The Ghost Of Tom Joad chords and lyrics
Free chords for The Ghost Of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
Song: The Ghost of Tom Joad
Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Album: The Ghost of Tom Joad
Year: 1995
I've seen a few versions, but none have really had it written out the way in which it is played.
Chord Variants Used:
Am/G C/B
3 x 2 2 1 0 x 2 2 0 1 0
**Capo 2nd fret** (All chords relative to capo)
[Intro]
(Studio Version): Am
Intro W/Harmonica*: Am F C C/B Am G Am
*Some live versions and his recording for "The People Speak"
[Verse]
Highway patrol choppers comin‘ up over the ridge
Families sleepin‘ in their cars in the Southwest
[Chorus]
[Verse]
Waitin‘ for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last
Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock
[Chorus]
[Harmonica Break]
F C C/B Am G Am
[Verse]
Where there’s a fight gainst blood and hatred in the air
Wherever somebody’s strugglin‘ to be free
[Chorus]
[Outro]
F C C/B Am G Am x2
Last time: Am Am/G AmThe Ghost Of Tom Joad Chords by Bruce Springsteen
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