song : the new timer
artist : bruce springsteen
album : the ghost of tom joad
tab by : don czarski
email : guitarzan7@hotmail . com

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