The Ataris are a punk rock band from Anderson, Indiana formed in 1995. The band originally consisted of singer/songwriter/guitarist Kris Roe and guitarist Jasin Thomason. Using a 4-Track, they wrote and recorded demos in Kris's bedroom, with a drum machine as the drummer. At this point in time the band was searching for a full-time drummer. The first step in their road to success came when Kris attended a The Vandals concert at Bogart's in Cincinnati, where he passed one of the demo tapes to The Vandals' roadie Fitz.
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!
Verse 1: Ebm Nobody on the road nobody on the beach B I feel it in the air the summer's out of reach C# Empty lake empty streets the sun goes down alone B I'm driving by your house though I know you're not at home
Chorus 1: F# But I can see you C# Your brown skin shining in the sun You got your hair combed back B and your sunglasses on baby F#C# And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong B After the boys of summer have gone
Guitar Solo: Ebm--B--C#--B--
Verse 2: Ebm I never will forget those nights I wonder if it was a dream B Remember how you made me crazy? remember how I made you scream C# Now I don't understand what happened to our love B But babe I'm gonna get you back I'm gonna show you what I'm made of
Chorus 2: F#C# I can see you Your brown skin shining in the sun
I see you walking real slow and B you're smiling at everyone F#C# I can tell you my love for you will still be strong BB--B-- After the boys of summer have gone
Guitar Solo: Ebm--B--C#--B--
Verse 3: Ebm Out on the road today I saw a black flag sticker on a Cadillac B A little voice Inside my head said Don't look back You can never look back C# I thought I knew what love was What did I know? B Those days are gone forever (hold) I should just let them go but
Chorus 3: F# I can see you C# Your brown skin shining in the sun You got that top pulled down B and that radio on baby F#C# And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong After the boys of B summer have gone
Chorus 4: F# I can see you C# Your brown skin shining in the sun You got that hair slicked back and those B Wayfarers on baby F#C# I can tell you my love for you will still be strong After the boys of BF#--C#---B(hold) summer have gone