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The Promised Land - Bruce Springsteen



| G | C G | Em C | C G |



     G                           Em

On a rattlesnake speedway in the Utah desert

   C                                  G

I pick up my money and head back into town

                             Em

Driving cross the Waynesboro county line

          C                              G

I got the radio on and I'm just killing time

 Em                   G

Working all day in my daddy's garage

 Em                       Am

Driving all night chasing some mirage

 C                             D7

Pretty soon little girl I'm gonna take charge



      G                                  C     G

The dogs on Main Street howl `cause they understand

            Em       C              G

If I could take one moment into my hands

                         C     G

Mister I ain't a boy no I'm a man

    Em     C                 G

And I believe in a promised land



G                        Em

I've done my best to live the right way

       C                                   G

I get up every morning and go to work each day

                                Em

But your eyes go blind and your blood runs cold

             C                             G

Sometimes I feel so weak I just want to explode

 Em                   G

Explode and tear this town apart

  Em                            Am

Take a knife and cut this pain from my heart

  C                           D7

Find somebody itching for something to start



      G                                  C     G

The dogs on Main Street howl `cause they understand

            Em       C              G

If I could take one moment into my hands

                         C     G

Mister I ain't a boy no I'm a man

    Em     C                 G

And I believe in a promised land



| G | Em | C | D | G | Em | C | D 



            G                 Em                      C

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D                      G           Em               C

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D             G

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              (Sax Solo) | Em | C | D | G | Em | C | D |

   (Harp Solo) | G | C G | Em C | C G | G | C G | Em C | C G |





          G                            Em

There's a dark cloud rising from the desert floor

            C                                       G

I packed my bags and I'm heading straight into the storm

                             Em

Gonna be a twister to blow everything down

            C                          G

That ain't got the faith to stand its ground

 Em                        G

Blow away the dreams that tear you apart

 Em                        G

Blow away the dreams that break your heart

 Em                      Am

Blow away the lies that leave you nothing 

     C              D7

But lost and brokenhearted   



      G                                  C     G

The dogs on Main Street howl `cause they understand

            Em       C              G

If I could take one moment into my hands

                         C     G

Mister I ain't a boy no I'm a man

    Em     C                 G

And I believe in a promised land

    Em     C                 G

And I believe in a promised land 

    Em     C                 G

And I believe in a promised land 



(Harp Solo) | G | C G | Em C | C G | G | C G | Em C | C G | (to fade out)





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b....bend

rb...release bend

/....slide up

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>....hammer

<....pull

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