The Promised Land Chords by Bruce Springsteen

Tempo:
114.9 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

D

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Promised Land chords
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[G] [C] [G]
[Em] [Am] [G]
I'm gonna ride a snake speedway in [Em] the Utah desert
[C] I'll pick up my money and head back [G] into town
Driving across the [D] Waynesboro [Em] County line
I've got [C] the radio on and I'm just [G] killing [Em] time
Working all day in [G] my daddy's garage
[Em] Driving all [Am] night chasing sunrise
[C] But sooner or later [D] I'm gonna take charge
[G] The dogs on Main Street [C] howl, cause they [G] understand
[Em] If I could take [C] one moment into [G] my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy, no I'm a [Em] man
And I [C] believe in a [G] promised land
I've done my best [Em] to live the right way
[C] I get up every morning and go to work [G] each day
But your eyes go blind and [Em] your blood runs cold
[G] Sometimes [C] I feel so weak, I just [G] wanna explode
[E] Explode and tear this [G] old town apart
Take [E] a knife and cut this [Am] pain from my heart
[C] Find somebody that [D] just solves them parts
[G] The dogs on Main Street [C] howl, cause they [G]
understand
If I [Em] could [C] wrench one moment into [G] my hands
Mister, I ain't a [C] boy, no [G] I'm [Em] [C] a man
And I believe in a [G] promised land
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Em] Well
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [Am] [D] [G]
[Em]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [Em]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [C]
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Em] [Am]
[G] there's a dark cloud rising [Em] from the desert floor
[G] I've packed [C] my bags and I'm heading straight [G] into the storm
Gonna be a twister to blow [Em]
everything down
[C] Thank God, no faith to [G] sit around
Blow [E] [Em] the dreams that [G] tear you apart
Blow [Em] the dreams that [G] break your heart
Blow [Em] away the lies that [G]
leave you [C] nothing but less than [D] broken hearted
[G] Well the dogs on Main Street [C] howl, cause they [G] understand
If [Em] I could wrench [C] one moment into [G] my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy, [C] no [G]
I'm a man
[Em] And [C] I believe in a [G]
promised land
[Em] And I [C] believe in a [G]
promised land
[Em] And [C] I believe in a [G]
promised land
[C] [G] [Em] [Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Bruce Springsteen - The Promised Land chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, G, Em, C, G and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 57 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 115 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I'm gonna ride a snake speedway in [Em] the Utah desert
[C] I'll pick up my money and head back [G] into town
Driving across the [D] Waynesboro [Em] County line
I've got [C] the radio on and I'm just [G] killing [Em] time
Working all day in [G] my daddy's garage
[Em] Driving all [Am] night chasing _ sunrise
[C] But sooner or later [D] I'm gonna take charge
[G] The dogs on Main Street [C] howl, cause they [G] understand
[Em] If I could take [C] one moment into [G] my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy, no I'm a [Em] man
And I [C] believe in a [G] promised land
I've done my best [Em] to live the right way
[C] I get up every morning and go to work [G] each day
But your eyes go blind and [Em] your blood runs cold
[G] Sometimes [C] I feel so weak, I just [G] wanna explode
_ [E] Explode and tear this [G] old town apart
Take [E] a knife and cut this [Am] pain from my heart
[C] Find somebody that [D] just solves them parts
[G] The dogs on Main Street [C] howl, cause they [G]
understand
If I [Em] could [C] wrench one moment into [G] my hands
Mister, I ain't a [C] boy, no [G] I'm _ [Em] _ _ [C] a man
And I believe in a [G] promised land
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Well _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] there's _ a dark cloud rising [Em] from the desert floor
[G] I've packed [C] my bags and I'm heading straight [G] into the storm
Gonna be a twister to blow [Em]
everything down
[C] Thank God, no faith to [G] sit around
Blow [E] _ [Em] the dreams that [G] tear you apart
Blow [Em] _ the dreams that [G] break your heart
Blow [Em] away the lies that [G]
leave you [C] nothing but less than [D] broken _ hearted
[G] Well the dogs on Main Street [C] howl, cause they [G] understand
If [Em] I could wrench [C] one moment into [G] my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy, [C] no [G]
I'm a man
[Em] And [C] I believe in a [G]
promised land
[Em] And I [C] believe in a [G]
promised land
[Em] And [C] I believe in a [G]
promised land
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Darkness On the Edge of Town album.

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