Tom Joad
Tom Joad

Tom Joad easy guitar chords by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

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  • Verse 1
    Tom 
    Joad 
    is the 
    story 
    of 

    the Grapes 
    of Wrath. 

    Maybe 
    you remember 
    seeing that 

    moving 
    picture. 

    The folks back 
    around 

    Oklahoma 
    and 
    Arkansas, 

    parts 
    of Texas 
    and 
    Neb
    raska 
    and 
    Kansas 

    all got 
    dusted 
    out of their 
    homes 

    back 
    in 
    the 
    late 
    20s 
    and early 
    30s, 

    and here's 
    the story 
    about 
    it. 

    Tom 
    Joad 
    got 
    out 
    of 
    the 
    old 
    McAllister 
    pen, 

    It 
    was 
    there 
    that 
    he got 
    his 
    parole. 

    After 
    four 
    long 
    years 
    on 

    man 
    -killin' 
    charge, 

    Tom 
    Joad 
    come 
    -walkin' 

    down 
    the 
    road. 

    The 
    poor 
    boy 
    Tom 
    Joad 

    come 
    -walkin' 
    down 
    the 
    road. 

    Tom 
    Joad, 
    he 
    met 
    truck 
    -drivin' 
    man, 

    It 
    was 
    there 
    that 
    he 
    caught 
    him 
    -ridin', 

    Said, 
    just 
    got 
    loose 
    from 

    the 
    MacAllister 
    pen, 

    On 
    charge 
    to 
    call 
    home 
    his 
    side, 

    On 
    charge 
    to 
    call 
    home 
    his 
    side. 

    Truck 
    rolled 
    away 
    in 
    cloud 
    of 
    dust, 

    Tommy 
    turned 
    his 
    face 
    towards 
    home, 

    Met 
    Preacher 
    Casey 
    and 

    they 
    had 
    a little 
    drink, 

    And 
    he 
    found 
    that 
    his 
    family, 

    they 
    was gone, 

    And 
    poor 
    boy, 

    he 
    found 
    that 
    his 
    family 
    was 
    gone. 

    He 
    found 
    his 
    mother's 

    old 
    -fashioned 
    shoe, 

    And 
    he 
    found 
    his 
    daddy's 
    hat. 

    Found 
    little 
    Muley 
    and 
    Muley 
    said, 

    They'd 
    been 
    tractored 

    out 
    by 
    the 
    cats. 

    Tom's 
    entractored 
    out 
    by 
    the cats. 

    He 
    went 
    on 
    down 
    to 
    the 
    neighbor's 
    farm, 

    And 
    he 
    found 
    his 
    family. 

    Took 
    preacher 
    Casey 

    and 
    loaded 
    in 
    car, 

    And 
    his 
    mammy 
    said, 
    got 
    to 
    get 
    away. 

    Tom, 
    his 
    mammy 
    said, 
    we 
    got 
    to 
    get 
    away. 

    The 
    twelve 
    of 
    the 
    Joads 

    made 
    mighty 
    heavy 
    load, 

    But 
    Grandpa 
    Joad 
    didn't 
    cry. 

    He 
    picked 
    up 
    handful 
    of 

    land 
    in 
    his 
    hand, 

    And said, 
    I'm 
    stickin' 

    with 
    my 
    farm 
    till 
    die. 

    I'm 
    stayin' 
    with 
    the 
    farm 
    till 
    die. 

    Fed 
    some 
    short 
    ribs 
    and 
    coffee 

    and 
    soothing 
    syrup 

    But 
    Grandpa 
    Joe 
    did 
    die 

    Buried 
    Grandpa 
    Joe 
    on 
    the 

    side 
    of 
    the 
    road 

    Buried 
    Grandma 
    on 
    the 
    California 
    side 

    Buried 
    Grandma 
    on 
    the 
    California 
    side 

    Stood 
    on 
    the 
    mountain 
    and 

    looked 
    to 
    the 
    west 

    And 
    it 
    looked 
    like 
    the 
    promised 
    land, 

    That 
    big 
    green 
    valley 
    with 

    river 
    runnin' 
    through. 

    There 
    was 
    work 
    for 
    every 
    single 
    hand, 

    They 
    thought, 
    work 
    for 
    every 
    single 
    hand. 

    The 
    Joes 
    rolled 
    into 
    jungle 
    camp, 

    It 
    was 
    there 
    that 
    they 
    cooked 
    them 
    stew. 

    And 
    the 
    hungry 
    little 
    kids 

    in 
    the 
    jungle 
    camp 

    Said, 
    we'd 
    like 
    to 
    have 
    some 
    too, 

    yes, 
    we'd 
    like 
    to 
    have 
    some 
    too. 

    deputy 
    sheriff 
    fired 
    loose 
    at 
    man 

    And 
    he 
    shot 
    woman 
    in 
    the 
    back 

    But 
    be
    fore 
    he 
    could 
    take 
    his 
    aim 
    again, 

    It 
    was 
    Preacher 
    Casey 
    dropped 

    him 
    in 
    his 
    tracks, 

    good 
    boy, 
    Preacher 
    Casey 

    dropped 
    him 
    in 
    his 
    tracks. 

    They 
    handcuffed 
    Casey 

    and 
    they 
    took 
    him 
    to 
    jail, 

    and 
    then 
    he 
    got 
    away, 

    and 
    he 
    met 
    Tom 
    Jones 
    by 
    the 
    old 
    river 
    bridge, 

    and 
    these 
    few 
    words 
    he did 
    say, 

    prayed 
    to Casey, 
    these 
    few 

    Two 
    words 
    he 
    did 
    say, 

    preached 
    for 
    the 
    Lord 

    mighty 
    long 
    time, 

    Preached 
    about 
    the 
    rich 
    and 
    the 
    poor, 

    Us 
    workin' 
    folks 
    has 
    got 

    to 
    get 
    together, 

    Cause 
    we 
    ain't 
    any 
    chance 
    anymore, 

    God 
    knows 
    we 
    ain't 
    got 

    chance 
    anymore. 

    Then 
    the 
    deputies 
    come, 

    and 
    Tom 
    and 
    Casey 
    run 

    To 
    the 
    bridge 
    where 
    the 
    water 
    runs 
    down. 

    And 
    the 
    vigilante 
    thugs 
    hit 

    Ca
    sey 
    with 
    club, 

    And 
    they laid 
    Preacher 

    Casey 
    on 
    the 
    ground. 

    Poor 
    Casey, 
    they 
    laid 
    Preacher 

    Casey 
    on 
    the 
    ground. 

    Then 
    Tom 
    picked 
    up 
    that 

    deputy's 
    club 

    and 
    he 
    hit 
    him 
    over 
    the 
    head. 

    Then 
    Tom 
    Joe 
    took 
    flight 

    in 
    the 
    dark 
    rainy 
    night 

    and 
    left 
    deputy 
    and 

    preacher 
    line 
    dead. 

    Two 
    men 
    and 
    preacher 

    and 
    deputy 
    line 
    dead. 

    Tom 
    hung 
    back 
    where 
    his 

    mother 
    was 
    asleep, 

    And 
    he 
    woke 
    her 
    up 
    out 
    of 
    bed, 

    And 
    he 
    kissed 
    good 
    -bye 

    to 
    the 
    mother 
    that 
    he 
    loved, 

    And he 
    said, 
    what 
    preacher 
    Casey 
    said, 

    Tom 
    Joe, 

    He 
    said, 
    what 
    preacher 
    Casey 
    said, 

    Everybody 
    might 
    be 
    just 
    one 
    big 
    soul, 

    Well, 
    it 
    looks 
    that 
    way 
    to 
    me. 

    So 
    every
    where 
    that 
    you 
    look 

    in 
    the 
    day 
    or 
    the 
    night, 

    That's 
    where 
    I'm 
    -gonna 
    be. 

    Ma, 
    that's 
    where 
    I'm 
    -gonna 
    be. 

    Wherever 
    little 
    children 
    are 

    hungry 
    and 
    dry, 

    Wherever 
    people 
    ain't 
    free, 

    Wherever 
    men 
    are 
    fight

    ing 
    for 
    their 
    rights, 

    That's 
    where 
    I'm 
    gonna 
    be, 

    That's 
    where 
    I'm 
    gonna 

    be. 



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