From Graceland To The Promised Land Chords
From Graceland To The Promised Land by Merle Haggard is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Em, G, A, A7, Em/A, D6 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D Em G D
From the sun years of the Fifties and the birth of rock and roll,
A D
Millions screamed to see him do his thing.
Em G D
Elvis touched the life of ev'ry ear that heard him,
A7 D
And they couldn't help but listen when he sang.
G D Em/A D
It's a long way from Memphis to that mansion in the sky,
A D D6 D7
But he kept his faith in Jesus all along,
D D Em/A G
It's a long way from Graceland across Jordan to the Promised Land,
D A A7 D
But Jesus fin'ly came to lead him home.