Promised Land chords by Johnnie Allan

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Verse 1
C 
 (C major) I left my home in Norfolk Virginia
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California on my mind  (F major) 
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I straddled  (G major) that Greyhound
And rode into Raleigh
C 
And on across Caroline  (C major) We had motor
trouble that turn into a struggle
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G 
Halfway across  (F major)  (G major) Alabam'And that hound
broke down and left us all stranded
C 
In downtown Birmingham  (C major) Right away I
bought me a through train ticket
Ridin' across Mississippi clean
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G 
 (F major) And I was  (G major) on that midnight flyer
out of Birmingham
C 
Smoking into New Orleans  (C major) Somebody
help me get out of Louisiana
F 
Just to help me get to Houston Town  (F major) 
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There  (G major) are people there who
care a little about me
C 
And they won't let the poor boy down  (C major) Sure
as you're born brought me a silk suit
F 
Put luggage  (F major) in my hand
And I woke up high over Albuquerque
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C 
On  (G major) a jet to the promised land  (C major) Working
on a T- bone steak à la carte
Flying over to the golden state
Ah when the pilot told us in
thirteen minutes
He would set us at the terminal gate Swing
low chariot come down easy
Taxi to the terminal zone
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Cut your en (F major) gines and cool your wings
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And let me make it to the  (G major) telephone Los
Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia
Tidewater four ten o nine
Tell the folks back home this
C 
is the  (C major) promised land calling
And the poor boy is on the line Working
on a T- bone steak à la carte
F 
Flying over to the golden state  (F major) 
G 
Ah when the  (G major) pilot told us in thirteen minutes
C 
He would set us at the terminal gate  (C major) 
Swing low chariot come down easy
F 
Taxi to the terminal  (F major) zone
G 
 (G major) Cut your engines and cool your wings
C 
And let me make it to the telephone  (C major) Los
Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia
F 
Tidewater four ten o nine  (F major) 
G 
Tell the  (G major) folks back home this is
the promised land calling