that h[A]urt [D]
'Cause [A]this ain't what I meant [E]
When I p[Esus]romised you the [A]world
I [A]lost the farm in Kansas
[D] Along with a lot of p[A]ride
Then I almost lost my life
[D] Down in that West Virgini[E]a mine[Esus] [E]
And that [D]motel room in Memphis
Was a long way from diamonds and p[A]earls [D]
And that s[A]ure ain't what I meant
[E] When I pr[Esus]omised you the [A]world [A7]
I [Bm]swear your love is stronger
Than any d[D]ream of mine I've ever drug you t[A]hrough
And I [Bm]swear I wasn't lyin'
[D] They just never did come [E]true[E/F#] [E]
You've always [A]bet on this old gambler
[D] Every time I gave the wheel a [A]whirl [D]
But [A]this ain't what I meant
[E] When I p[Esus]romised you the [A]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
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)
I had d[A]reams that were bigger [D] than the Montana[A] sky
And we were [A]gonna do great in Great Falls[D]
I just knew we were this [E]time [E/F#][E]
But when w[D]inter finally broke, so were we
You'll never know how bad that h[A]urt [D]
'Cause [A]this ain't what I meant [E]
When I p[Esus]romised you the [A]world
I [A]lost the farm in Kansas
[D] Along with a lot of p[A]ride
Then I almost lost my life
[D] Down in that West Virgini[E]a mine[Esus] [E]
And that [D]motel room in Memphis
Was a long way from diamonds and p[A]earls [D]
And that s[A]ure ain't what I meant
[E] When I pr[Esus]omised you the [A]world [A7]
I [Bm]swear your love is stronger
Than any d[D]ream of mine I've ever drug you t[A]hrough
And I [Bm]swear I wasn't lyin'
[D] They just never did come [E]true[E/F#] [E]
You've always [A]bet on this old gambler
[D] Every time I gave the wheel a [A]whirl [D]
But [A]this ain't what I meant
[E] When I p[Esus]romised you the [A]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
