Son Volt is an alternative country group which formed in 1994 in St. Louis, Missouri. The band currently consists of Jay Farrar (vocals, guitar), Chris Masterson (guitar), Andrew Duplantis (bass, vocals), Mark Spencer (keyboards) and Dave Bryson (drums). Farrar is the only original member remaining in the band.
Son Volt formed after the breakup of the band Uncle Tupelo, owing to the simmering creative differences between songwriters Farrar and Jeff Tweedy.
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!
A (02220x) Bm (23442x) G (330023) E (001220) D (2320xx) F#m (222442)
Intro: ABmGE (x2)
[A] Hopeless heroes beat this [Bm] claptrap haven [G] Rats are bigger than the [E] noiseless generation [A] Who the hell is [Bm] Dow Jones anyway [G] Society's bones on a [E] cafeteria [D] tray (play w/ index and pinky finger on third -- open, 2nd, and 4th frets)
[A] Feeling is the [F#m] brain is split From [D] smiles to stares to [E] baseless shit And walk [A] off the shock to the [F#m] beacon soul breathing [D] A helping hand against [E] eternal lying
We're [A] asked to believe in [Bm] tradition's reasoning [G] Turn a blind eye to the [E] monkey trial bleeding [A] Working to fight [Bm] off disease [G] Beat the clock saviors [E] passing on the [D] street (same as above on the third string)
[A] Covert creations [F#m] without sound [D] Mirage is ruthless, [E] stumbling around [A] Darlings of deceit, [F#m] hyperbole [D] Reverse the flow of [E] negative ener[A]gy [Bm] [G] [E]
[A] Turn a blind [Bm] eye, [G] ooh ooh [E] ooh [A] Turn a blind [Bm] eye, [G] ooh ooh [E] ooh [A] Turn A blind [Bm] eye [G] [E]