THE PROMISE
Linda Edge and Elton Smith

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The Promise
Copyright © 1997 Linda Edge and Elton Smith
http://songsofpraise.org/song.php?songid=243

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(INTRODUCTION)
G  Em  D  Bm  G  A  Bm  G  D  A  D  
          

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(VERSE 1)
D  A  
Good Noah built an ark to hold the animals and men
D  A  
Two by two they came as the Lord commanded them
G  Em  D  Bm  G  A  Bm  
All the people laughed,  and said "Noah's lost his mind"
G  D  A  D  
Be-cause they did not listen, they would all be left be-hind

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(VERSE 2)
D  A  
The heavens opened wide and the rains came falling down!
D  A  
And when the storm had ended there was a sea upon the ground
   G  Em  D  Bm  G  A  Bm  
An olive branch was found  by a sin-gle white dove
G  D  A  D  
And Noah fell to his knees and gave praise to God a-bove

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(VERSE 3)
E  B  
The animals in the ark looked out upon the land
E  B  
Two by two they left as the Lord commanded them
   A  F#m  E  C#m  A  B  C#m  
rainbow painted sky  was God's promise to all men
A  E  B  E  
That the Lord would not use water to de-stroy the world a-gain
   A  F#m  E  C#m  A  B  C#m  
rainbow painted sky  was God's promise to all men
A  E  B  E  
That the Lord would not use water to de-stroy the world a-gain
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That the Lord would not use water to de-stroy the world a-gain