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The Ghost Of Tom Joad Do Re Mi

by Elvis Costello & The Imposters

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Great medley by Elvis Costello & Mumford and sons
Here's the link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Idt8wqSSeE

No Capo | Standard Tuning

Bm - 244222
Em - 022000
D - xx0232
A - x03330
G - 320033
E - 022100

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[Intro]
Bm x7

[Verse 1]
Bm
Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks
D Bm A
Goin' someplace there's no goin' back
A
Highway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge
Bm Em Bm
Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge

Bm
Shelter line stretchin' 'round the corner
D A
Welcome to the new world order
A
Families sleepin' in their cars in the Southwest
Bm A Bm
No home no job no peace no rest

[Chorus]
G
The highway is alive tonight
D A Bm
Where it's headed everybody knows
A
Sittin' down here in the campfire light
Bm A Bm
Awaitin' on the ghost of Tom Joad

[Verse 2]
D G D
Lots of people out here east, they say
G A
Leavin' home most ev'ry day

Beatin' the hot old dusty way
G D
To the California line

D G
'Cross the desert sands they roll
A
getting out of that old dust bowl
G
And they think they're going to a sugar bowl
D
Here's what they find
A E A
The police at the port of entry say

"You're number fourteen thousand for today."

[Chorus]
D
Oh if you ain't got the do-re-mi, boys
A
If you ain't got the do-re-mi

Well you'd better go back to beautiful Texas
G D
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee

[Verse 3]
D
California is a garden of Eden
G
It's a paradise to live in or see
D A
But believe it or not
G
You won't find it so hot
A Bm D Bm
If you ain't got the do-re-mi

[Verse 4]
Bm
Now Tom said "Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin' a guy
D Bm A
Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries
A
Where there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air
Bm A Bm
Look for me Tom I'll be there
Bm
Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand
D Bm A
Or decent job or a helpin' hand
A
Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free
Bm A Bm
Look for me Ma you'll see me."

[Chorus]
G
The highway is alive tonight
D A Bm
Where it's headed everybody knows
A
Sittin' down here in the campfire light
Bm A Bm
Waitin' on the ghost of old Tom Joad

[Chorus]
G
The highway is alive tonight
D A Bm
Where it's headed everybody knows
A
Sittin' down here in the campfire light
Bm A Bm
Waitin' on the ghost of old Tom Joad