Promised Land as performed by Elvis Presley.Ê I beleive this was written by Chuck Berry but I am not sure. This is the key I play this in,Ê I am not sure what the song was recorded in. Submitted by Joe Bull Email is Webulls83@aol,com Ê Ê Ê PROMISED LANDÊ Ê Ê Ê ÊÊÊÊÊÊ E
1.ÊÊÊÊ I left my home in Norfolk Virginia,
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊ A
ÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊCalifornia on my mind.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ B7
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ I straddled that Greyhound and road him into Raleigh
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊE
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ and on across to Caroline. Ê ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ It had motor trouble, and it turned into a struggle
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊ A
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ half way across Alabam'.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊ B7
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ The 'Hound broke down and it left us all stranded
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊ E
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ in down-town Birmingham. Ê ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ E
2.ÊÊÊÊ Right a way I bought me a through train ticket,
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ê A
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ right across the pacific; clean.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ê B7
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊ EÊÊÊÊ
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ smokin' into New Orleans. Ê ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Somebody help me get out of Louisiana,
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ê A
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ just help me get to Houston town.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊB7
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ There people there who care a little 'bout me
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ E
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ and they won't let the poor boy down. Ê ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ E
3.ÊÊÊÊ Sure as you were born,Ê they bought me a silk suit,
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊ A
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ they put luggage in my hand.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ B7
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ I woke up high over Al-buquer-que
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊ E
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ on a jet to the promised land.
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ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Workin' on a "T" bone steak al-a-cartie,
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊ A
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Flyin' over to the Golden state.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ B7
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ The pilot told us in thirteen minutes
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ê E
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ he would sit us at the terminal gate. Ê ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ E
4.ÊÊÊÊ Swing low chariot, come down easy,
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ A
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ taxi to the terminal zone.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ê B7
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cut your engines and cool your wings
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊE
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ and let me make it to the telephone. Ê ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia,
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ê A
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ nine - one - four - ten - oh - nine.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ B7
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊE
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ and the poor boy's on the line.
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