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!
This is one of the best songs Jay Farrar has ever written, which in my book makes in one the best songs ever written – period. Somehow, it failed to make the final cut of “The Search”.
Chords
D – xx0232 D* – xx0032 G – 320033 Em – 022000
Intro: [D] [D*] [D] [D*] [D] [D*] [D*]
[D] Stuck in a hotel in Amsterdam It’s about sun[G]down for you Your sleep doesn’t [Em] happen easy
[D] Choice words for the payphone that doesn’t work You can buy ab[G]sinthe, cocaine, and heroin [Em] But you can’t call home
[D] Find sleep where you can Situations to [G] laugh about when it’s over [Em] It’s a long way from over [D]
[D*] [D] [D*]
CHORUS [D] Thinking of you around the world Think[G]ing of you arou[Em]nd the world [D]Thinking of you around the world Think[G]ing of you arou[Em]nd the world
[D] [D*] [D] [D*] [D] [D*] [D*]
[D] Holed up in the city of Hamburg Looking for si[G]gns of Liverpool Down around [Em] the Reeperbahn
[D] Bergen and Dublin run together Caffeine-fueled [G] dreams Scottish ladies [Em] on the brink
[D] You walk along the Winded-Down (??) Unfamiliar empty [G] streets, they don’t know who you are [Em] At least you know who you are [D]