Apr182024

John Batdorf & Michael McLean – Promised Land Chords

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These are Promised Land chords by John Batdorf & Michael McLean on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Dadd11 D D  Dadd11 D D

[Verse 1]
        Dadd11 D D
You can hear     it
        Dadd11 D D
 if you listen
        G
You can see it all
  Dadd11 D D
around
        Dadd11 D D
And the hope     your
              Dadd11 D D
heart's been missing
   C                  G*
Is waiting to be found
                Dadd11
In the promised land
 D D  Dadd11 D D

[Verse 2]
    Dadd11 D D  Dadd11 D D
The promises  unspoken
    G            Dadd11 D D
But it is widely known
    Dadd11 D D   Dadd11 D D
The circle is  unbroken
    C               G
And we are not alone
                Dadd11 D D
In the promised land

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[Chorus]
                C
In the promised land
(Promised land)
       D
Just go where your
 heart leads you
C
 In the promised land
        D
There's someone there
who needs you

[Post Chorus]
       G
It's a sacred refuge
      C
 with no address
     G
In a concrete jungle,
      C
 the wilderness
    D             Am7
The love is there
It's the promised land
Dadd11 D D

[Verse 3]
     D
Your heartache brought
               Dadd11 D D
 the blindness
   G                  Dadd11
To what the world can be
 D D
                 Dadd11 D D
But every act of kindness
     C                   G
Will teach you how to see
In the promised land
Dadd11 D D

[Chorus]
                C
In the promised land
(Promised land)
         D
We won't forget who
brought us
C
 To the promised land
       D
And we won't forget
 who taught us

[Post Chorus]
       G
It's a sacred refuge
      C
with no address
     G
In a concrete jungle,
      C
 the wilderness
    D             Am7
The love is there
                  Dadd11
It's the promised land
 D D

[Bridge]
       C     G
It's a sanctuary
          D
 from the world
     C     G       D
That isn't made of stone
        Dm
And the flags of
faith in others
      G
Are unfurled and
         Bb
 proudly flown
C      Dadd11 D    D
In the prom - ised land
 Dadd11 D D  Dadd11
D D  Dadd11 D D

[Verse 4]
        D
You can hear it if you
        Dadd11 D D
 listen
            G
You can you see it
      Dadd11 D D
 all around
And the hope your heart's
      Dadd11 D D
been missing
   C      G      D      D
Is waiting to be found
C    G              D
 The promised land

[Outro]
C       G            D
 In the promised land,
 oh, yeah
C  G   D
    Go where your heart
leads you
C  G            D
    And there's someone
                     C
 there who needs.... you,
     G
 oh, yeah
       D
In the promised land
C        G
 Oh, yeah, in the
         D
promised land
      C
Yeah, yeah

G    D    C    G
  Dadd11 D D

How to play Promised Land: key, chords and progression

Promised Land by John Batdorf & Michael McLean is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: Dadd11, D, G, C, Am7, Dm and Bb.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – C – G – D (V – IV – I – V in G major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Dadd11 and Bb are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.