Chords for Promised Land
Tempo:
85.55 bpm
Chords used:
F
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Left my home in Norfolk, Virginia, California on my [F] back.
[G] I sat on the Greyhound rolling out a rally on across Carolina.
[C]
We stopped in Charlotte, we passed Rock Hill, we never went so many [F] lanes.
[G] Out on my side of Atlanta by sunset, rolling across the Georgia [C] state.
Right away I pulled me through, train taking right across Mississippi plain.
[G] I don't like midnight flying out of Birmingham, smoking in New [C] York City.
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana, help me get to Houston [F] town.
[G] There are some folks who care a little about me and they won't let the poor [C] boy down.
[F]
[G] [C]
[F]
[G] [C]
Working on a default state car, I caught it flying over through the Golden [F] State.
[G] A pilot told us in 13 minutes we'd be landing at the terminal [C] gate.
Slow down chariot, come down easy, taxi to the terminal [F] gate.
[G] Cut your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to the [C] telephone.
Los Angeles, Livingston, Norfolk, Virginia, Tidewater, [F] 1409.
[G] Yellow folks back home, this is the promised land calling, oh boy it's [C] over life.
[F]
[G] [C]
[F]
[G] I sat on the Greyhound rolling out a rally on across Carolina.
[C]
We stopped in Charlotte, we passed Rock Hill, we never went so many [F] lanes.
[G] Out on my side of Atlanta by sunset, rolling across the Georgia [C] state.
Right away I pulled me through, train taking right across Mississippi plain.
[G] I don't like midnight flying out of Birmingham, smoking in New [C] York City.
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana, help me get to Houston [F] town.
[G] There are some folks who care a little about me and they won't let the poor [C] boy down.
[F]
[G] [C]
[F]
[G] [C]
Working on a default state car, I caught it flying over through the Golden [F] State.
[G] A pilot told us in 13 minutes we'd be landing at the terminal [C] gate.
Slow down chariot, come down easy, taxi to the terminal [F] gate.
[G] Cut your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to the [C] telephone.
Los Angeles, Livingston, Norfolk, Virginia, Tidewater, [F] 1409.
[G] Yellow folks back home, this is the promised land calling, oh boy it's [C] over life.
[F]
[G] [C]
[F]
Key:
F
G
C
F
G
C
F
G
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Left my home in Norfolk, Virginia, California on my [F] back.
[G] I sat on the Greyhound rolling out a rally on across Carolina.
[C] _
We stopped in Charlotte, we passed Rock Hill, we never went so many [F] lanes.
[G] Out on my side of Atlanta by sunset, rolling across the Georgia [C] state.
Right away I pulled me through, train taking right across Mississippi plain.
[G] I don't like midnight flying out of Birmingham, smoking in New [C] York City. _
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana, help me get to Houston [F] town.
[G] There are some folks who care a little about me and they won't let the poor [C] boy down.
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Working on a default state car, I caught it flying over through the Golden [F] State.
[G] A pilot told us in 13 minutes we'd be landing at the terminal [C] gate.
Slow down chariot, come down easy, taxi to the terminal [F] gate.
[G] Cut your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to the [C] telephone. _
Los Angeles, Livingston, Norfolk, Virginia, Tidewater, [F] 1409.
[G] Yellow folks back home, this is the promised land calling, oh boy it's [C] over life.
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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Left my home in Norfolk, Virginia, California on my [F] back.
[G] I sat on the Greyhound rolling out a rally on across Carolina.
[C] _
We stopped in Charlotte, we passed Rock Hill, we never went so many [F] lanes.
[G] Out on my side of Atlanta by sunset, rolling across the Georgia [C] state.
Right away I pulled me through, train taking right across Mississippi plain.
[G] I don't like midnight flying out of Birmingham, smoking in New [C] York City. _
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana, help me get to Houston [F] town.
[G] There are some folks who care a little about me and they won't let the poor [C] boy down.
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Working on a default state car, I caught it flying over through the Golden [F] State.
[G] A pilot told us in 13 minutes we'd be landing at the terminal [C] gate.
Slow down chariot, come down easy, taxi to the terminal [F] gate.
[G] Cut your engines and cool your wings and let me make it to the [C] telephone. _
Los Angeles, Livingston, Norfolk, Virginia, Tidewater, [F] 1409.
[G] Yellow folks back home, this is the promised land calling, oh boy it's [C] over life.
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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