Broken Promise Land Chords by Mark Chesnutt
Tempo:
69.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
There's a Bible on [B] the dresser [E] and a sign hung on the door
[F#m] And a woman in [B] my arms who [E] shouldn't be
[F#m] I'm [B] [E] to the point of no [B] returning [C#m] but I've [E] been here [A] before
[A#m] [B] This cheating [G#] life [C#m] is nothing [Bm] new to [A] me
[E] There's someone to be [B] considered [A] so I call her on the phone
[E] I see [F#m] the job is taking [B] longer [E] than I planned
[F#m] I [B] [E] don't have the heart [B] to tell her that [C#m] a [Bm] stranger's turned [A] me on
[A#] [B] And I'm headed [G#] for [C#m] the broken [E] promised [A] land
[E] Tonight I'm crossing [A] over and [B] I'll reach the cheating [E] side
And I'll hate myself [A] for coming here [B] [E] again
[A] Well [E] the streets are paved with [A] misery [E] and lives [B] are built [E] on [B] lies
[C#m] A place they call [Bm] the broken [A] promised land
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [E] Found a note left on [B] the dresser [A] and a key left in the door
[E] And [F#m] on the floor I found [B] her gold in the [E] wedding band
[F#m] Guess [B] [E] she finally had [B] to tell me [C#m] she's not [E] waiting [A] anymore
[F#] [B] She's headed [G#] for the [C#m] broken [E] [A] promised land
[E] Tonight she's crossing [A] over and [B] she'll reach the cheating [E] side
And I'll hate myself [A] for giving her [B] the [E] chance
[A] Well [E] the streets are paved [A] with misery [B] and lives are built [E] on [B] lies
[C#m] A place they call [E] the broken [A] promised land
[E] And it's more than I can stand
[F#] [E]
[N]
[E] [A] [E]
There's a Bible on [B] the dresser [E] and a sign hung on the door
[F#m] And a woman in [B] my arms who [E] shouldn't be
[F#m] I'm [B] [E] to the point of no [B] returning [C#m] but I've [E] been here [A] before
[A#m] [B] This cheating [G#] life [C#m] is nothing [Bm] new to [A] me
[E] There's someone to be [B] considered [A] so I call her on the phone
[E] I see [F#m] the job is taking [B] longer [E] than I planned
[F#m] I [B] [E] don't have the heart [B] to tell her that [C#m] a [Bm] stranger's turned [A] me on
[A#] [B] And I'm headed [G#] for [C#m] the broken [E] promised [A] land
[E] Tonight I'm crossing [A] over and [B] I'll reach the cheating [E] side
And I'll hate myself [A] for coming here [B] [E] again
[A] Well [E] the streets are paved with [A] misery [E] and lives [B] are built [E] on [B] lies
[C#m] A place they call [Bm] the broken [A] promised land
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [E] Found a note left on [B] the dresser [A] and a key left in the door
[E] And [F#m] on the floor I found [B] her gold in the [E] wedding band
[F#m] Guess [B] [E] she finally had [B] to tell me [C#m] she's not [E] waiting [A] anymore
[F#] [B] She's headed [G#] for the [C#m] broken [E] [A] promised land
[E] Tonight she's crossing [A] over and [B] she'll reach the cheating [E] side
And I'll hate myself [A] for giving her [B] the [E] chance
[A] Well [E] the streets are paved [A] with misery [B] and lives are built [E] on [B] lies
[C#m] A place they call [E] the broken [A] promised land
[E] And it's more than I can stand
[F#] [E]
[N]
Key:
E
B
A
C#m
F#m
E
B
A
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
There's a Bible on [B] the dresser [E] and a sign hung on the door
[F#m] And a woman in [B] my arms who [E] shouldn't be
[F#m] I'm [B] [E] to the point of no [B] returning [C#m] but I've [E] been here [A] before
[A#m] [B] This cheating [G#] life [C#m] is nothing [Bm] new to [A] me _ _
[E] There's someone to be [B] considered [A] so I call her on the phone
[E] I see [F#m] the job is taking [B] longer [E] than I planned
[F#m] I [B] [E] don't have the heart [B] to tell her that [C#m] a [Bm] stranger's turned [A] me on
[A#] [B] And I'm headed [G#] for [C#m] the broken [E] promised [A] land _ _
[E] Tonight I'm crossing [A] over and [B] I'll reach the cheating [E] side
And I'll hate myself [A] for coming here [B] [E] again
[A] Well [E] the streets are paved with [A] misery [E] and lives [B] are built [E] on [B] lies
[C#m] A place they call [Bm] the broken [A] promised land _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] Found a note left on [B] the dresser [A] and a key left in the door
[E] And [F#m] on the floor I found [B] her gold in the [E] wedding band
[F#m] Guess [B] [E] she finally had [B] to tell me [C#m] she's not [E] waiting [A] anymore
[F#] [B] She's headed [G#] for the [C#m] broken [E] [A] promised land
_ [E] Tonight she's crossing [A] over and [B] she'll reach the cheating [E] side
And I'll hate myself [A] for giving her [B] the [E] chance
[A] Well [E] the streets are paved [A] with misery [B] and lives are built [E] on [B] lies
[C#m] A place they call [E] the broken [A] promised land
_ _ [E] _ And it's more than I can stand _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
There's a Bible on [B] the dresser [E] and a sign hung on the door
[F#m] And a woman in [B] my arms who [E] shouldn't be
[F#m] I'm [B] [E] to the point of no [B] returning [C#m] but I've [E] been here [A] before
[A#m] [B] This cheating [G#] life [C#m] is nothing [Bm] new to [A] me _ _
[E] There's someone to be [B] considered [A] so I call her on the phone
[E] I see [F#m] the job is taking [B] longer [E] than I planned
[F#m] I [B] [E] don't have the heart [B] to tell her that [C#m] a [Bm] stranger's turned [A] me on
[A#] [B] And I'm headed [G#] for [C#m] the broken [E] promised [A] land _ _
[E] Tonight I'm crossing [A] over and [B] I'll reach the cheating [E] side
And I'll hate myself [A] for coming here [B] [E] again
[A] Well [E] the streets are paved with [A] misery [E] and lives [B] are built [E] on [B] lies
[C#m] A place they call [Bm] the broken [A] promised land _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] Found a note left on [B] the dresser [A] and a key left in the door
[E] And [F#m] on the floor I found [B] her gold in the [E] wedding band
[F#m] Guess [B] [E] she finally had [B] to tell me [C#m] she's not [E] waiting [A] anymore
[F#] [B] She's headed [G#] for the [C#m] broken [E] [A] promised land
_ [E] Tonight she's crossing [A] over and [B] she'll reach the cheating [E] side
And I'll hate myself [A] for giving her [B] the [E] chance
[A] Well [E] the streets are paved [A] with misery [B] and lives are built [E] on [B] lies
[C#m] A place they call [E] the broken [A] promised land
_ _ [E] _ And it's more than I can stand _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _