Atmosphere Chords by Son Volt 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 Intro: [C2] [Csus4] [Cadd9] [C] x2, then [F] [F/G] [F] [F/E] [C]Love is the pavement With spit in your heart [C2] [Csus4] [Cmaj7] [C] [C]Slow diamonds no laughter Sweep the hell[F]hound trail [C]Translate the faces Wash off the dust [C2] [Csus4] [Cmaj7] [C] [C]Smoke plume twilight American [F]tears [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [Am] [Am] [C]Prairie burnt eyes tell the hell and break through the [Am]lens [C]Feed the buildings by the coast a flagrant [Am]dance [F] [Dsus2]Wounded in the world by a single twist of [C]hate And it's all [C/B]over now [F*]You're headed for the atmosphere [F*]You're headed for the atmo[C2]sphere Intro chords [C]Pick up the blessings Meet the new sky [C2] [Csus4] [Cmaj7] [C] [C]Summoned to live up to The speculation [F]din [C] [F]Getting that old time feeling [C]again [F]Madmen on both sides of the [C]fence [F]Getting that old time feeling [C]again [F]Madmen on both sides of the [C]fence [F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [Am] [Am] [C]Melody of riot in the wilderness of oxy[Am]gen [C]Mercy on the waterfall mist in the middle class [Am]sea [F] [Dsus2]Wounded in the world by a single twist of [C]hate And it's all [C/B]over now [F*]You're headed for the atmosphere [F*]You're headed for the atmo[C2]sphere Intro chords [F] [F] [F] end on [C]