Verse
F
Left my home in Norfolk, Virginia,
A#
California on my mind.
C
I straddled that Greyhound, rode him into Raleigh,
F
And on across Caroline.
[Verse 2]
F
We stopped in Charlotte but bypassed Rock Hill,
A#
And we never was a minute late.
C
We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown,
F
Rollin' out of Georgia state.
[Verse 3]
F
We had motor trouble, it turned into a struggle,
A#
Half way 'cross Alabam,
C
And that 'hound broke down and left us all stranded
F
In downtown Birmingham.
[Verse 4]
F
Right away, I bought me a through-train ticket,
A#
Right 'cross Mississippi clean
C
And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham
F
Smoking into New Orleans.
[Verse 5]
F
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
A#
Just to help me get to Houston Town
C
There are people there who care a little about me
F
And they won't let the poor boy down
[Verse 6]
F
Sure as you're born they bought me a silk suit
A#
Put luggage in my hand
C
And I woke up high over Alburquerque
F
On a jet to the promised land
[Verse 7]
F
Working on a T-bone steak a la carte
A#
Flying over to the Golden State
C
When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
F
He would set us at the terminal gate
[Verse 8]
F
Swing low chariot come down easy
A#
Taxi to the terminal zone
C
Cut your engines and cool your wings
F
And let me make it to the telephone
[Verse 9]
F
Los Angeles, give me No'folk, V'ginia
A#
Tidewater four ten o nine
C
Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling
F
And the poor boy is on the line
- 1. Chord Gitar Chuck Berry - Promised Land Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar B)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Chuck Berry - Promised Land Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar B)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan