Promised Land [Alternate Take 5] chords by
Elvis Presley

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G G 
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I  left my home in Norfolk Virginia
C C 
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California on my mind
D D 
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I straddled that Greyhound
And rode into Raleigh and on
G G 
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across Caroline

Verse 2
G G 
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We had motor trouble that
turn into a struggle
Gm Gm 3
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C C 
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Halfway across Alabama
D D 
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And that hound broke down
and left us all stranded
In downtown Birmingham
G G 
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Verse 3
Right away I brought me a
through train ticket
Gm Gm 3
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G G 
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C C 
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Ridin' across Mississippi clean
D D 
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I was on that midnight flyer
out of Birmingham
G G 
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Smoking into New Orleans

Verse 4
G G 
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Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
C C 
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Just help me get to Houston Town
D D 
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There are people there,
who care a little about me
And they won't let the poor
G G 
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boy down

Interlude 1

Verse 5

Sure as you're born brought me a silk suit

Put luggage in my hand

And I woke up high over Albuquerque

On a jet to the promised land

Verse 6
G G 
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Working on a T-bone steak
Gm Gm 3
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steak a   la carte
Flying over to the golden state
C C 
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D D 
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When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
G G 
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He would set us at the terminal gate

Verse 7
Gm Gm 3
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Swing low chariot come down easy
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C C 
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Taxi to the terminal zone
D D 
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Cut your engines and cool your wings
And let me make it to the telephone
G G 
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Verse 8
Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia
Gm Gm 3
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C C 
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Tidewater four ten o nine
D D 
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Tell the folks back home this is
the promised land calling
G G 
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And the poor boy is on the line

Verse 9
G G 
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Right away I brought
me a through train ticket
Ridin' across Mississippi clean
I was on that midnight flyer out
of Birmingham
Smoking into New Orleans

Verse 10
G G 
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Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
Just help me get to Houston Town
There are people there,
C C 
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who care a little about me
And they won't let the poor
boy down
D D 
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Sure as you're born brought me a silk suit Put

Verse 11

luggage in my hand

And I woke up high over Albuquerque

On a jet to the promised land

Verse 12
G G 
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Working on a T-bone steak
Gm Gm 3
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steak a la carte
G G 
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C C 
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Flying over to the golden state
D D 
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When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
G G 
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He would set us at the terminal gate

Verse 13
G G 
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Swing low chariot come down easy
C C 
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Taxi to the terminal zone
D D 
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Cut your engines and cool your wings
And let me make it to the telephone
G G 
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Verse 14
Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia
C C 
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Tidewater four ten o nine
D D 
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Tell the folks back home this is
the promised land calling
G G 
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And the poor boy is on the line

Outro 1

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