Promised Land chords by The Band

Chords with lyrics

Song: PROMISED LAND
Performed by: THE BAND
Submitted by Scott Durham [email protected]

 G+G
I LEFT MY HOME IN NORFOLK VIRGINIA
         C majorC
CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND
 D MajorD
I BOARDED THAT GREYHOUND,
                  G+G
RODE IN INTO RALIEGH ON ACROSS CAROLINE
G+G
STOPPED IN CHARLOTTE TO BY PASS ROCKHILL
           C majorC
WE NEVER WAS A augmentedA MINUTE LATE
    D MajorD
WE WERE NINTY MILES OUT OF ATLANTA BY SUNDOWN
            G+G
ROLLIN' OUT OF GEORGIA STATE
  G+G
WE HAD MOTOR TROUBLE THAT TURNED INTO A augmentedA STRUGGLE
         C majorC
HALFWAY ACROSS ALABAM
     D MajorD
AND THAT BOW BROKE DOWN
                    G+G
AND LEFT US STRANDED IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM
G+G
RIGHT AWAY I BOUGHT A augmentedA THROUGH TRAIN TICKET
            C majorC
GOT ACROSS MISSISSIPPI CLEAN
     D MajorD
AND I WAS ON THAT MIDNIGHT FLYER OUT OF BIRMINGHAM
           G+G
SMOKIN' INTO NEW ORLEANS
G+G
SOMEBODY HELP ME GET OUT OF LOUISIANA
            C majorC
HELP ME GET TO HOUSTON TOWN

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     D MajorD
THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE WHO CARE A augmentedA LITTLE 'BOUT ME
              G+G
AND WON'T PUT THE POOR BOY DOWN
G+G
GEORGIA BORN, THEY BOUGHT ME A augmentedA SILK SUIT
           C majorC
AND PUT LUGGAGE IN MY HAND
  D MajorD
AND WOKE UP HIGH OVER ALBUQUERQUE
             G+G
ON A augmentedA JET TO THE PROMISED LAND
G+G
WORKIN' ON A augmentedA T-BONE ALA CARTEE
             C majorC
FLYIN' OVER TO THE GOLDEN STATE
     D MajorD
WHEN THE PILOT TOLD US IN THIRTEEN MINUTES
                G+G
HE WOULD SET US AT THE TERMINAL GATE
G+G
SWING LOW CHARIOT, COME DOWN EASY
           C majorC
TAXI TO THE TERMINAL DOOR
D MajorD
CUT YOUR ENGINES AND COOL YOUR WINGS
               G+G
AND LET ME MAKE IT TO THE TELEPHONE
G+G
LOS ANGELES, GIVE ME NORFLOK VIRGINIA
           C majorC
TIDEWATER FOUR TEN O NINE
       D MajorD
TELL ALL THE FOLKS BACK HOME

IT'S THE PROMISED LAND CALLIN'
              G+G
AND THE POOR BOY IS ON THE LINE

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