Tonalidad: D major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Tom Joad got
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out of the old McAlester Pen
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There he got his parole
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After four long years on
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a man killing charge
Tom Joad come a- walkin' down the road,
poor boy
Tom Joad come a- walkin'
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down the road
Verse 2
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Tom Joad, he met a truck driving man
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There he caught him a ride
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He said, I just got loose from
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McAlester Pen
On a charge called homicide
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A charge called homicide
Verse 3
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That truck rolled away
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in a cloud of dust
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Tommy turned his face toward home
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He met Preacher Casey,
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and they had a little drink
But they found that his family
they was gone
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He found that his family
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they was gone
Verse 4
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He found his mother's
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old fashion shoe
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Found his daddy's hat
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And he found little Muley
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and Muley said
They've been tractored out
by the cats
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They've been tractored out by the cats
Verse 5
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Tom Joad walked down to
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the neighbor's farm
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Found his family
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They took Preacher Casey
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and loaded in a car
And his mother said,
We've got to get away
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His mother said, We've got to get away
Verse 6
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Now, the twelve of the Joads made
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a mighty heavy load
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But Grandpa Joad did cry
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He picked up a handful
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of land in his hand
Said: I'm stayin' with the farm till I die
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Yes, I'm stayin' with the farm till I die
Verse 7
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They fed him short ribs and
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coffee and soothing syrup
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And Grandpa Joad did die
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They buried Grandpa Joad by
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the side of the road
Grandma on the California side
They buried Grandma on
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the California side
Verse 8
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They stood on a mountain and
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they looked to the west
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And it looked like the promised land
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That bright green valley with
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a river running through
There was work for every single hand,
they thought
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There was work for every single hand
Verse 9
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The Joads rolled away to
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the jungle camp
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There they cooked a stew
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And the hungry little kids
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of the jungle camp
Said: We'd like to have some, too
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Said: We'd like to have some, too
Verse 10
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Now a deputy sheriff fired loose at a man
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Shot a woman in the back
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Before he could take his aim again
Preacher Casey dropped him in his track,
poor boy
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Preacher Casey dropped him in his track
Verse 11
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They handcuffed Casey and
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they took him in jail
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And then he got away
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And he met Tom Joad
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on the old river bridge
And these few words he did say,
poor boy
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These few words he did say
Verse 12
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I preached for the Lord
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a mighty long time
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Preached about the rich and the poor
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Us workin' folkses, all get together
Cause we ain't got a chance anymore
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We ain't got a chance anymore
Verse 13
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Now, the deputies come,
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and Tom and Casey run
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To the bridge where the water run down
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But the vigilante thugs hit
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Casey with a club
They laid Preacher Casey on the ground,
poor Casey
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They laid Preacher Casey on the ground
Verse 14
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Tom Joad, he grabbed that deputy's club
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Hit him over the head
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Tom Joad took flight in the dark rainy night
And a deputy and a preacher lying dead,
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A deputy and a preacher lying dead
Verse 15
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Tom run back where his mother was asleep
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He woke her up out of bed
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An' he kissed goodbye to
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the mother that he loved
Said what Preacher Casey said,
Tom Joad
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He said what Preacher Casey said
Verse 16
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Ever'body might be just one big soul
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Well it looks that a- way to me
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Everywhere that you look,
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in the day or night
That's where I'm a- gonna be, Ma
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That's where I'm a- gonna be
Verse 17
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Wherever little children are
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hungry and cry
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Wherever people ain't free
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Wherever men are fight
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in' for their rights
That's where I'm a- gonna be, Ma
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That's where I'm a- gonna
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be
Outro 1
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