Intro: Bm (x7)
Verse: 1
Bm
Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks
D Bm A
Goin' someplace there's no goin' back
A
Highway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge
Bm Em Bm
Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge
Bm
Shelter line stretchin' 'round the corner
D A
Welcome to the new world order
A
Families sleepin' in their cars in the Southwest
Bm A Bm
No home no job no peace no rest
G
The highway is alive tonight
D A Bm
Where it's headed everybody knows
A
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
A
getting out of that old dust bowl
G
And they think they're going to a sugar bowl
D
Here's what they find
A E A
The police at the port of entry say
"You're number fourteen thousand for today."
D
Oh if you ain't got the do-re-mi, boys
A
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
D
California is a garden of Eden
G
It's a paradise to live in or see
D A
But believe it or not
G
You won't find it so hot
A Bm D Bm
If you ain't got the do-re-mi
Verse: 4
Bm
Now Tom said "Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin' a guy
D Bm A
Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries
A
Where there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air
Bm A Bm
Look for me Tom I'll be there
Bm
Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand
D Bm A
Or decent job or a helpin' hand
A
Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free
Bm A Bm
Look for me Ma you'll see me."
G
The highway is alive tonight
D A Bm
Where it's headed everybody knows
A
Sittin' down here in the campfire light
Bm A Bm
Waitin' on the ghost of old Tom Joad
G
The highway is alive tonight
D A Bm
Where it's headed everybody knows
A
Sittin' down here in the campfire light
Bm A Bm
Waitin' on the ghost of old Tom Joad