Promised Land chords by Bert Jansch

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: E minorEm

Intro:

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Verse 1:
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Well
I had a dream the other night
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I felt that I saw Jesus in the Pale moonlight
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And maybe I could be mistaken
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He would not smile upon me nor take my hand
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While I stand here all alone deep in the darkness
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Saint Peter buzz away into the promised land

Verse 2:
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An angel calls my name from deep beneath the earth
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Come give to me your soul I'll tell you what it's worth
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I've been a drunken fool I've broken every rule
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And now what seems to be right turns out to be wrong

Verse 3:
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Don't let my soul down, oh God
I do confess
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Don't let me suffer here the Devil wants soul
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If I could ask of you a simple question
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I do not want to bug you nor waste your time

Verse 4:
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I sit here drinking among my fellow men
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They all seem happy to me, what is the sin?
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The largest sacred brook, alive with fish I know
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A augmentedA sacred hand's above and darkside is done
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Pray tell me who you are, what is your memory?
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Don't you know that sin has been my favorite time?
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I dreamed that I'd a dream ?:
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And all I've ever known I wasn't to forget