From Graceland To The Promised Land Song Lyrics and Chords
From Graceland To The Promised Land Song Lyrics and Chords by Merle Haggard
From Graceland To The Promised Land
By Merle Haggard
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From the Sun years of the
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Fifties and the
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birth of rock and
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roll
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Millions screamed to see him do his
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thing
Elvis touched the
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life of
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every ear that
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heard
him
And they couldn't help but
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listen when he
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sang
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long way from Memphis to that
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mansion in the sky
But he
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kept his faith in Jesus all a
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long
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long way from Graceland across
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Jordan to the
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Promised
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But
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Jesus finally
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came to lead him
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home
From the days of Love Me
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Tender to his
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momma's last fare
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well
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Some say he knew how long he had to
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stay
His life was two days
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longer than the
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one who gave him
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life
And he almost knew the
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number of the
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days
FAQ
Who sang the the song From Graceland To The Promised Land?
- The song From Graceland To The Promised Land was sang by Merle Haggard.
Who is Merle Haggard?
- Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 - April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.
Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained popularity with his songs about the working class that occasionally contained themes contrary to anti-Vietnam War sentiment of some popular music of the time. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, he had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard continued to release successful albums into the 2000s.
He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), a BMI Icon Award (2006), and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (1997). He died on April 6, 2016—his 79th birthday—at his ranch in Shasta County, California, having recently suffered from double pneumonia.
