The Promised Land Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

I GLEFT MY HOME IN NORFOLK VIRGINIA

CALIFORNIA ON MY CMIND

I DBOARDED THAT GREYHOUND,

RODE IN INTO RALIEGH ON ACROSS CAROLGINE

GSTOPPED IN CHARLOTTE TO BY PASS ROCKHILL

WE NEVER WAS A MINUTE CLATE

WE WERE DNINTY MILES OUT OF ATLANTA BY SUNDOWN

ROLLIN' OUT OF GEORGIA GSTATE

WE GHAD MOTOR TROUBLE THAT TURNED INTO A STRUGGLE

HALFWAY ACROSS ALACBAM

AND THAT DBOW BROKE DOWN

AND LEFT US STRANDED IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGGHAM

GRIGHT AWAY I BOUGHT A THROUGH TRAIN TICKET

GOT ACROSS MISSISSIPPI CCLEAN

AND I WAS DON THAT MIDNIGHT FLYER OUT OF BIRMINGHAM

SMOKIN' INTO NEW ORLEGANS

GSOMEBODY HELP ME GET OUT OF LOUISIANA

HELP ME GET TO HOUSTON CTOWN

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THERE ARE DPEOPLE THERE WHO CARE A LITTLE 'BOUT ME

AND WON'T PUT THE POOR BOY GDOWN

GGEORGIA BORN, THEY BOUGHT ME A SILK SUIT

AND PUT LUGGAGE IN MY CHAND

AND DWOKE UP HIGH OVER ALBUQUERQUE

ON A JET TO THE PROMISED GLAND

GWORKIN' ON A T-BONE ALA CARTEE

FLYIN' OVER TO THE GOLDEN CSTATE

WHEN THE DPILOT TOLD US IN THIRTEEN MINUTES

HE WOULD SET US AT THE TERMINAL GGATE

GSWING LOW CHARIOT, COME DOWN EASY

TAXI TO THE TERMINAL CDOOR

DCUT YOUR ENGINES AND COOL YOUR WINGS

AND LET ME MAKE IT TO THE TELEGPHONE

GLOS ANGELES, GIVE ME NORFLOK VIRGINIA

TIDEWATER FOUR TEN O CNINE

TELL ALL THE DFOLKS BACK HOME

IT'S THE PROMISED LAND CALLIN'

AND THE POOR BOY IS ON THE GLINE

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////////[] [] IF YOU GIVE MORE THAN YOU GET

[][] [] YOU WILL GET MORE THAN YOU GIVE

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