The Ghost Of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

The Ghost Of Tom Joad

Biography:

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter and leader of the E Street Band. He is recognized for his poetic lyrics, his Jersey Shore roots, his distinctive voice, and his lengthy, energetic stage performances.

Springsteen has recorded both rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born to Run (1975) and Born in the U.S.A. (1984), find pleasures in the struggles of daily American life.

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Intro(Studio Version): Am
Capo III
Intro W/Harmonica*: Am F C C/B Am G Am

*Some live versions and his recording for "The People Speak"

Am Am/G Am
Man walkin‘ long the railroad tracks
C G
Goin‘ some place there’s no going back

Highway patrol choppers comin‘ up over the ridge
Am Am/G Am
Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge
Am/G Am
Shelter line stretchin‘ round the corner
C G
Welcome to the new world order

Families sleepin‘ in their cars in the Southwest
Am Am/G Am
No home no job no peace no rest

Chorus:

F
The highway is alive tonight
C C/B Am
But nobody’s kiddin‘ nobody about where it goes
G
I’m sittin‘ down here in the campfire light
Am Am/G Am
Searchin‘ for the ghost of Tom Joad

Verse 2

Am Am/G Am
He pulls a prayer book out of his sleeping bag
C G
Preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag

Waitin‘ for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last
Am Am/G Am
In a cardboard box neath the underpass
Am/G Am
Got a one-way ticket to the promised land
C G
You got hole in your belly and a gun in your hand

Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock
Am Am/G Am
Bathin‘ in the city aquaeduct

Chorus:

F
The highway is alive tonight
C C/B Am
Where it’s headed everybody knows
G
I’m sittin‘ down here in the campfire light
Am Am/G Am
Waitin' on the ghost of Tom Joad

Harmonica Break : F C C/B Am G Am

Verse 3

Am Am/G Am
Now Tom said: "Mom, wherever there’s cop beatin‘ a guy
C G
Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries

Where there’s a fight gainst blood and hatred in the air
Am Am/G Am
Look for me Mom I’ll be there
Am/G Am
Wherever there’s somebody fightin‘ for a place to stand
C G
Or decent job or helping hand

Wherever somebody’s strugglin‘ to be free
Am Am/G Am
Look in their eyes Mom you’ll see me"

Chorus:

F
Well the highway is alive tonight
C C/B Am
But nobody’s kiddin‘ nobody about where it goes
G
I’m sittin‘ down here in the campfire light
Am Am/G Am
With the ghost of old Tom Joad

Outro: F C C/B Am G Am x2
Last time: Am Am/G Am