Promised Land Chords

PROMISED LAND
As recorded by Queensrÿche
(From the 1994 Album PROMISED LAND)
 
 
 
[Intro]
D5
 
 
 
[Verse 1]
D5
Watching the sand fall, listening for the knock
        Bb
Upon my door
                   D5
And waiting... for Promised Land
Bb
Standing neck deep in life
                                    G5
My ring of brass lay rusting on the floor
        Bb
Is this all?
             C            D5     F  D5  F  Bb
Because it's not what I expected
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
D5
 
 
[Verse 2]
D5
Somewhere along the way
                                   Bb
Friends I once held close fled the fast lane
                                      D5
I didn't notice, I just had to make it
     Bb
Head down, nose in the grindstone;
                              G5
The kiss of life placed on my brow
                    Bb
Kept slidin' to the ground
                    C          D5
And now it's buried six feet under
 
 
[Chorus]
D5
Preaching from the floor again
D5
The same old sad song
                                  F           Bb      Gm
'Bartender... bring another drink for their favorite son.'
 
 
[Bridge]
D5                  F
Where did it all go wrong?
D5                Gm
What's the use in even holding on?
D5                    F        D5
Here's to love, hate, promises and lies
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
Eb  G   F   Eb
D5   C   Bb   D5
 
 
[Verse 3]
D5
Almost called it today
D5
Turned to face "The Void"
              Bb
Numb with the suffering
Bb
And the question
        D5
'Why am I...?'
Bb
So many times I've tried and failed to
Bb
Gather my courage, reach again for that nail
Gm
Life's been like
                          Bb
Dragging feet through sand
             C                D5
And never finding my Promised Land
 
 
[Chorus]
D5
Preaching from the floor again
             Gm
The same old sad song
    D5                            F           Bb      Gm
'Bartender... bring another drink for their favorite son.'
D5                  F
Where did it all go wrong?
D5              Gm
I feel like I'm dying
D5              F
Here's to love, here's to hate
D5      Gm               D5
To promises and Promised Land lies
 
 
[Outro]
D5  G5  D5  F5  G5
D5   F5 D5  G5  D5
F5  Bb5  D5  F5   D5
Bb5  G5 D5   F5 D5
Bb5 G5 D5  F5  Bb5
G5 D5   F5 Bb5   G5 D5
F5 D5   G5 D5   F5 D5
Eb5 G5  D5  F5  D5
G5  D5  G5  D5
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