The Ghost Of Tom Joad chords by Bruce Springsteen
Skip chords and lyricsGet now
Intro 1
(A minor) (A minor)
(G major) (A minor) (A minor)
Verse 1
(A minor) Men walking 'long the railroad tracks
(C major) Going someplace, and there's no going (G major) back
Highway patrol (G major) choppers coming up
over the ridge
Hot (A minor) soup on a campfire (G major) under the bridge (A minor)
(A minor) Shelter line stretching 'round the corner
(C major) Welcome to the new world (G major) order
Families (G major) sleeping in the cars in the southwest
No (A minor) home, no job, no (G major) peace, no (A minor) rest
New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Chorus 1
Well the (F major) highway is alive tonight
But nobody's (C major) kidding nobody
about where it (A minor) goes
I'm (G major) sitting down here in the campfire light
(A minor) Searching for the ghost (G major) of Tom (A minor) Joad
Verse 2
He pulls a (A minor) prayer book out of his sleeping bag
Preacher lights (C major) up a butt and he takes a (G major) drag
Waiting for when the last (G major) shall be first
and the first shall be last
In a (A minor) cardboard box 'neath the (G major) under (A minor) pass
Got a (A minor) one-way ticket to the promised land
You got a (C major) hole in your belly
and a gun in your (G major) hand
(G major) Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock
(A minor) Bathing in the city (G major) aque (A minor) duct
Chorus 2
The (F major) highway is alive tonight
(C major) Where it's headed (G major) everybody (A minor) knows
I'm (G major) sitting down here in the campfire light
(A minor) Waiting on the ghost (G major) of Tom (A minor) Joad
Solo 1
(F major) (F major)
(C major) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (A minor) Now Tom (A minor) said,
Verse 3
"Mom, wher (A minor) ever there's a cop beating a guy
Wherever a hungry (C major) newborn baby (G major) cries
Where there's a (G major) fight against the blood
and hatred in the air
(A minor) Look for me, Mom, (G major) I'll be (A minor) there
Where there's (A minor) somebody's fighting
for a place to stand
A (C major) decent job or a helping (G major) hand
Wherever (G major) somebody's struggling to be free
(A minor) Look in their eyes, Mom, (G major) you'll see (A minor) me"
Chorus 3
Well the (F major) highway is alive tonight
But nobody's (C major) kidding nobody
about (G major) where it (A minor) goes
I'm (G major) sitting down here in the campfire light
(A minor) With the ghost of old (G major) Tom (A minor) Joad
Outro 1
(F major) (F major)
(C major) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (G major)
(A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(F major) (F major)
(C major) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (G major)
(A minor) (G major) (A minor)
The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Bruce Springsteen
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopDisable audioMore songs by Bruce Springsteen
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.8
Featured in collections
Browse collections that include this song
