(CAPO 3RD FRET) INTRO ACBm ------------------------------------------------- ----------0H2------------------5-------------3--- ----------0H2---2--------------6-------------4--- ------2--------------------6-------------4------- --0--------------------4--------------2---------- ------------------------------------------------- ACBm ------------------------------------------------ --------0H2-----------------5-------------3----- --------0H2---2-------------6-------------4----- -----2------------------6-------------4--------- --0-----------------4-------------2------------- ------------------------------------------------ ACBA -------------------------------------------------- -----------0H2-----------5--------3-------2------- -----------0H2---2-------6--------4-------2------- --------2----------------------------------------- -----0-------------------4--------2-------0------- -------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------- ----------------0------0h2----- ----------2----------2--------- ------2------2----------------- --0---------------------------- ------------------------------- (CAPO 3RD FRET) A D A I had dreams that were bigger than the Montana sky A D And we were gonna do great in Great Falls E E/F# I just knew we were this time D But when winter finally broke, so were we A D You'll never know how bad that hurt A E 'Cause this ain't what I meant Esus A When I promised you the world A I lost the farm in Kansas D A Along with a lot of pride Then I almost lost my life D E EEus Down in that West Virginia mine D And that motel room in Memphis A D Was a long way from diamonds and pearls A And that sure ain't what I meant E Esus A A7 When I promised you the world Bm I swear your love is stronger D A Than any dream of mine I've ever drug you through Bm And I swear I wasn't lyin' D E EEF# They just never did come true A You've always bet on this old gambler D A D Every time I gave the wheel a whirl A But this ain't what I meant E Esus A When I promised you the 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