Promised Land chords by Chuck Berry
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Verse 1
(C major) I left my home in Norfolk Virginia
California on my mind (F major)
I (G major) Straddled that Greyhound,
and rolled in into Raleigh
and all across Carolina
(C major)
Verse 2
Stopped in Charlotte
and bypassed Rock Hill
And we never was a minute late (F major)
We was (G major) ninety miles out
of Atlanta by sundown
Rollin' out of Georgia state (C major)
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Verse 3
We had motor trouble it turned (C major)
into a struggle,
Half way 'cross (F major) Alabam
And that 'hound (G major) broke down
and left us all stranded
In downtown Birmingham
(C major)
Interlude 1
(F major) (G major)
(C major)
Verse 4
(C major) Right away,
I bought me a through train ticket
Ridin' cross Mississip (F major) pi clean
And I was (G major) on that midnight flier
out of Birmingham
Smoking into New Or (C major) leans
Verse 5
Somebody help me get (C major) out of Louisiana
Just help me get to Hous (F major) ton town
There are (G major) people there
who care a little 'bout me
And they won't let the poor boy down (C major)
Verse 6
Sure as you're born, (C major)
they bought me a silk suit
Put luggage in my (F major) hands,
And I (G major) woke up high over Albuquerque
On a jet to the promised (C major) land
Interlude 2
(C major) (F major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 7
Workin' on a T-bone steak steak (C major)
a la carte
Flying over to the Golden (F major) State
Oh when The (G major) pilot told me in
thirteen minutes
We'd be headin' in the terminal gate (C major)
Verse 8
Swing low (C major) chariot, come down easy
Taxi to the termin (F major) al zone
(G major) Cut your engines, cool your wings
And let me make it to the telephone
(C major)
Verse 9
Los Angeles give
me Norfolk Virginia
Tidewater four ten O nine (F major)
Tell the (G major) folks back home this
is the promised land callin'
And the poor boy's on the line (C major)
Outro 1
(F major) (G major)
Promised Land
Chuck Berry
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