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No Capo
Standard Tuning
Chords Used
F1  G3  C0  Am0
3  2  3  0
3  0  2  2
2  0  0  2
1  0  1  1
0  3  0  0
Intro
F-G-C-F  
F-G-Am-G  
CWalked back thru the Fclouds today
CWas to try to Gtake me away
CSaw those Fclouds you made
Csaw the tree tops Gfelt the sahed
Cand in the Fwash today
Cshopping carts where Gtaken away
Cby the Fsand and wind
Amand if you knGew now what I Fknew
then I Gstill would tell you aCnything you wFant is all right here
Fin this plGace in my mAmindG  
Csaw the cFlouds today
Ctoo soft to Gtake me away
Cthought of the Ftime I spent Am100 years Galone
   Cfoggy tFhought somewhere
Cdistant people Gin a chair
Cwhat does it Fmatter now
Amnothing stands beGtween us anyhow
Fif you’d onGly ask me
Canything you wFant is all right here
Fin this plGace in my mAmindG  
Ccame back to Ftown today
Cfaces where new since GI’d been away
Cdirt tracks on a Gdusty road
Ammules man, and Gold tom joad and mFe
Fwell i stGill would tell you aCnything you wFant is still right here
Fin this plGace, in my mAmindG  
all right herCe.F  C  G  
allll right herCe.F  C  G  
THE END

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Tom Joad

by The Samples

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

There are not enough Samples tabs out there. So if you know how to play one of their

just tab the damn thing. This is my first one. Have fun.

No Capo

Standard Tuning

Chords Used

F G C Am

1 3 0 0

3 2 3 0

3 0 2 2

2 0 0 2

1 0 1 1

0 3 0 0

Intro

F G C F

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F G Am G

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C F

Walked back thru the clouds today

C G

Was to try to take me away

C F

Saw those clouds you made

C G

saw the tree tops felt the sahed

C F

and in the wash today

C G

shopping carts where taken away

C F

by the sand and wind

Am G F

and if you knew now what I knew

G C F

then I still would tell you anything you want is all right here

F G Am G

in this place in my mind

C F

saw the clouds today

C G

too soft to take me away

C F Am G

thought of the time I spent 100 years alone

C F

foggy thought somewhere

C G

distant people in a chair

C F

what does it matter now

Am G

nothing stands between us anyhow

F G

if you’d only ask me

C F

anything you want is all right here

F G Am G

in this place in my mind

C F

came back to town today

C G

faces where new since I’d been away

C G

dirt tracks on a dusty road

Am G F

mules man, and old tom joad and me

F G C F

well i still would tell you anything you want is still right here

F G Am G

in this place, in my mind

C F C G

all right here.

C F C G

allll right here.

THE END

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