Promise Land chords by Dennis Brown

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
DmDm A7A7

Verse:
A7A7 DmDm A7A7  DmDm
Whoah, well now!
A7A7  DmDm   A7A7
Hey! Whoa well.
DmDm      A7A7
The promised land.
A7A7      DmDm
Going to the promised land.
A7A7        DmDm  A7A7
Yes the promised land, oh gosh now.
A7A7   DmDm      A7A7
To the promised land.
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Make a step down to Wasmara,
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Then we stopped in Addis Ababa.
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Made our way to Shshamane land,
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Riding on the King's highway.
A7A7   DmDm      A7A7
To the promised land.
A7A7      DmDm       A7A7
Going to the promised land, oh gosh.
A7A7   DmDm       A7A7
To the promised land, whoa.
A7A7   DmDm       A7A7
To the promised land, well.

Verse:
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There's plenty of land for you and I, by and by,
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Lots of food to share for everyone,
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No time for segregation in the promised land, oh gosh.

Verse:
A7A7       DmDm    A7A7
Take me to the promised land.
A7A7    DmDm      A7A7
Said the promised land, whoa!
A7A7   DmDm       A7A7    DmDm
Yes the promised land, whoa oh. yeh!
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Said we're, riding on the King's highway,
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From a Cairo to Kenya.
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Made a stop in Wasmara,
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Then we made another one in Addis Ababa.
  DmDm
The promised land.
A7A7      DmDm        A7A7
Going to the promised land, oh gosh.
A7A7    DmDm      A7A7
Said the promised land,
A7A7    DmDm       A7A7
Yeah the promised land, whoaa.

Verse:
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Then I said to myself,
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give a thanks for the Prophet, God,
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For He gave me the teachings so I could see.
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The reality of my true being and levity,
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There's a lot of work to be done, oh gosh,
A7A7   DmDm
In the promised land.
A7A7           DmDm
Yeah, talking 'bout the promised land,
A7A7      DmDm
Yes, to the promised land.
A7A7 DmDm
The promised land,
A7A7      DmDm
Going to the promised land.
A7A7    DmDm       A7A7    DmDm
Ohh, the promised land! Whoa, the promised land!
A7A7    DmDm       A7A7      DmDm
Said the promised land, whoa oh yeh, whoa!

Verse:
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Brother man, what are you doing for the promised land?
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Gotta take your stand and let the Prophets live on, yeah!
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There's work to be done, though you can't run,
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Got a job to be done, so you've got to do it,
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Even, a little by little.
DmDm
Yes the promised land,
A7A7      DmDm
Going to the promised land.
A7A7    DmDm
Said the promised land,
A7A7      DmDm
Going to the promised land.

Verse:
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Prophets of the old, said the west got to perish, eh, oh!
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Don't let your hopes and aspirations drown before you, no way.
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Gotta go, gotta go, got to go, I got to go, got to go,
A7A7   DmDm       A7A7
To the promised land, oh gosh.
A7A7    DmDm       A7A7
Yeah the promised land, whoaa!

Outro:
(Repeat and fade out)
DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7
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