{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1973453,"song":"The Promised Land","artist":"Strawbs","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11441608-the-promised-land-chords-by-strawbs/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1973453?type=chord","rating":0.12445,"votes":0,"content":"Strawbs - The Promised Land\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F#7[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F#7[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt was early in the morning[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd our ship was still at sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWith a lifetime far behind us, we were free___[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWe had strong hearts and a faith[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn our good lord's guiding hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe mist before us cleared, and we saw the promised land_____[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWith our brothers and our sisters[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe soon forged into the land[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBuilding towns and cities far beyond our dreams__[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAs the tree which reaches to the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe child who learns to stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo we had men of vision to create the promised land_____[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut the vision soon became[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOne man's view of wealth and fame[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the gun became what wisdom used to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo the struggle had begun[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhich has never yet been won[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHear the people, hear them saying, \"Are we free__?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSo god bless you, my promised land[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLet nothing you dismay[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nFor the hand that guides our fortunes has strange ways___[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd when the fight is over[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the judgment is at hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlease don't forget your brothers, far beyond the promised land_____[/tab]","plain_text":"Strawbs - The Promised Land\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nEm  F#7    Em  F#7    Em\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]","chords":["Em","F#7","Am","Dm","G","F","E7","D","C","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}