2 acessos
D G Now a deputy sheriff fired D loose at a man, G D Shot a woman in the back. G D Before he could take his aim again, D Preacher Casey dropped him in his track, poor boy, D A D Preacher Casey dropped him in his track. [Verse 2] G They handcuffed Casey and they D took him in jail; G D And then he got away. G And he met Tom Joad on the D old river bridge, D And these few words he did say, poor boy, D A D These few words he did say. [Verse 3] G "I preached for the Lord a D mighty long time, G D Preached about the rich and the poor. G D Us workin' folkses, all get together, D 'Cause we ain't got a chance anymore. D A D We ain't got a chance anymore." [Verse 4] G Now, the deputies come, D and Tom and Casey run G D To the bridge where the water run down. G But the vigilante thugs hit D Casey with a club, D They laid Preacher Casey on the ground, poor Casey, D A D They laid Preacher Casey on the ground. [Verse 5] G D Tom Joad, he grabbed that deputy's club, G D Hit him over the head. G Tom Joad took flight in D the dark rainy night, D And a deputy and a preacher lying dead, two men, D A D A deputy and a preacher lying dead. [Verse 6] G D Tom run back where his mother was asleep; G D He woke her up out of bed. G An' he kissed goodbye to the D mother that he loved, D Said what Preacher Casey said, Tom Joad, D A D He said what Preacher Casey said. [Verse 7] G D "Ever'body might be just one big soul, G D Well it looks that a-way to me. G Everywhere that you look, D in the day or night, D That's where I'm a-gonna be, Ma, D A D That's where I'm a-gonna be. [Verse 8] G Wherever little children are D hungry and cry, G D Wherever people ain't free. G D Wherever men are fightin' for their rights, D That's where I'm a-gonna be, Ma. D A D That's where I'm a-gonna be."