Atmosphere Lyrics

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:
dd9
Intro: x2, then
Love is the pavement
aj7
With spit in your heart
Slow diamonds no laughter
Sweep the hellhound trail
Translate the faces
aj7
Wash off the dust
Smoke plume twilight
American tears
Prairie burnt eyes tell the hell and break through the lens
Feed the buildings by the coast a flagrant dance
Wounded in the world by a single twist of hate
And it's all over now
You're headed for the atmosphere
You're headed for the atmosphere
Intro chords
Pick up the blessings
aj7
Meet the new sky
Summoned to live up to
The speculation din
Getting that old time feeling again
Madmen on both sides of the fence
Getting that old time feeling again
Madmen on both sides of the fence
Melody of riot in the wilderness of oxygen
Mercy on the waterfall mist in the middle class sea
Wounded in the world by a single twist of hate
And it's all over now
You're headed for the atmosphere
You're headed for the atmosphere
Intro chords
end on