The Ghost of Tom Joad Bruce Springsteen
Man walkin' long[Am] the railroad tracks[Am/G] [Am]
[C]Goin' some place there's no going [G]back
Highway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge
Hot [Am]soup on a campfire u[Am/G]nder the b[Am]ridge
Shelter line stretchin' [Am/G]round the [Am]corner
[C]Welcome to the new world [G]order
Families sleepin' in their cars in the Southwest
[Am]No home no job no [Am/G]peace no [Am]rest
Chorus:
[F]The highway is alive tonight
But nobody's [C]kiddin' nobody about [C/B]where it [Am]goes
[G]I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light
[Am]Searchin' for the [Am/G]ghost of Tom [Am]Joad
Verse 2
[Am]He pulls a prayer book [Am/G]out of [Am]his sleeping bag
[C]Preacher lights up a butt and talk[G]s a drag
Waitin' for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last
In a[Am] cardboard book neat[Am/G]h the unde[Am]rpass
Got a one-way ticket to [Am/G]the promis[Am]ed land
[C]You got hole in your bell[G]y and a gun in your hand
Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock
Bath[Am]in' in the city aqua[Am/G]educt[Am]
Chorus:
[F]The highway is alive tonight
Where it's he[C]aded everybody knows[C/B] [Am]
[G]I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light
[Am]Waitin' on the gho[Am/G]st of Tom Joa[Am]d
Harmonica Break : F C C/B Am G Am
Verse 3
[Am]Now Tom said: "Mom, whe[Am/G]rever t[Am]here's cop beatin' a guy
[C]Wherever a hungry newborn baby cri[G]es
Where there's a fight gainst blood and hatred in the air
Look[Am] for me Mom I'll be [Am/G]there[Am]
Wherever there's somebod[Am/G]y fightin'[Am] for a place to stand
[C]Or decent job or helping [G]hand
Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free
Look[Am] in their eyes Mom y[Am/G]ou'll see [Am]me"
Chorus:
[F]Well the highway is alive tonight
But nobody's [C]kiddin' nobody about [C/B]where it [Am]goes
[G]I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light
[Am]With the ghost of [Am/G]old Tom Joad[Am]
Outro: F C C/B Am G Am x2
Last time: Am Am/G Am
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