Chuck Berry - Promised land
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Promised Land - Chuck Berry (1964)
'GREATLY' Covered By Elvis (and MANY others), Too!
Tabbed/Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 168 BPM (3 Min. 20 Sec.) in 'G'.
Chords Used: (CAPO 5th Fret to match Orig. in 'C') -
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G B-D-G -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3 G B-D-G
C - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E -OR-
- x 3 2 0 1 3 C G-C-E
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
INTRO: [2.375 M]
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+ 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
B|--3-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-6-5-3-3-------|
G|4-----|----------------|--6-5-3-4-0-0---|
D|------|----------------|----------5-5---|
A|------|----------------|----------------|
E|------|----------------|----------------|
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VERSE #1: [8 M]
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|G |G |G |
left⦠my home⦠in⦠Nor-⦠folk,⦠Vir-gin-ia, Cal-i-for-⦠nia on⦠my mindâ¦
|C |D |D |
⦠I strad-dled that⦠Grey-hound, and rode⦠him in-to Ral-eigh and onâ¦
|D |G |
⦠a-cross⦠Car-⦠o-line⦠We
VERSE #2: [8 M]
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|G |G |
stopped⦠at⦠Char-lotte, we by-⦠passed⦠Rock⦠Hill,⦠we
|G |C |D |
nev-er was a min-ute⦠late⦠Well, we was nine-ty miles⦠out of At-lan-â¦
|D |D |G |
â¦-ta by⦠sun-down,⦠rol-⦠lin' out of Geor-⦠gia State⦠We
VERSE #3: [8 M]
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|G |G |
had⦠mo-tor trou-ble that turned⦠in-to a strug-gle, half-â¦
|G |C |D |
-way a-cross⦠Al-a-⦠bam'⦠Well, that hound⦠broke⦠down⦠and⦠leftâ¦
|D |D |G |
⦠us all⦠strand-ed in⦠down-⦠town⦠Bir-⦠ming-hamâ¦
GUITAR SOLO #1: [16 M]
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|G |G |G |C |D |D |D |G |
|G |G |G |C |D |D |D |G |
VERSE #4: [8 M]
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|G |G |
Right a-way I bought me⦠a through train⦠tick-et, rid-in'
|G |C |D |
'cross⦠Mis-sis-sip-pi⦠clean⦠And I was on⦠that mid-night fly-â¦
|D |D |G |
â¦-er out of Bir-ming-ham,⦠smok-in' in-⦠to New Or-leans⦠Some-
VERSE #5: [8 M]
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|G |G |
-bod-⦠y⦠help me get out⦠of Lou-'si-an-a,⦠just
|G |C |D |
help me get to Hous-ton⦠town⦠There are peo-ple⦠there⦠whoâ¦
|D |D |G |
care a lit-tle a-bout me,⦠and they won't let⦠the poor boy⦠downâ¦
VERSE #6: [8 M]
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|G |G |
Sure⦠as you're born⦠they brought⦠me a silk suit⦠They
|G |C |D |
put lug-gage⦠in my⦠hand,⦠and I woke⦠up⦠high⦠o-⦠ver
|D |D |G |
Al-⦠bu-⦠quer-que, on a jet⦠to⦠the prom-ised landâ¦
GUITAR SOLO #2: [16 M]
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|G |G |G |C |D |D |D |G |
|G |G |G |C |D |D |D |G |
VERSE #7: [8 M]
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|G |G |
Work-in' on a T-bone⦠steak⦠a-⦠la car-te, fly-in'
|G |C |D |
o-ver to the Gold-en⦠State,⦠ah, when the pi-⦠lot⦠told us in thir-â¦
|D |D |G |
â¦-teen⦠min-utes he would⦠set us at the ter-mi-nal gateâ¦
VERSE #8: [8 M]
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|G |G |G |
Swing⦠low,⦠char-i-ot, come⦠down⦠ea-â¦sy⦠Tax-i to the ter-mi-nal zoneâ¦
|C |D |D |
⦠Cut your⦠en-gines and cool⦠your wings,⦠and let⦠me
|D |G |
make it to the tel-⦠e-phone⦠Los
VERSE #9: [8 M]
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|G |G |
An-⦠ge-les give⦠me Nor-⦠folk, Vir-gin-ia,⦠Tide-
|G |C |D |
-wat-er, four-⦠ten-o-⦠nine⦠Tell the folks⦠back⦠home⦠this is the
|D |D |G |
prom-ised land⦠cal-lin' and the poor⦠boy's⦠on⦠the lineâ¦
CODA: [33 M] 'Guitar Solo #3' -
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|G |G |G |C |D |D |D |G |
|G |G |G |C |D |D |D |G |
|G |G |G |C |D |D |D |G |
|G |G |G |C |D |
Tell the folks⦠back⦠home⦠this is the
|D |D |G |G |
prom-ised land⦠cal-lin' and the poor⦠boy's⦠on⦠the lineâ¦