Tablature promised land - Rollins Band

          



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  Date: 26 Sep 95 15:51:08 EDT

  From: Scott Durham <75372.257@compuserve.com>

  

  Song:  PROMISED LAND

  Performed by:  THE BAND

  Submitted by Scott Durham 75372.257@compuserve.com

  

    G       

  I LEFT MY HOME IN NORFOLK VIRGINIA

                   C

  CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND

    D

  I BOARDED THAT GREYHOUND, 

                                      G

  RODE IN INTO RALIEGH ON ACROSS CAROLINE

  G

  STOPPED IN CHARLOTTE TO BY PASS ROCKHILL

                        C

  WE NEVER WAS A MINUTE LATE

          D

  WE WERE NINTY MILES OUT OF ATLANTA BY SUNDOWN

                         G

  ROLLIN' OUT OF GEORGIA STATE

     G

  WE HAD MOTOR TROUBLE THAT TURNED INTO A STRUGGLE

                    C

  HALFWAY ACROSS ALABAM

           D

  AND THAT BOW BROKE DOWN

                                          G

  AND LEFT US STRANDED IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM

  G

  RIGHT AWAY I BOUGHT A THROUGH TRAIN TICKET

                         C

  GOT ACROSS MISSISSIPPI CLEAN

            D

  AND I WAS ON THAT MIDNIGHT FLYER OUT OF BIRMINGHAM

                       G

  SMOKIN' INTO NEW ORLEANS

  G

  SOMEBODY HELP ME GET OUT OF LOUISIANA

                         C

  HELP ME GET TO HOUSTON TOWN

  

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            1    &    2    &    3    &    4

            V    ^    V    ^         ^    V

  

  

  

            D

  THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE WHO CARE A LITTLE 'BOUT ME

                             G

  AND WON'T PUT THE POOR BOY DOWN

  G

  GEORGIA BORN, THEY BOUGHT ME A SILK SUIT

                        C

  AND PUT LUGGAGE IN MY HAND

      D

  AND WOKE UP HIGH OVER ALBUQUERQUE

                           G

  ON A JET TO THE PROMISED LAND

  G

  WORKIN' ON A T-BONE ALA CARTEE

                            C

  FLYIN' OVER TO THE GOLDEN STATE

           D

  WHEN THE PILOT TOLD US IN THIRTEEN MINUTES

                                  G

  HE WOULD SET US AT THE TERMINAL GATE

  G

  SWING LOW CHARIOT, COME DOWN EASY

                       C

  TAXI TO THE TERMINAL DOOR

  D

  CUT YOUR ENGINES AND COOL YOUR WINGS

                                G

  AND LET ME MAKE IT TO THE TELEPHONE

  G

  LOS ANGELES, GIVE ME NORFLOK VIRGINIA

                       C

  TIDEWATER FOUR TEN O NINE

               D

  TELL ALL THE FOLKS BACK HOME

  

  IT'S THE PROMISED LAND CALLIN'

                             G

  AND THE POOR BOY IS ON THE LINE

  

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 Promised land, de Rollins band 

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