SILVER PROMISE
As recorded by Presley Haile
(2026 release)
Capo 2nd fret
Intro
[G] [Cadd9] [G]
Verse 1
[G] [Cadd9] [G]
Half a mind to go tell your mama
[G]
Half a mind to let you learn your way
[Cadd9] [G]
You were born with a silver promise
[G]
And you tarnish it a little every day
[G]
Ooh, ooh
Verse 2
[G] [Cadd9] [G]
I could raise my voice to Heaven
[G]
Or I could let the silence say
[Cadd9] [G]
I loved you more than gamblers love sevens
[G]
But I love my peace a little more these days
Chorus
[D] [Cadd9] [G]
You keep chasing lucky numbers, I'll keep praying on the stars
[D] [Cadd9] [G]
You'll lose the restless hunger, maybe find out who you are
[D] [Cadd9] [A]
But don't take my remembering as a door to stumble in
[C] [Eb] [D] [G] [Cadd9] [G]
I wish you love, but I don't wish you back, my friend
Verse 3
[G] [Cadd9] [G]
Saw you in a downtown window
[G]
Talking big with nowhere to go
[Cadd9] [G]
Claiming Redding is where you're heading
[G]
Like I ain't heard that all before
Verse 4
[G] [Cadd9] [G]
Now, I don't wanna watch you crumble
[G]
But I'm not built to be your rails
[Cadd9] [G]
You can't keep on blaming bad hands
[G]
For the cards that you've dealt yourself
Chorus
[D] [Cadd9] [G]
You keep counting on those numbers like the house might finally bend
[D] [Cadd9] [G]
Like the next round's gonna save you from the state you're standing in
[D] [C] [A]
But don't take my remembering as bet to roll and spin
[C] [Eb] [D] [G]
I wish you love, but I don't wish you back, my friend
Bridge
[G] [Em] [Ebm] [G] [A]
You said, "I'm just waiting on my moment
[Cadd9] [G]
And someone kind enough to stay"
[Em] [G] [A]
You once swore I was your ticket
[C] [Eb] [D] [G]
Guess I got scratched along the way
Verse 5
[G] [Cadd9] [G]
Half a mind to go tell your mama
[G]
Half a prayer for where you lay
[Cadd9] [G]
You were born with a silver promise
[G]
And you tarnish it a little every day
Outro
[G]
Yeah, you tarnish it a little every day
[G]
You tarnish it a little every day
