Presley Elvis - Promised Land2 guitar tab

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,

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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,

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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,

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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.