Promised Land chords by Ian Noe

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Its a C majorC with quick jump to F, played 1 0 3 2 1 0, with hammer on 3rd string. Do some hammers and walks here
and there.

Intro:
C majorC FF G+G A minorAm

Verse:
 C majorC         FF         C majorC   C majorC        FF          C majorC
Been walking for days in the hellish heat, looking for some place where we can rest our feet
 G+G       FF          A minorAm  G+G  C majorC         G+G          C majorC
Then a petty stranger saying take my hand, I'm gonna lead you up to the promised land
C majorC         FF         C majorC   C majorC        FF          C majorC
He held the pedal down kickin up that dust, before I knew it there 2 men following us
G+G       FF          A minorAm  G+G  C majorC         G+G          C majorC
He said and just keep quiet and give em all you can, you gotta pay your way to the promised land
C majorC         FF         C majorC   C majorC        FF          C majorC
We made it to a fence where dogs were tied, I wasn't in no hurry to turn loose my pride
G+G       FF          A minorAm  G+G  C majorC         G+G          C majorC
He said they're all for show, you know a part of the plan, dogs rarely bite in the promised land
C majorC         FF         C majorC   C majorC        FF          C majorC
Well after tearing my shirt from those hungry hounds, I climbed a junkyard heap where I could see a town
G+G       FF          A minorAm  G+G  C majorC         G+G          C majorC
A augmentedA haven in the sun shinning bright and grand, was time to find my place in the promised land
C majorC         FF         C majorC   C majorC        FF          C majorC
Well in the street they had 12 hundred signs, 2400 feet all marching in time
G+G       FF          A minorAm  G+G  C majorC         G+G          C majorC
Singing out some song about a native stand, trying to cast me out of the promised land
C majorC         FF         C majorC   C majorC        FF          C majorC
well i aint felt too good since i landed here, everyone I might is full of rage and fear
G+G       FF          A minorAm  G+G  C majorC         G+G          C majorC
THe more I look around I'm just another man, leaning on one limb in the promised land