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

The Ghost Of Tom Joad

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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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THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD
by Bruce Springsteen
(Live Performance 1999-10-23, Staples Center, LA)

Hey, this is my first tab, i made this one for the version played live at the
staples center in 1999.
You best check the youtube link for the strumming pattern:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sezJ_UaIP_g

capo: 3rd fret
harp: b flat major
chords used (relative to capo)

Em (022000)
G (320001)
C (x32010)
D/F# (200232)

[Intro] Em, G, D/F#, Em, C, G, Em, D/F#

[Verse 1]
Em
Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks
G D/F#
Goin' someplace there's no goin' back

Highway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge
Em
Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge

Shelter line stretchin' round the corner
G D/F#
Welcome to the new world order

Families sleepin' in their cars in the southwest
Em
No home no job no peace no rest

[Chorus]
C
The highway is alive tonight
G Em
But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes
D/F#
I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light
Em
Searchin' for the ghost of Tom Joad

[Verse 2]
Em
He pulls prayer book out of his sleeping bag
G D/F#
Preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag

Waitin' for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last
Em
In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass

Got a one-way ticket to the promised land
G D/F#
You got a hole in your belly and gun in your hand

Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock
Em
Bathin' in the city aqueduct

[Chorus]
C
The highway is alive tonight
G Em
But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes
D/F#
I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light
Em
Searchin' for the ghost of Tom Joad

[Band Interlude] C,G,Em,D/F#,Em :|

[Verse 3]
Em
Now Tom said "Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin' a guy
G D/F#
Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries

Where there's a fight 'gainst the blood and hatred in the air
Em
Look for me Mom I'll be there

Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand
G D/F#
Or decent job or a helpin' hand

Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free
Em
Look in their eyes Mom you'll see me."

[Chorus]
C
The highway is alive tonight
G Em
But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes
D/F#
I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light
Em
Searchin' for the ghost of Tom Joad

[Outro]
C,G,Em,D/F#,Em :| G,C,Em

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