Chords for Elvis Presley - Promised land (take 5 unedited)
Tempo:
90.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [A]
I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia, California [D] on my mind.
[E] I straddled that greyhound and rode him into Raleigh and on [A] across Carolina.
I hadn't more trouble to turn into a struggle halfway across [D] Alabama.
[E] That hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [A] Birmingham.
He rode away upon me and threw a crane and took me right across Mississippi.
[D] I [E] was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking [A] in the New Orleans.
Somebody helped me get out of the L.A. I just helped me get to [D] Houston town.
[E] I got people there who cared a little about me and they won't [A] ask me for more than that.
[D]
[E] [A]
He shows you a Porny Bob Nail Silk Suit and put the luggage in [D] my hand.
[E] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the promised land.
[A] I'm working on a T-bone steak on a Cardi Blind over to [D] the Golden State.
[E] When the pilot told us in 13 minutes he would send us at [A] the terminal gate.
Smooth old chariot come down easy, taxi to [D] the terminal zone.
[E] Let your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to [A] the telephone.
Los Angeles, hippie North, Fort Virginia tide, water for [D] 10.09.
[E] Telephone's back on, this is the promised land calling the knuckle [A] boys on the line.
[D] [E]
[A] I rode away upon me and threw a crane and took me right across [Bm] Mississippi.
[E] I was on that midnight flyer out [Em] of Birmingham smoking in the [A] New Orleans.
Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana, just helped me get to [D] Houston town.
[E] There's an uncle there who cares a little about me and he won't let a [A] simple boy down.
He shows you a Porny Bob Nail Silk Suit and put the luggage [D] in my hand.
[E] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the [A] promised land.
I'm working on a T-bone steak on a Cardi Blind over to the [D] Golden State.
[E] When the pilot told us in 13 minutes he would send us at the [A] terminal gate.
Swing low, chariot, come down easy, package to the [D] terminal door.
[E] Let your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to the telephone.
[A] Los Angeles, hippie North, Fort Virginia tide, water for 10 [D].09.
[E] Telephone's back on, this is the promised land calling the knuckle [A] boys on the line.
[D] [E]
[A]
[D]
[F#] [Bm] [B]
I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia, California [D] on my mind.
[E] I straddled that greyhound and rode him into Raleigh and on [A] across Carolina.
I hadn't more trouble to turn into a struggle halfway across [D] Alabama.
[E] That hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [A] Birmingham.
He rode away upon me and threw a crane and took me right across Mississippi.
[D] I [E] was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking [A] in the New Orleans.
Somebody helped me get out of the L.A. I just helped me get to [D] Houston town.
[E] I got people there who cared a little about me and they won't [A] ask me for more than that.
[D]
[E] [A]
He shows you a Porny Bob Nail Silk Suit and put the luggage in [D] my hand.
[E] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the promised land.
[A] I'm working on a T-bone steak on a Cardi Blind over to [D] the Golden State.
[E] When the pilot told us in 13 minutes he would send us at [A] the terminal gate.
Smooth old chariot come down easy, taxi to [D] the terminal zone.
[E] Let your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to [A] the telephone.
Los Angeles, hippie North, Fort Virginia tide, water for [D] 10.09.
[E] Telephone's back on, this is the promised land calling the knuckle [A] boys on the line.
[D] [E]
[A] I rode away upon me and threw a crane and took me right across [Bm] Mississippi.
[E] I was on that midnight flyer out [Em] of Birmingham smoking in the [A] New Orleans.
Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana, just helped me get to [D] Houston town.
[E] There's an uncle there who cares a little about me and he won't let a [A] simple boy down.
He shows you a Porny Bob Nail Silk Suit and put the luggage [D] in my hand.
[E] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the [A] promised land.
I'm working on a T-bone steak on a Cardi Blind over to the [D] Golden State.
[E] When the pilot told us in 13 minutes he would send us at the [A] terminal gate.
Swing low, chariot, come down easy, package to the [D] terminal door.
[E] Let your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to the telephone.
[A] Los Angeles, hippie North, Fort Virginia tide, water for 10 [D].09.
[E] Telephone's back on, this is the promised land calling the knuckle [A] boys on the line.
[D] [E]
[A]
[D]
[F#] [Bm] [B]
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
Fm
A
D
E
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ left my home in Norfolk, Virginia, California [D] on my mind.
[E] I straddled that greyhound and rode him into Raleigh and on [A] across Carolina.
I hadn't more trouble to turn into a struggle halfway across [D] Alabama.
[E] That hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [A] Birmingham.
He rode away upon me and threw a crane and took me right across Mississippi.
[D] I [E] was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking [A] in the New Orleans.
Somebody helped me get out of the L.A. I just helped me get to [D] Houston town.
[E] I got people there who cared a little about me and they won't [A] ask me for more than that. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ He shows you a Porny Bob Nail Silk Suit and put the luggage in [D] my hand.
[E] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the promised land.
[A] I'm working on a T-bone steak on a Cardi Blind over to [D] the Golden State.
[E] When the pilot told us in 13 minutes he would send us at [A] the terminal gate.
Smooth old chariot come down easy, taxi to [D] the terminal zone.
[E] Let your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to [A] the telephone.
_ Los Angeles, hippie North, Fort Virginia tide, water for [D] 10.09.
[E] Telephone's back on, this is the promised land calling the knuckle [A] boys on the line. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ I rode away upon me and threw a crane and took me right across [Bm] Mississippi.
[E] I was on that midnight flyer out [Em] of Birmingham smoking in the [A] New Orleans.
_ Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana, just helped me get to [D] Houston town.
[E] There's an uncle there who cares a little about me and he won't let a [A] simple boy down.
He shows you a Porny Bob Nail Silk Suit and put the luggage [D] in my hand.
[E] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the [A] promised land.
I'm working on a T-bone steak on a Cardi Blind over to the [D] Golden State.
[E] When the pilot told us in 13 minutes he would send us at the [A] terminal gate.
_ Swing low, chariot, come down easy, package to the [D] terminal door.
[E] Let your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to the telephone.
[A] _ Los Angeles, hippie North, Fort Virginia tide, water for 10 [D].09.
_ [E] Telephone's back on, this is the promised land calling the knuckle [A] boys on the line. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ left my home in Norfolk, Virginia, California [D] on my mind.
[E] I straddled that greyhound and rode him into Raleigh and on [A] across Carolina.
I hadn't more trouble to turn into a struggle halfway across [D] Alabama.
[E] That hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [A] Birmingham.
He rode away upon me and threw a crane and took me right across Mississippi.
[D] I [E] was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking [A] in the New Orleans.
Somebody helped me get out of the L.A. I just helped me get to [D] Houston town.
[E] I got people there who cared a little about me and they won't [A] ask me for more than that. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ He shows you a Porny Bob Nail Silk Suit and put the luggage in [D] my hand.
[E] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the promised land.
[A] I'm working on a T-bone steak on a Cardi Blind over to [D] the Golden State.
[E] When the pilot told us in 13 minutes he would send us at [A] the terminal gate.
Smooth old chariot come down easy, taxi to [D] the terminal zone.
[E] Let your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to [A] the telephone.
_ Los Angeles, hippie North, Fort Virginia tide, water for [D] 10.09.
[E] Telephone's back on, this is the promised land calling the knuckle [A] boys on the line. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ I rode away upon me and threw a crane and took me right across [Bm] Mississippi.
[E] I was on that midnight flyer out [Em] of Birmingham smoking in the [A] New Orleans.
_ Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana, just helped me get to [D] Houston town.
[E] There's an uncle there who cares a little about me and he won't let a [A] simple boy down.
He shows you a Porny Bob Nail Silk Suit and put the luggage [D] in my hand.
[E] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the [A] promised land.
I'm working on a T-bone steak on a Cardi Blind over to the [D] Golden State.
[E] When the pilot told us in 13 minutes he would send us at the [A] terminal gate.
_ Swing low, chariot, come down easy, package to the [D] terminal door.
[E] Let your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to the telephone.
[A] _ Los Angeles, hippie North, Fort Virginia tide, water for 10 [D].09.
_ [E] Telephone's back on, this is the promised land calling the knuckle [A] boys on the line. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
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