Biography:
Jay Farrar (born December 26, 1966 in Belleville, Illinois) is an American songwriter and musician currently based in St. Louis, Missouri. A veteran of two critically acclaimed music groups, Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, he began his solo music career in 2001. Beyond his established talents as a songwriter, he is a guitarist, harmonicist, and a vocalist.
His musical style ranges from sparse, unaccompanied folk music to full rock and roll band arrangements comparable to Neil Young or Dinosaur Jr.
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Other songs:
- Atom Dance
- Barstow
- Big Sur
- Breathe Our Iodine
- Cahokian
- California Zephyr
- Careless Reckless Love
- Clear Day Thunder
- Dead Promises
- Dent County
- Different Eyes
- Direction
- Hard Is The Fall
- Hoping Machine
- Low Life Kingdom
- No Rolling Back
- Outside The Door
- Rexs Blues
- San Francisco
- Sea Engines
- Voodoo Candle
- Williamine
- Worlds On Fire
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
From the 2001 Album "Sebastopol".
Words and music by Jay Farrar.
For the intro, pull off the B string with your ring finger
like on the third strum of each bar of G and Cadd9 like so:
G Cadd9
e|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|
B|-3-3-3-p0-h3|-3-3-3-p0-h3|-3-3-3-p0-h3|-3-3-3-p0-h3|
G|-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0--0-|
D|-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0--0-|-2-2-2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2--2-|
A|-2-2-2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|-x-x-x-x--x-|-x-x-x-x--x-|
D D u D u D D u D u D D u D u D D u D u
[Intro]
G Cadd9 x2
[Verse]
G
Along for the ride or just watching the time
The spirit of the one constant thread
Policing yourself, a lifelong pursuit
Hanging on to the ring of the bell
[Chorus]
D
And it's out on the town
Dsus2
The world spins around
Cadd9
And the rules we'd rather forget
D
It's not what we're here for
Dsus2
So dear to die for
Cadd9 G
Believe it's worth saving yet
[Instrumental]
G Cadd9 x2
[Verse]
G
City sounds, a life of their own
Never found any other way
Not to preach or teach
Not good at either one
There's a space that shines in the sun
[Chorus]
D
Then it's out on the town
Dsus2
The world spins around
Cadd9
In step with the best intention
D
It is what we're here for
Dsus2
So dear to die for
Cadd9 G
Count me in your direction
[Outro]
G Cadd9 x2
Words and music by Jay Farrar.
For the intro, pull off the B string with your ring finger
like on the third strum of each bar of G and Cadd9 like so:
G Cadd9
e|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|
B|-3-3-3-p0-h3|-3-3-3-p0-h3|-3-3-3-p0-h3|-3-3-3-p0-h3|
G|-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0--0-|
D|-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0--0-|-2-2-2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2--2-|
A|-2-2-2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|-x-x-x-x--x-|-x-x-x-x--x-|
D D u D u D D u D u D D u D u D D u D u
[Intro]
G Cadd9 x2
[Verse]
G
Along for the ride or just watching the time
The spirit of the one constant thread
Policing yourself, a lifelong pursuit
Hanging on to the ring of the bell
[Chorus]
D
And it's out on the town
Dsus2
The world spins around
Cadd9
And the rules we'd rather forget
D
It's not what we're here for
Dsus2
So dear to die for
Cadd9 G
Believe it's worth saving yet
[Instrumental]
G Cadd9 x2
[Verse]
G
City sounds, a life of their own
Never found any other way
Not to preach or teach
Not good at either one
There's a space that shines in the sun
[Chorus]
D
Then it's out on the town
Dsus2
The world spins around
Cadd9
In step with the best intention
D
It is what we're here for
Dsus2
So dear to die for
Cadd9 G
Count me in your direction
[Outro]
G Cadd9 x2
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