{"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":865571,"song":"The Promised Land","artist":"Bruce Springsteen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/865571-the-promised-land-chords-by-bruce-springsteen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/865571?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":346,"content":"The promised land\r\nBruce Springsteen\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn a rattlesnake speedway in the Utah desert    I pick up my money[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand head back into town  Driving cross the Waynesboro county line[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI got the radio on and I'm just killing time[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWorking all day in my daddy's garage   Driving all night chasing some mirage[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nPretty soon little girl I'm gonna take charge[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nThe dogs on Main Street howl `cause they understand  If I could take one moment [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\ninto my hands Mister I ain't a boy no I'm a man And I believe in a promised land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]               \r\nI've done my best to live the right way   I get up every morning [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand go to work each day   But your eyes go blind and your blood runs cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes I feel so weak I just want to explode  Explode and tear this town apart[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nTake a knife and cut this pain from my heart  Find somebody itching for something [/tab]\r\n                                                                        to start\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nThe dogs on Main Street howl `cause they understand  If I could take one moment [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\ninto my hands Mister I ain't a boy no I'm a man And I believe in a promised land[/tab]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\ne|--------15-|-17/19vvvv----15-|-17/19\\17-15-15vvvv----|-15-17/19\\17-15-15-17-19-|\r\nB|-----15----|---b-------15----|---b--rb------------15-|------b--rb--------------|\r\nG|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|\r\nD|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|\r\nA|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|\r\nE|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\ne|-19/20\\19-17-17-15----|-----------|----------------|----------------------|-------12-14-|-15--|\r\nB|---b--rb-----------17-|-15vvvv-/17\\15vvvv-15\\13-13-|-13vvvv-12---------12-|-13-15-------|-----|\r\nG|----------------------|--------s--s---------s------|------------14vvvv----|-------------|-----|\r\nD|----------------------|-----------|----------------|----------------------|-------------|-----|\r\nA|----------------------|-----------|----------------|----------------------|-------------|-----|\r\nE|----------------------|-----------|----------------|----------------------|-------------|-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Sax Solo]  \r\n\r\n([ch]G[/ch]) | [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n   \r\n\r\n[Harp Solo]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nThere's a dark cloud rising from the desert floor   I packed my bags[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand I'm heading straight into the storm Gonna be a twister to blow everything down[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]    apart\r\nThat ain't got the faith to stand its ground Blow away the dreams that tear you[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]     nothing\r\nBlow away the dreams that break your heart Blow away the lies that leave you [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBut lost and brokenhearted    [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nThe dogs on Main Street howl `cause they understand  If I could take one moment [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\ninto my hands Mister I ain't a boy no I'm a man And I believe in a promised land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I believe in a promised land   And I believe in a promised land [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Harp Solo] \r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | (to fade out)\r\n\r\n************************************\r\n\r\n| b  Bend\r\n| /  Slide up\r\n| \\  Slide down\r\n| s  Slide\r\n\r\n************************************","plain_text":"The promised land\nBruce Springsteen\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n| G | C G | Em C | C G |\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                                        to start\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n| G | Em | C | D | G | Em | C | D \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Sax Solo]  \n\n(G) | Em | C | D | G | Em | C | D |\n   \n\n[Harp Solo]\n\n| G | C G | Em C | C G | G | C G | Em C | C G |\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n[Harp Solo] \n\n| G | C G | Em C | C G | G | C G | Em C | C G | (to fade out)\n\n************************************\n\n| b  Bend\n| /  Slide up\n| \\  Slide down\n| s  Slide\n\n************************************","chords":["G","C","Em","Am","D7","D","B","A","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]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}