Promised Land Chords by Chuck Berry
Tempo:
83.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
E
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] I left my home in Northall, Virginia, California [F] on my mind.
I [G] straddled that greyhound and rode him into Raleigh and on across [C] Carolina.
We stopped in Charlotte to bypass Rock Hill.
We never [F] was a minute late.
We [G] was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown rolling [C] out of Georgia State.
We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle halfway [F] across Alabama.
[G] And that hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [C] Virginia.
[F] [G]
[C] Right away I bought me a blue train ticket riding across Mississippi [F] Clean.
[G] And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking into New [C] Orleans.
Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana just to help me get to [F] Houston town.
[G] There are people there who care a little about me and they won't let the poor [C] boy down.
Jersey-born man bought me a silk suit, good luggage in [F] my hand.
And [G] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the problem [C] land.
[E]
[C] Working on a cheap on-take isle, a party flying over to the [F] Golden State.
[G] When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes he would set us at the [C] terminal gate.
Swing low, chariot, come down easy, taxi to the [F] terminal zone.
[G] Shut your engines and pull your wings and let me make it to the [C] telephone.
Los Angeles, give me north, north Virginia, tide water flow [F] ten oh nine.
[G] Tell the boat back home this is the problem land calling and the poor [C] boy's on the line.
[F] [G]
I [G] straddled that greyhound and rode him into Raleigh and on across [C] Carolina.
We stopped in Charlotte to bypass Rock Hill.
We never [F] was a minute late.
We [G] was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown rolling [C] out of Georgia State.
We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle halfway [F] across Alabama.
[G] And that hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [C] Virginia.
[F] [G]
[C] Right away I bought me a blue train ticket riding across Mississippi [F] Clean.
[G] And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking into New [C] Orleans.
Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana just to help me get to [F] Houston town.
[G] There are people there who care a little about me and they won't let the poor [C] boy down.
Jersey-born man bought me a silk suit, good luggage in [F] my hand.
And [G] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the problem [C] land.
[E]
[C] Working on a cheap on-take isle, a party flying over to the [F] Golden State.
[G] When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes he would set us at the [C] terminal gate.
Swing low, chariot, come down easy, taxi to the [F] terminal zone.
[G] Shut your engines and pull your wings and let me make it to the [C] telephone.
Los Angeles, give me north, north Virginia, tide water flow [F] ten oh nine.
[G] Tell the boat back home this is the problem land calling and the poor [C] boy's on the line.
[F] [G]
Key:
C
F
G
E
Am
C
F
G
_ _ _ _ [C] I left my home in Northall, Virginia, California [F] on my mind.
I [G] straddled that greyhound and rode him into Raleigh and on across [C] Carolina.
We stopped in Charlotte to bypass Rock Hill.
We never [F] was a minute late.
We [G] was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown rolling [C] out of Georgia State.
We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle halfway [F] across Alabama.
[G] And that hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [C] Virginia. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Right away I bought me a blue train ticket riding across Mississippi [F] Clean.
[G] And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking into New [C] Orleans.
_ Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana just to help me get to [F] Houston town.
[G] There are people there who care a little about me and they won't let the poor [C] boy down.
Jersey-born man bought me a silk suit, good luggage in [F] my hand.
And [G] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the problem [C] land. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Working on a cheap on-take isle, a party flying over to the [F] Golden State.
[G] When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes he would set us at the [C] terminal gate.
_ Swing low, chariot, come down easy, taxi to the [F] terminal zone.
[G] Shut your engines and pull your wings and let me make it to the [C] telephone.
Los Angeles, give me north, north Virginia, tide water flow [F] ten oh nine.
[G] Tell the boat back home this is the problem land calling and the poor [C] boy's on the line. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I [G] straddled that greyhound and rode him into Raleigh and on across [C] Carolina.
We stopped in Charlotte to bypass Rock Hill.
We never [F] was a minute late.
We [G] was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown rolling [C] out of Georgia State.
We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle halfway [F] across Alabama.
[G] And that hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown [C] Virginia. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Right away I bought me a blue train ticket riding across Mississippi [F] Clean.
[G] And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham smoking into New [C] Orleans.
_ Somebody helped me get out of Louisiana just to help me get to [F] Houston town.
[G] There are people there who care a little about me and they won't let the poor [C] boy down.
Jersey-born man bought me a silk suit, good luggage in [F] my hand.
And [G] I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the problem [C] land. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Working on a cheap on-take isle, a party flying over to the [F] Golden State.
[G] When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes he would set us at the [C] terminal gate.
_ Swing low, chariot, come down easy, taxi to the [F] terminal zone.
[G] Shut your engines and pull your wings and let me make it to the [C] telephone.
Los Angeles, give me north, north Virginia, tide water flow [F] ten oh nine.
[G] Tell the boat back home this is the problem land calling and the poor [C] boy's on the line. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _