Son Volt - "Atmosphere"
From the record "Okemah and the Melody of Riot"
Words and Music by Jay Farrar
Tabs by Tim Prizer (tim_prizer@yahoo.com)
**Note: All of the chords listed below may at first seem a bit overwhelming, but
actually they are all just very slight variations of themselves. In fact, most
of the C-chords and F-chords simply involve a 3-1-0 progression on the little
e-string.
Chords used (eBGDAE) - names of some may be incorrect:
C2 - 31023x
Csus4 - 11023x
Cadd9 - 03023x
C - 01023x
Cmaj7 - 00023x
C/B - 01002x
F - 1123xx
F/G - 3123xx
F/E - 0123xx
F* - 112331
Am - 01220x
Dsus2 - 0320xx
CCCCdd9 FFFF/E
Intro: x2, then
C
Love is the pavement
CCCCaj7
With spit in your heart
C
Slow diamonds no laughter
F
Sweep the hellhound trail
C
Translate the faces
CCCCaj7
Wash off the dust
C
Smoke plume twilight
F
American tears
FFFCCAAmCAm
Prairie burnt eyes tell the hell and break through the lens
CAmF
Feed the buildings by the coast a flagrant dance
Dsus2C
Wounded in the world by a single twist of hate
C/B
And it's all over now
F*
You're headed for the atmosphere
F* C2
You're headed for the atmosphere
Intro chords
C
Pick up the blessings
CCCCaj7
Meet the new sky
C
Summoned to live up to
F
The speculation din
CFC
Getting that old time feeling again
FC
Madmen on both sides of the fence
FC
Getting that old time feeling again
FCF
Madmen on both sides of the fence
FFFCCAAmCAm
Melody of riot in the wilderness of oxygen
CAmF
Mercy on the waterfall mist in the middle class sea
Dsus2C
Wounded in the world by a single twist of hate
C/B
And it's all over now
F*
You're headed for the atmosphere
F* C2
You're headed for the atmosphere
Intro chords
FFFC
end on