The Promised Land

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Promised Land 4/4 The Band Chuck Berry
Standard Tuning Capo 2
/ G /
I / left my home in / Norfolk, Virginia,
G C
/ /
Cali - / fornia on my / mind,
D
/
I / straddled that Greyhound, and
D
Rode him into Raleigh, and
D G
/
On across Caro - / line.
/ G /
We / stopped in Charlotte, to / by pass Brockhill,
G C
/ /
We / never was a minute / late,
/ D /
We was / ninety miles out of At - / lanta by sundown,
D G
/
Rollin' out of Georgia / state.
/ G /
We / had motor trouble that / turned into a struggle,
G C
/ /
Half - / way across Ala - / bam', and
/ D /
That / hound broke down and / left us all stranded,
D G
/ /
In / downtown Birming - / ham.
Break: One verse Instrumental
G
/
Right away I bought me a / through train ticket,
G C
/ /
Right a - / cross Mississippi / clean,
/ D /
I was / on that midnight / flyer out of Birmingham,
D G
/
Smokin' into New Or - / leans.
G
/
Somebody help me get / out of Louisiana,
G C
/
Help me get to Houston / town,
/ D /
There are / people there, who / care a bit about me, and
D G
/ /
They / won't let the po' boy / down.
G
/
Sure as you're born they / bought me a silk suit,
G C
/
Put luggage in my / hand, and
/ D /
I / woke up high over / Alberquerque,
D G
/ /
On a / jet to the promised / land.
Break:
G
/
Workin' on a T-bone / steak a la carte,
G C
/ /
Flyin' / over to the Golden / State,
/ D /
When the / pilot told us in / thirteen minutes,
D G
/ /
He would / set us at the terminal / gate.
G
/
Swing low chariot, / come down easy,
G C
/
Taxi to the terminal / zone,
D
/
Cut your engines and / cool your wings, and
D G
/ /
Let me / make it to the tele - / phone.
G
/
Los Angeles, give me / Norfolk Virginia,
G C
/ /
Tide - / water four ten o / nine,
D / /
Tell all the / folks back home, this is the / Promised Land callin', and
D G
/ /
The / po' boy is on the / line.
Outro: One verse Instrumental

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Promised Land     4/4     The Band     Chuck Berry
Standard Tuning Capo 2
                    / G                     /
I / left my home in / Norfolk, Virginia,
      / G                                   /
We / stopped in Charlotte, to / by pass Brockhill,
             / D                                  /
We was / ninety miles out of At - / lanta by sundown,
      / G                                 /
We / had motor trouble that / turned into a struggle,
        / D                                 /
That / hound broke down and / left us all stranded,
Break: One verse Instrumental
         / D                       /
I was / on that midnight / flyer out of Birmingham,
               / D                          /
There are / people there, who / care a bit about me, and
  / D                           /
I / woke up high over / Alberquerque,
Break:
                / D                    /
When the / pilot told us in / thirteen minutes,
D              /                                            /
Tell all the / folks back home, this is the / Promised Land callin', and
Outro: One verse Instrumental

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