Avantasia - Promised Land

[ intro ]

Dm Dm F C

F C A# C

Dm Dm F A#

F C A# C

[ pre – verse ]

Dm Dm Dm F

[ verse 1 ]

Dm
hey redeemer now what`s become of me?
F C
taken in by promise , awakening in grief
Dm
collecting us like puppets you instrumentalize
F C
a frigid trepidation in a million puppet eyes

[ pre – chorus ]

A# F A# C
god gave his word just to let us down , where is he now?

[ chorus ]

G D
you’ve been facing heaven
C Am D
you were lost and left alone , you’re welcome to my home and
G D
found another heaven
C Am D
it was you who took my hand , come into the promised land

[ pre – verse ]

Dm Dm Dm F

[ verse 2 ]

Dm
you scratched my back and i scratched yours
F C
it’s you who makes decisions , i just open up the doors
Dm
whining in the gutter they forget their sanctity
F C
welcome to my clockwork vanity machinery

[ pre – chorus ]

A# F A# C
you gave your word , you let me down what Am i now?

[ chorus ]

G D
you’ve been facing heaven
C Am D
you were lost and left alone , you’re welcome to my home and
G D
found another heaven
C Am D C
it was you who took my hand , come into the promised land

[ bridge ]

C Em
oh as far as the eye can see
C Em
they’re bent in submission , empty inside
C Em
an army of scarecrows like me , thousands of broken dreams
C Em
thousands of tragedies tried to run from their destiny
C D
oh , like moths to a flame , driven by vanity
C D D
they’ve been off to jerusalem , chasing a dream , calling on me
Dm
we’re just trading in needs

[ pre – verse ] in place of the guitar solo

Dm Dm Dm F

[ chorus ] x2

G D
you’ve been facing heaven
C Am D
you were lost and left alone , you’re welcome to my home and
G D
found another heaven
C Am D
it was you who took my hand , come into the promised land

[ end ]

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