Tracy Chapman - The promise

[oneirishpoet]

beautiful, I played this for my wife when I proposed to her...kudos to you for the excellent sound quality for a live performance!

[bessymylove]

i love you turely we became a familly one i no i want too add too ilove you so much come too me

[0wallaby0]

Man I remember this evening, to this date one of the best gigs i've been to. Beautiful music, setting and company :) just wonderful!

[ApneaApe]

I am not attracted to her as a woman, but her voice sure has cast a spell on my heart. A beautiful human being if ever there has been one.

[TheTriola]

I feel Tracy in this song, i just imagine how her love live is.

[TheTriola]

Whenever I listen to this song, i just imagine how her love live is.

[rosiebryce]

loved this song madly!

[COLOMBANIPM]

I LOVE YOU TRACY

[allybori]

It reminds me of my hommie's wedding... he almost bursted into tears when the dj played this at the time he and his bride were about to cut the cake.

[irunmadn]

She is so amazingly beautiful. My eyes fill with tears and my skin bumps up when I hear this song. It has a personal meaning to me. And the promises have come true for me. thank you God.

[Ok2bme1966]

This was so awesome!!! I'm learning guitar (why I came across this video) and I cannot WAIT until I can do this!! I love that she sings the song just like she recorded it. Tracy is the best!!!

[louise2347]

it's like my husband is talking to me from heaven telling me his misses me as much as i miss him and that he promises to come for me and we'll be together again if i promise to wait for him I CRY EVERY TIME i HEAR THIS SONG

[irunmadn]

@louise2347 Oh, Louise I feel your pain and just wanted to tell you to hang in there. Sorry for your loss and don't stop missing him. It's ok to cry for him. Bless you

[oneirishpoet]

@louise2347 yes Louise, I feel your tears and just remember he is always with you

[mariettalatina]

esta canción es única...

[TheSnips100]

Just a perfect couples song.

[barbarella20722]

.....Beautiful....... Damn I wish I could figure out how to play it. :(

[marchtubang]

galing,..kung ganu kasama ng mukha,ganun naman kaganda ng boses..

[GoDdEzZrInOa]

@marchtubang haha.. tangina ano pakialam ng tao sa mukha mo kung ganyan boses mOh... sapul mga model.. haha

[h0olzschuh]

:-)  ...

[liamcorleone]

Excelente Canción!!!

[oasis8809]

i really love this song , it relates the spirit of love ''' the faithfulness of a man to ones relation '' that no one can ever break the Promise of a true love . . . . .

[OylerMBox]

pucha si pudiera ir a un solo concierto de esta Magnifica Cantautora, me podria morir feliz y conforme, unica Tracy

[EdmondCW]

High class Talent!

[aubie0071971]

how is tracy playing this? capo 1st fret?  is this alternate tuning?

[martinaxman]

@aubie0071971 Yeah, it's gotta be some open tuning. Capo on 1, maybe open G? you can get the pedal tone with the capon on 4, but aside from the E shape (i.e. G#) it'll take a bit of work to work it out in standard tuning.

[martinaxman]

@martinaxman Yep.I was way off. Check out the version by 20304374 (yes he uses a number). Real nice cover by two guys and you can see the fingerings. Looks like it's standard tuning.

[BShanky13]

This was my Wedding song. If you like this, check out Lawrence Lambert from the band Big Wide Grin. Angelic voice, He is incredible !!

[elycarmo1990]

Si me esperas vendré por ti, si me piensas, si me extrañas de vez en cuándo... Recordando tus besos, tus caricias, sólo quiero regresar a tí y por tí... Si puedes hacer una promesa que puedas mantener volveré por tí... Amor de mi vida!!!! ¡¡¡TE AMO!!!

[nateballer1]

I saw her perform this at the Hollywood Bowl. You could have heard a pin drop. It's like I was the only one in the amphitheater and she was singing directly to me. Amazing!

[luisrph]

Yes, She's the Best!!!!!!

[maxtil5]

i totally agree with you prasselino ;)

[bumppus55]

an extraordinary talent.....

[Prasselino]

tracy's the best! unchallenged! nobody writes and sings like her!

[XxBaSsViOlInxX]

WTF? Tracy's a her?

[mizzfox]

haha! i remember 7yrs ago when my bf at that time told me that tracy was a woman (coz i kept using he/ him/ his when pertaining to her), and i was like, "are you sure?"

she's a very talented musician though, and lovely lovely voice :)

[madame33licious]

@mizzfox lol haha thats funny. i thought she was a guy too i mean i KNEW she wasnt but i was like hmm. i think shes a lesbian thats why .but she is still amazing.

[obri]

@XxBaSsViOlInxX - lol

[sh61288]

chills

[queendarene]

MY God!! what a shock!!! Regardless of the name, I've been listening to this singer's songs for more than 5 years and I thought she was a man!!! I just knew this very moment that she's a woman!! I was curious to see that amazingly talented man and here she is. Wow, shye is awsome.

[xxnyo8xx]

thank you Tracy I love this song

[vocalskills]

Amazing song, amazing voice!!

[Dutchbrogirl]

I love it...finally TSG Swagperson who got one on Twitter that I would buy..So Comforting and uplifting to dream and hope when you love someone!

Dutchbrosluv

[KoalaBearWarrior]

WOW that was awesome!

[brembo85]

c'ero anche io in quella fantastica notte...le note risuonavano nell'aria e d era tutto così magico! se poi al tuo fianco c è una persona speciale...il paradiso è lì ad un passo....se non ci sei già! grazie staky e grazie tracy!

[mimsie123]

at about 26 seconds in with it being blurry, she looks like predator XD

[pizzaman3210]

LMAOO!!!!

[nederui]

@mimsie123 ahaha

[username1goes1here]

does anyone have the tabs for this amazing song?

[pizzaman3210]

ultimate guitar usually has tabs..unless they ran out??

[username1goes1here]

@pizzaman3210 nah just chords:\

[purple1958]

i love this song she has really grown... it's taken her sometime to get her but i a crying like a baby

[anitasalvaje21]

Linda..linda...está canção faz parte de minha vida!!Bjs...Anita

[hoyageorge]

So thank you so very much for posting a live version of this song. I like being able to connect with Tracy as she delivers these beautiful, amazing words. Truly, one of the greatest love songs of all time. I will want this to be played at my Celebration of Life ceremony in remembrance and in honor of my 20-year relationship with my partner which ended this past March when he passed away from lymphoma. Peace and love to each of you out there longing for and missing someone special.

[hoyageorge]

This was always one of my favorite songs of all time, but it has taken on new meaning and purpose in my life with the passing of my partner of 20 years this past March after a brief but brutal battle with lymphoma. For anyone who has lost someone special in their lives, the promise--and hope--of seeing them once again in another place and time when it's our turn to transition can get you through some very dark and lonely times. This song cuts to the very core of that longing. It's transcendent.

[harlock3]

Questa canzone è stata una scoperta...

io c'ero e sentirla cantare così accompagnata solo dalla sua chitarra è da brividi.

Grazie a chi ha pubblicato!

[DDazzzle]

I was at the Roundhouse concert in London a month exactly a month before, and this has a special place in my heart - pleased to see/hear a full live version..thanks for posting

[CoreRossoblu]

Io sto cercando di capire da due ore che cacchio di accordatura ha la chitarra...Sicuramente non è quella normale...Troppo bella stà canzone

[Mark0Gen]

La migliore nel suo genere secondo me...

[beaderbev]

these lyrics are truly beautiful - what a legend she is!!!

[markimark03]

when i was a teenager i had a boyfriend and he dropped he saying that it would be better when we were older and he gave me this song as a memento, i wish he still missed me. sorry for the personal ad, please forgive me!

[jessontherocks]

Hope you are OK Tracy as it really did sound like your heart was not in that last song. Maybe you are just tired. X

[xipsina]

Ero davanti al palco ad ascoltare questa meraviglia.... Tracy è semplicemente adorabile!!!!! Grazie per il bel video!!

[rbt59]

Finally! A live video of Tracy singing "The Promise" Thank you for posting this. Beautiful!!

[ceelia92]

Cavolo io ero troppo lontano per vedere così bene.....Grazie per questo bellissimo video.... E grazie Tracy!!!