The Promised Land Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Am][G][C][Am][G]

[Verse 1]
[C]There
ain't nothing special 'bout
The place where I was raised
Just a picture show, a [Am]dairy queen
And [Dm]Friday football [F]games

[Verse 2]
The [C]river where we used to swim
On care[F]free [Em]sum mer [Dm]days
And a [C]wa ter tower that we all climbed
And [G]proudly wrote our [C]names

[Verse 3]
I [C]gave my heart to Jesus there
When I was just 13
I remember mama [Am]cryin'
As [Dm]the choir began [F]to sing

[Verse 4]
The [C]congregation stood up
And [F]the preacher shook [Em]my ha[Dm]nd
So [C]many miles, [Am]and years ago
Back [G]in the promise [C]land

[Verse 5]
Their [F]singing "Rock Of Ages"
In that [C]church where mama goes
[F]Standing on [Am]the promises
And [F]praying for the [C]lost
sheep of the poor
[G][Em]

[Verse 6]
[F]How I got so [Am]far away
I'll never [C]under[F] stand
[D]From those str[C]eets of gold,
that I [Am]call home
Back [G]in the promise [C]land
[D]

[Verse 7]
Now fallen angels walk the streets
Beneath the neon lights
And there ain't no milk
and hon[Bm]ey flowin'
[Em]Where I spend my [G]nights

[Verse 8]
The [D]light that used to shine on me
[G]Is gone [D]without [Em]a trace
And there's [D]only one
thing keep[Bm]ing me
From [A]falling out [D]of grace

[Verse 9]
[G]Their singing "Rock Of Ages"
In that [D]church where mama goes
[G]Standing on [Bm]the promises
And [G]praying for the [D]lost sheep of the poor

[Verse 10]
[A]How [D]I g[G]ot so far aw[Bm]ay
I'll [A]never understand
[G]Fro[E]m those street[D]s of gold,
that I [Bm]call home
Back [A]in the promise [D]land

[Verse 11]
[G]How I got so [Bm]far away
I'll [A]never un[G]derstand[E]
From those [D]streets of gold,
that [Bm]I call home
Back [A]in the promise [D]land

[Outro 1]
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