Promised Land Chords & Tabs
intro
e|-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------------------|
B|------8-10---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--11--10-8-8---------------------------------|
G|-9BU----------------------------11--10-8-9---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------10--10------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C chord F chord G chord
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---7---5---7------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--------------1-------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------3---5---3---5------------5---7---5---7--------------|
E|-----------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------|
C F
left my home in Norfolk, Virginia, California on my mind
G C
i stradled that grey hound and rode him into Raleigh and on across Caroline
F
we stopped at Charlotte we bypassed rock hill we never was a minute late
G C
we was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown, rollin out of Georgia state
F
we had motor trouble that turned into a struggle half way across alabam
G C
and that hound broke down and left us all stranded in down town Birmingham
1st solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-------------8---8--8-------8---8--8------------------5--------------|
G|-----5---7----9BU------9--9---9BU-----9--9----7BD---5-------5--------------|
D|--7-----------------------------------------------------7------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------8------8----------8------------10--|
B|------8--8-8---------------5------10BU-----10----10--10---10--10--12BU-----|
G|--9BU----9-9---7BD---5-----5-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----10--------10--10---------10----------10------10------------------------|
B|-12-12-12--12-----12--12-12--12---12-12------12--12----12---12-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------12--------12--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chuck_berry/promised_land_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10--10-10-10--8--8-8---6-6-6--5---5-----------5--5-5------------------|
G|-----10--10-10-10--9--9-9---7-7-7--5-----5---------5--5-5------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------5---5---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------3----------|
second solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5--------5-----8BU--8-8-8-8----8BU-8--8-8--8BU-8-8-8---------------|
G|---------5----7---5-----9BU--9-9-9-9----9BU-9--9-9--9BU-9-9-9--------------|
D|---5--7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8BU-8-8-8--8BU-8-8-8--8BU-8-8-8--8BU-8-8-8--8BU-8-8-8----8BU-8-8-8-------|
G|--9BU-9-9-9--9BU-9-9-9--9BU-9-9-9--9BU-9-9-9--9BU-9-9-9----9BU-9-9-9-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10BU--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------|
G|-10BU--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------|
B|-12BU-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-------------|play twice
G|----------------------------------12-10-12----|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--10BU-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-------------------------|
B|--12BU-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-8---10--8-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------10--8H9--------9------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------10----10-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------10-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3rd solo
e|---8-8--8--8-8--------------------|
B|---8-8--8--8-8-10----8------------|
G|---------------10----8H9----------|
D|--------------------------10------|play 3 times
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------|
B|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------|
G|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|--10BU--10-10-10-10-10-10---------|
B|--12BU--12-12-12-12-12-12---------|
G|--12BU--12-12-12-12-12-12---------|
D|----------------------------------|play 4 times
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12--12-12-12--10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|---12--12-12-12--10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BU=bend up BD=bend down