SONG: THE NEW TIMER ARTIST: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ALBUM: THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected] THE NEW TIMER BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN INTRO: E ---------------------------| B ---------------------------| G ------2-2------------------| D -2h4-------2h4-2---4p2-0---| A ---------------------------| E ---------------------------| VERSE: D He rode the rails since the Great Depression A Fifty years out on the skids He said "You don't cross nobody D You'll be all right out here kid." VERSE: D Left my family in Pennsylvania A Searchin' for work I hit the road I met Frank in East Texas D In a freight yard blown through with snow VERSE: D From Mexico to Colorado A California to the sea Frank he showed me the ropes sir D Just till I could get back on my feet VERSE: D I hoed sugar beets outside of Firebaugh A I picked the peaches from the Marysville trees They bunked us in a barn just like animals D Me and a hundred others just like me E -----------------------------| B -----------------------------| G ------2-2--------------------| D -2h4-------2h4-2---2h4p2-0---| A -----------------------------| E -----------------------------| VERSE: D We split up come the springtime A I never seen Frank again 'Cept one rainy night he blew by me on a grainer D Shouted my name and disappeared in the rain and wind VERSE: D They found him shot dead outside of Stockton A His body lyin' on a muddy hill Nothin' taken, nothin' stolen D Somebody killin' just to kill E -----------------------------| B -----------------------------| G ------2-2--------------------| D -2h4-------2h4-2---2h4p2-0---| A -----------------------------| E -----------------------------| BREAK: D A D Late that summer I was rollin' through the plains of Texas G D A vision passed before my eyes A D A small house sittin' trackside A D With the glow of the savior's beautiful light D A D A woman stood cookin' in the kitchen G D Kid sat at a table with his old man A D Now I wonder does my son miss me A D Does he wonder where I am E -----------------------------| B -----------------------------| G ------2-2--------------------| D -2h4-------2h4-2---2h4p2-0---| A -----------------------------| E -----------------------------| VERSE: D Tonight I pick my campsite carefully A Outside the Sacramento yard Gather some wood and light a fire D In the early winter dark VERSE: D Wind whistling cold I pull my coat around me A Heat some coffee and stare out into the black night I lie awake I lie awake sir D With my machete by my side VERSE: My Jesus your gracious love and mercy A Tonight I'm sorry could not fill My heart Like one good rifle D And the name of who I ought to kill
