Key: G major
Intro 1
G
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
Verse 1
G
Mama's
C
G
C
Bobby's on the rooftop
G
C
with nothing to do
G
C
And I'm on the front porch,
G
C
spittin' and I can't see
G
C
D
G
Once this was the promised land
C
G
D
Once this was the promised land
G
C
G
I've got an old -time nickel
D
G
that I hold in my hand
C
G
Just to remind me when
D
G
times were grand
C
G
D
Once this was the promised
G
land
C
Verse 2
G
C
G
C
The dog's in the front yard,
G
C
he's looking mighty good
G
C
I wouldn't need him,
G
C
but my daddy would
G
C
Sister's in the backyard,
G
C
she's playing in the sand
G
C
G
D
Once this was the promised land
G
C
G
D
Once this was the promised land
G
C
G
I got an old -time nickel
G
C
G
Just to remind me
G
C
G
Once this was the
D
G
C
G
promised land
C
G
C
Now we used to eat fried chicken
G
C
Now we're eating shoes
G
C
Once we went to movies
G
C
and we listened to the news
G
C
Once we played tennis
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C
and had weekend plans
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C
Dm
G
Yes, once this was the promised land
C
G
D
Once this was the promised land
G
C
G
I've got an old -time nickel
D
G
that I hold in my hand
C
G
Just to remind me when
D
G
times were grand
C
G
D
Once this was the promised land
G
C
G
D
Once this was the promised land
G
C
G
D
Once this was
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