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Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E
Elvis Costello plays with capo on 7th fret so the equivalent chords are: Capo 2 Capo 7 Am Em C G G Dsus2 F C [Intro] Am x7 [Verse 1]
Am Men walkin' 'long the Am/Grailroad Amtracks CGoin' someplace there's Amno goin' Gback GHighway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge Hot Amsoup on a campfire uGnder theAm bridge
AmShelter line stretchin' Am/G'round thAme corner CWelcome to the new Amworld Gorder GFamilies sleepin' in their cars in the Southwest No Amhome no job no Gpeace no Amrest
[Chorus]
The Fhighway is alive tonight Where it's Cheaded Geverybody Amknows GSittin' down here in the campfire light AmGwaitin' on theG ghost of TomAm Joad
[Verse 2]
CLots of people out here Feast, they Csay FLeavin' home most ev'ry day G
Beatin' the hot old dusty way
FTo the CalGifornia Cline C'Cross the desert sands they rollF getting out of that old dust bowl G And they think they're going to a sugar bowl F Here's Gwhat they Cfind The Gpolice at the port of Dentry Gsay
"You're number fourteen thousand for today." [Chorus]
Oh if you Cain't got the do-re-mi, boys If you ain't got the do-re-Gmi
Well you'd better go back to beautiful Texas
Oklahoma, Kansas, GeorgiaF, TenneCssee [Verse 3] CCalifornia is a garden of Eden It's a paradise to live in or Fsee But Cbelieve it or Gnot You won't find it so Fhot If you ain't got the Fdo-Gre-Ammi
[Verse 4]
AmNow Tom said "Mom, wherever there's a cop Am/Gbeatin' aAm guy Wherever a Chungry newborn Ambaby Gcries GWhere there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air AmLook for me Tom GI'll be Amthere AmWherever there's somebody fightin' for a Am/Gplace to sAmtand Or Cdecent job or a Amhelpin' Ghand GWherever somebody's strugglin' to be free AmLook for me Ma Gyou'll see Amme."
[Chorus]
The Fhighway is alive tonight Where it's Cheaded Geverybody Amknows GSittin' down here in the campfire light AmWaitin' on the ghost of Gold Tom AmJoad
[Chorus]
The Fhighway is alive tonight Where it's Cheaded Geverybody Amknows GSittin' down here in the campfire light AmWaitin' on the ghost of Gold Tom AmJoad