Atmosphere

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 FFF CCAAm C Am Prairie burnt eyes tell the hell and break through the lens C Am F Feed the buildings by the coast a flagrant dance Dsus2 C 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 C F C Getting that old time feeling again F C Madmen on both sides of the fence F C Getting that old time feeling again F C F Madmen on both sides of the fence FFF CCAAm C Am Melody of riot in the wilderness of oxygen C Am F Mercy on the waterfall mist in the middle class sea Dsus2 C 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 FFF C end on