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!
The Ataris The First Elegy Welcome The Night Submitted by: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: G - 320033 Em - 022000 D - xx0232 C - x32010 Am - x02210 F - 133211
G Death starts like a dream Em So infinite, beautiful, and sad D You're there in the chapel C And the sun is fading to black G Its brilliance surrounds us Em With outstretched arms D So blinded by the sadness C You're feelings sliding so hard AmC You grasp towards fluorescence GFEm Still slipping yet holding so tight AmC Let's bask in the shadows G And welcome the night Em Welcome the night DAmC We survived, we are here G So welcome the night