The Promised Land chords by Joe Diffie
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Intro 1
(C major) (A minor) (G major) (C major) (A minor) (G major)
Verse 1
(C major) There
ain't nothing special 'bout
The place where I was raised
Just a picture show, a (A minor) dairy queen
And (D minor) Friday football (F major) games
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Verse 2
The (C major) river where we used to swim
On care (F major) free (E minor) sum mer days (D minor)
And a (C major) wa ter tower that we all climbed
And (G major) proudly wrote our (C major) names
Verse 3
I (C major) gave my heart to Jesus there
When I was just 13
I remember mama (A minor) cryin'
As the choir (D minor) began to sing (F major)
Verse 4
The (C major) congregation stood up
And the preach (F major) er shook (E minor) my (D minor) hand
So (C major) many miles, and years (A minor) ago
Back (G major) in the promise (C major) land
Verse 5
Their (F major) singing "Rock Of Ages"
In that (C major) church where mama goes
(F major) Standing on the promises (A minor)
And (F major) praying for the (C major) lost
sheep of the poor
(G major) (E minor)
Verse 6
(F major) How I got so (A minor) far away
I'll never under (C major) (F major) stand
(D major) From those (C major) streets of gold,
that I (A minor) call home
Back (G major) in the promise (C major) land
(D major)
Verse 7
Now fallen angels walk the streets
Beneath the neon lights
And there ain't no milk
and hon (B minor) ey flowin'
Where (E minor) I spend my (G major) nights
Verse 8
The (D major) light that used to shine on me
Is gone (G major) without (D major) a trace (E minor)
And there's (D major) only one
thing keep (B minor) ing me
From (A major) falling out of (D major) grace
Verse 9
Their singing (G major) "Rock Of Ages"
In that (D major) church where mama goes
(G major) Standing on the promises (B minor)
And (G major) praying for the (D major) lost sheep of the poor
Verse 10
(A major) How (D major) (G major) I got so (B minor) far away
I'll (A major) never understand
(G major) (E major) From those (D major) streets of gold,
that I (B minor) call home
Back (A major) in the promise (D major) land
Verse 11
(G major) How I got so (B minor) far away
I'll (A major) never understand (G major) (E major)
From those (D major) streets of gold,
that (B minor) I call home
Back (A major) in the promise (D major) land
Outro 1
(D major)
The Promised Land
Joe Diffie
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