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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]
  BmMen walkin' 'long the railroad tracks
DGoin' someplace there's Bmno goin' Aback
AHighway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge
Hot Bmsoup on a campfire uEmnder the Bmbridge
BmShelter line stretchin' 'round the corner
DWelcome to the new world Aorder
AFamilies sleepin' in their cars in the Southwest
No Bmhome no job no Apeace no Bmrest
[Chorus]
The Ghighway is alive tonight
Where it's Dheaded Aeverybody Bmknows
ASittin' down here in the campfire light
BmAwaitin' on the Aghost of Tom BmJoad
[Verse 2]
DLots of people out here Geast, they Dsay
GLeavin' home most ev'ry dayA  
Beatin' the hot old dusty way
GTo the California Dline
D'Cross the desert sands they Groll
getting out of that old dust bowlA  
And they think they're going to a sugar bowlG  
Here's Dwhat they find
The Apolice at the port of Eentry sAay
"You're number fourteen thousand for today."
[Chorus]
Oh if you Dain't got the do-re-mi, boys
If you ain't got the do-re-Ami
Well you'd better go back to beautiful Texas
Oklahoma, Kansas, GeorgiaG, TenneDssee
[Verse 3]
DCalifornia is a garden of Eden
It's a paradise to live in or Gsee
But Dbelieve it or Anot
You won't find it so Ghot
If you ain't got the Ado-Bmre-DmiBm  
[Verse 4]
BmNow Tom said "Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin' a guy
Wherever a Dhungry newborn Bmbaby Acries
AWhere there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air
BmLook for me, MomA, I'll bBme there
BmWherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand
Or Ddecent job or a Bmhelpin' Ahand
AWherever somebody's strugglin' to be free
BmLook for me Ma Ayou'll see Bmme."
[Chorus]
The Ghighway is alive tonight
Where it's Dheaded Aeverybody Bmknows
ASittin' down here in the campfire light
BmWaitin' on the ghost of Aold Tom BmJoad
[Chorus]
The Ghighway is alive tonight
Where it's Dheaded Aeverybody Bmknows
ASittin' down here in the campfire light
BmWaitin' on the ghost of Aold Tom BmJoad

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The Ghost Of Tom Joad - Do Re Mi

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

No Capo | Standard Tuning

- 244222

- 022000

- xx0232

- x03330

- 320033

- 022100

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Intro]

Bm x7

[Verse 1]

Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks

D Bm A

Goin' someplace there's no goin' back

Highway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge

Bm Em Bm

Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge

Shelter line stretchin' 'round the corner

D A

Welcome to the new world order

Families sleepin' in their cars in the Southwest

Bm A Bm

No home no job no peace no rest

[Chorus]

The highway is alive tonight

D A Bm

Where it's headed everybody knows

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

getting out of that old dust bowl

And they think they're going to a sugar bowl

Here's what they find

A E A

The police at the port of entry say

"You're number fourteen thousand for today."

[Chorus]

Oh if you ain't got the do-re-mi, boys

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]

California is a garden of Eden

It's a paradise to live in or see

D A

But believe it or not

You won't find it so hot

A Bm D Bm

If you ain't got the do-re-mi

[Verse 4]

Now Tom said "Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin' a guy

D Bm A

Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries

Where there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air

Bm A Bm

Look for me, Mom, I'll be there

Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand

D Bm A

Or decent job or a helpin' hand

Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free

Bm A Bm

Look for me Ma you'll see me."

[Chorus]

The highway is alive tonight

D A Bm

Where it's headed everybody knows

Sittin' down here in the campfire light

Bm A Bm

Waitin' on the ghost of old Tom Joad

[Chorus]

The highway is alive tonight

D A Bm

Where it's headed everybody knows

Sittin' down here in the campfire light

Bm A Bm

Waitin' on the ghost of old Tom Joad

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