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I / left my home in / ^G Norfolk, Virginia,
Cali - / fo ^G rnia on my / mind, ^C
I / ^D straddled that Greyhound, and
^D Rode him into Raleigh, and
^D On across Caro - / line. ^G
We / sto ^G pped in Charlotte, to / by pass Brockhill,
We / nev ^G er was a minute / late, ^C
We was / ninety ^D miles out of At - / lanta by sundown,
^D Rollin' out of Georgia / state. ^G
We / had ^G motor trouble that / turned into a struggle,
Half - / way ^G across Ala - / bam', and ^C
That / hou ^D nd broke down and / left us all stranded,
In / d ^D owntown Birming - / ham. ^G
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^G Right away I bought me a / through train ticket,
Right a - / cross ^G Mississippi / clean, ^C
I was / on ^D that midnight / flyer out of Birmingham,
^D Smokin' into New Or - / leans. ^G
G Somebody help me get / out of Louisiana,
^G Help me get to Houston / town, ^C
There are / peopl ^D e there, who / care a bit about me, and
They / won' ^D t let the po' boy / down. ^G
G Sure as you're born they / bought me a silk suit,
^G Put luggage in my / hand, and ^C
I / ^D woke up high over / Alberquerque,
On a / jet ^D to the promised / land. ^G
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^G Workin' on a T-bone / steak a la carte,
Flyin' / ov ^G er to the Golden / State, ^C
When the / pilot t ^D old us in / thirteen minutes,
He would / set us ^D at the terminal / gate. ^G
G Swing low chariot, / come down easy,
^G Taxi to the terminal / zone, ^C
D Cut your engines and / cool your wings, and
Let me / make ^D it to the tele - / phone. ^G
G Los Angeles, give me / Norfolk Virginia,
Tide - / wat ^G er four ten o / nine, ^C
D Tell all the / folks back home, this is the / Promised Land callin', and
The / po' ^D boy is on the / line. ^G
Outro: One verse Instrumental