The Ghost of Tom Joad

Bruce Springsteen

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              The chords shown are the proper fingerings, however, the recording is played with a capo on the second fret. 
 
Am   
MEN WALKIN'LONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS   
C                       Am         G  
GOIN' SOMEPLACE THERE'S NO GOIN' BACK   
G   
HIGHWAY PATROL CHOPPERS COMIN' UP OVER THE RIDGE   
    Am                 G         Am   
HOT SOUP ON A CAmPFIRE UNDER THE BRIDGE   
Am   
SHELTER LINE STRETCHIN' ROUND THE CORNER   
C              Am         G   
WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER   
G   
FAMILIES SLEEPIN ' IN THE CARS IN THE SOUTHWEST   
   Am             G        Am   
NO HOME NO JOB NO PEACE NO REST   
 
 
 
    F   
THE HIGHWAY IS ALIVE TONIGHT   
         C                    G       Am  
NOBODY'S KIDDIN' NOBODY ABOUT WHERE IT GOES   
    G   
I'M SITTIN' DOWN HERE IN THE CAMPFIRE LIGHT    
Am                G        Am   
SEARCHIN' FOR THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD

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Chord set

Am · C · G · F

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.