Promised Land By Elvis Presley with Lyrics Chords
Tempo:
97.9 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I left my home in North Fork, Virginia, California, [D] home of mine.
[E] Straddled that Greyhound and rode him in the Raleigh and on [A] across Carolina.
I had more trouble than turned into a struggle halfway across [D] Alabama.
[E] Well, a hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [A] Birmingham.
Well, right away I bought me a food train ticket right across the [D] Pacific Clean.
I [E] was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking in [A] the New World.
Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana, just helped me get to Houston [D] town.
[E] There are people there who care a little about me and they won't [A] let the poor boy down.
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[A]
Sure as you were born they bought me a silk suit and put a luggage in my [D] hand.
[E] And I woke up high over Albuquerque on a train through the front [A] of the land.
Working on a cheap old stake, all a-carting flying almost to the [D] gold state.
[E] In a pot of coal, soon thirteen minutes he would set us at the [A] terminal gate.
Swing low, chariot, come down easy, pack you to [D] the terminal zone.
[E] Cut your hinges and cool your wings and let me make it to [A] the telephone.
Well, I'm standing in the middle of North Fork, Virginia, John Boyle, a [D]-four, ten, oh nine.
[E] Telephones back home, this is the promised land for ten or four [Em] boys [A] on the line.
[D] [E]
[A]
Working on a cheap old stake, all a-carting flying almost [D] to the gold state.
[E] In a pot of coal, soon thirteen minutes he would set us at the [A] terminal gate.
Swing low, chariot, come down easy, pack you to the [D] terminal zone.
[E] Cut your hinges and cool your wings and let me make it to the [A] telephone.
Well, I'm standing in the middle of North Fork, Virginia, John Boyle, a-four, [D] ten, oh nine.
[E] Telephones back home, this is the promised land for ten or four [A] boys on the line.
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I left my home in North Fork, Virginia, California, [D] home of mine.
[E] Straddled that Greyhound and rode him in the Raleigh and on [A] across Carolina.
I had more trouble than turned into a struggle halfway across [D] Alabama.
[E] Well, a hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [A] Birmingham.
Well, right away I bought me a food train ticket right across the [D] Pacific Clean.
I [E] was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking in [A] the New World.
Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana, just helped me get to Houston [D] town.
[E] There are people there who care a little about me and they won't [A] let the poor boy down.
[D] [E]
[A]
Sure as you were born they bought me a silk suit and put a luggage in my [D] hand.
[E] And I woke up high over Albuquerque on a train through the front [A] of the land.
Working on a cheap old stake, all a-carting flying almost to the [D] gold state.
[E] In a pot of coal, soon thirteen minutes he would set us at the [A] terminal gate.
Swing low, chariot, come down easy, pack you to [D] the terminal zone.
[E] Cut your hinges and cool your wings and let me make it to [A] the telephone.
Well, I'm standing in the middle of North Fork, Virginia, John Boyle, a [D]-four, ten, oh nine.
[E] Telephones back home, this is the promised land for ten or four [Em] boys [A] on the line.
[D] [E]
[A]
Working on a cheap old stake, all a-carting flying almost [D] to the gold state.
[E] In a pot of coal, soon thirteen minutes he would set us at the [A] terminal gate.
Swing low, chariot, come down easy, pack you to the [D] terminal zone.
[E] Cut your hinges and cool your wings and let me make it to the [A] telephone.
Well, I'm standing in the middle of North Fork, Virginia, John Boyle, a-four, [D] ten, oh nine.
[E] Telephones back home, this is the promised land for ten or four [A] boys on the line.
[D] [E]
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[D] [E]
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I left my home in North Fork, Virginia, California, [D] home of mine.
[E] Straddled that Greyhound and rode him in the Raleigh and on [A] across Carolina.
I had more trouble than turned into a struggle halfway across [D] Alabama.
[E] Well, a hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [A] Birmingham.
Well, right away I bought me a food train ticket right across the [D] Pacific Clean.
I [E] was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking in [A] the New World.
Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana, just helped me get to Houston [D] town.
[E] There are people there who care a little about me and they won't [A] let the poor boy down. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ Sure as you were born they bought me a silk suit and put a luggage in my [D] hand.
[E] And I woke up high over Albuquerque on a train through the front [A] of the land.
Working on a cheap old stake, all a-carting flying almost to the [D] gold state.
[E] In a pot of coal, soon thirteen minutes he would set us at the [A] terminal gate.
Swing low, chariot, come down easy, pack you to [D] the terminal zone.
[E] Cut your hinges and cool your wings and let me make it to [A] the telephone.
_ Well, I'm standing in the middle of North Fork, Virginia, John Boyle, a [D]-four, ten, oh nine.
[E] Telephones back home, this is the promised land for ten or four [Em] boys [A] on the line. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ Working on a cheap old stake, all a-carting flying almost [D] to the gold state.
[E] In a pot of coal, soon thirteen minutes he would set us at the [A] terminal gate.
_ Swing low, chariot, come down easy, pack you to the [D] terminal zone.
[E] Cut your hinges and cool your wings and let me make it to the [A] telephone.
Well, I'm standing in the middle of North Fork, Virginia, John Boyle, a-four, [D] ten, oh nine.
[E] Telephones back home, this is the promised land for ten or four [A] boys on the line. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
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I left my home in North Fork, Virginia, California, [D] home of mine.
[E] Straddled that Greyhound and rode him in the Raleigh and on [A] across Carolina.
I had more trouble than turned into a struggle halfway across [D] Alabama.
[E] Well, a hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [A] Birmingham.
Well, right away I bought me a food train ticket right across the [D] Pacific Clean.
I [E] was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking in [A] the New World.
Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana, just helped me get to Houston [D] town.
[E] There are people there who care a little about me and they won't [A] let the poor boy down. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ Sure as you were born they bought me a silk suit and put a luggage in my [D] hand.
[E] And I woke up high over Albuquerque on a train through the front [A] of the land.
Working on a cheap old stake, all a-carting flying almost to the [D] gold state.
[E] In a pot of coal, soon thirteen minutes he would set us at the [A] terminal gate.
Swing low, chariot, come down easy, pack you to [D] the terminal zone.
[E] Cut your hinges and cool your wings and let me make it to [A] the telephone.
_ Well, I'm standing in the middle of North Fork, Virginia, John Boyle, a [D]-four, ten, oh nine.
[E] Telephones back home, this is the promised land for ten or four [Em] boys [A] on the line. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ Working on a cheap old stake, all a-carting flying almost [D] to the gold state.
[E] In a pot of coal, soon thirteen minutes he would set us at the [A] terminal gate.
_ Swing low, chariot, come down easy, pack you to the [D] terminal zone.
[E] Cut your hinges and cool your wings and let me make it to the [A] telephone.
Well, I'm standing in the middle of North Fork, Virginia, John Boyle, a-four, [D] ten, oh nine.
[E] Telephones back home, this is the promised land for ten or four [A] boys on the line. _ _ _ _ _ _
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