Bruce Springsteen - The promised land
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Capo: 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
The Promised Land (acoustic version) - Bruce Springsteen
This is the chords for the acoustic version of "The Promised Land", a masterpiece version he made due to
the ONE's Agit8 campaign in 2013. Please check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8UjZczqJ7I
The chords for this version aren't posted anywhere on the internet, so I figured it out myself.
Please contact me if you have any questions or need any help.
Tips: It's better to use your thumb to cover the top strings when you play the chords Fmaj and F6. You can
also play the Fadd11 chord with your thumb on the top string, but Bruce uses his ring finger to press
down the top E string. Please take a look at the video from this performance to see the way he plays it!
Enjoy strumming!
Capo 3rd fret
Standard Tuning
Chords used:
Fmaj: 200232
Fadd11: 300232
F6: 220232
C7sus4: 002030
Gm7: 020030
[Intro]
(with harp):
Fmaj F6 Fadd11 Fmaj
[Verse 1]
FmajOn a rattlesnake speedway in the F6Utah desert
I Fadd11pick up my money and head back into town
FmajDriving 'cross the Waynesboro F6county line
I got the radio Fmajon and I'm just killing time
F6Working all day in my Daddy's Fmajgarage
F6Driving all night, chasing some Gm7mirage
Pretty soon little girl, I'm gonna take C7sus4charge
[Chorus]
FmajThe dogs on main street howl 'cause they Fadd11understand
F6If I could take one moment into my Fmajhands
Mister I ain't a boy, nFadd11o I'm a man
And F6I believe in a Fadd11promised land
[Interlude]
(with harp):
Fmaj
[Verse 2]
FmajI've done my best to live the right F6way
I get Fadd11up every morning and go to work each day
But your Fmajeyes go blind and your blood runs cF6old
Sometimes I feel so Fmajweak, I just want to explode
F6Explode and tear this whole town Fmajapart
F6Take a knife and cut this pain from my Gm7heart
Find somebody itching for something to C7sus4start
[Chorus]
FmajThe dogs on main street howl 'cause they Fadd11understand
F6If I could take one moment into my Fmajhands
Mister I ain't a boy, nFadd11o I'm a man
And F6I believe in a Fadd11promised land
[Verse 3]
FmajThere's a dark cloud rising from the F6desert floor
Fadd11I packed my bags and I'm heading straight into the storm
FmajGonna be a twister to blow everything F6down
That ain't Fadd11got the faith to stand it's ground
F6Blow away the dreams that tear you Fmajapart
F6Blow away the dreams that break your Fmajheart
F6Blow away the lies that leave you nothing
Fadd11But lost and brokenheaC7sus4rted
[Chorus]
FmajThe dogs on main street howl 'cause they Fadd11understand
F6If I could take one moment into my Fmajhands
Mister I ain't a boy, nFadd11o I'm a man
And F6I believe in a Fadd11promised land
Yeah, and F6I believe in a Fadd11promised land
[Outro]
(with harp):
Fmaj F6 Fadd11 Fmaj (x2)