Promised Land chords by
W.a.s.p.

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Key: Eb major

Verse 1
D D 
 
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
I
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
left my home in Norfolk,
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
Virginia
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Califor nia on my mind
A A 
 
Straddled that Greyhound
Rode him in the Raleigh
Am Am 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
And on across Caroline

Verse 2
D D 
 
We had motor trouble it
turned into a struggle
G G 
 
Half way across Alabam'
A A 
 
And that 'hound broke down
and left us all stranded
D D 
 
In downtown Birmingham

Verse 3
D D 
 
Right away, I brought me a
through train ticket
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Ridin' cross Mississippi clean
A A 
 
I was on that midnight flyer
out of Birmingham
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Smokin' into New Orleans

Verse 4
D D 
 
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
G G 
 
Just help me get to Houston town
A A 
 
There are people there who
care a little 'bout me
Am Am 
 
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
And they won't let the poor boy

Interlude 1

down

Verse 5
D D 
 
Sure as you're born,
they bought me a silk suit
G G 
 
Put a luggage in my hands
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
And I woke up high over Albuquerque
G G 
 
D D 
 
On a jet to the promised land

Verse 6
D D 
 
Workin' on a t- bone steak a la carte
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Flyin' over to the Golden State
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
And the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
He would send us to the
A A 
 
D D 
 
terminal gate

Verse 7
D D 
 
Ah, swing low, chariot, come down easy
G G 
 
Taxi to the terminal zone
A A 
 
Cut your engines and cool
Am Am 
 
your wings
G G 
 
And let me make it to the telephone

Verse 8
D D 
 
Los Angeles give me Norfolk,
Virginia
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Tidewater four- ten- oh- nine
A A 
 
Tell the folks back home this is
the promised land calling
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
And the poor boy's on the line

Interlude 2

Verse 9

Workin' on a t- bone steak a la carte

Flyin' over to the Golden State

And the pilot told us in thirteen minutes

He would send us to the terminal gate

Verse 10

Swing low, chariot, come down easy

Taxi to the terminal zone

Cut your engines and cool your wings

And let me make it to the telephone

Verse 11
D D 
 
Los Angeles give me Norfolk,
Virginia
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Tidewater four- ten- oh- nine
A A 
 
Tell the folks back home this is
Am Am 
 
the promised land calling
G G 
 
D D 
 
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
And the poor boy's on the
D D 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
A A 
 
line

Outro 1

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