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The Promised Land Band
I / left my home in / [G]Norfolk, Virginia,
Cali - / fo[G]rnia on my / mind, [C]
I / [D]straddled that Greyhound, and
[D]Rode him into Raleigh, and
[D]On across Caro - / line. [G]
We / sto[G]pped in Charlotte, to / by pass Brockhill,
We / nev[G]er was a minute / late, [C]
We was / ninety[D] miles out of At - / lanta by sundown,
[D]Rollin' out of Georgia / state. [G]
We / had[G] motor trouble that / turned into a struggle,
Half - / way[G] across Ala - / bam', and [C]
That / hou[D]nd broke down and / left us all stranded,
In / d[D]owntown Birming - / ham. [G]
Break: One verse Instrumental
[G]Right away I bought me a / through train ticket,
Right a - / cross[G] Mississippi / clean, [C]
I was / on [D]that midnight / flyer out of Birmingham,
[D]Smokin' into New Or - / leans. [G]
[G]Somebody help me get / out of Louisiana,
[G]Help me get to Houston / town, [C]
There are / peopl[D]e there, who / care a bit about me, and
They / won'[D]t let the po' boy / down. [G]
[G]Sure as you're born they / bought me a silk suit,
[G]Put luggage in my / hand, and[C]
I / [D]woke up high over / Alberquerque,
On a / jet[D] to the promised / land. [G]
Break:
[G]Workin' on a T-bone / steak a la carte,
Flyin' / ov[G]er to the Golden / State, [C]
When the / pilot t[D]old us in / thirteen minutes,
He would / set us [D]at the terminal / gate. [G]
[G]Swing low chariot, / come down easy,
[G]Taxi to the terminal / zone, [C]
[D]Cut your engines and / cool your wings, and
Let me / make [D]it to the tele - / phone. [G]
[G]Los Angeles, give me / Norfolk Virginia,
Tide - / wat[G]er four ten o / nine, [C]
[D]Tell all the / folks back home, this is the / Promised Land callin', and
The / po'[D] boy is on the / line. [G]
Outro: One verse Instrumental
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