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.
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Son Volt - "Bandages and Scars" off of the record "Okemah and the Melody of Riot"
Tabs by Tim Prizer ([email protected]) Taken from watching Jay Farrar play this one on the Best Buy exclusive live DVD
Standard tuning (eBGDAE)
Chords used: A6/7sus - 03045x A6/7 - 03055x G - 330023 Em7 - 030220 D - 2320xx Dsus2 - 0320xx C - 010230 C/G - 010233 Cmaj7/G - 000233
Intro: [A6/7sus] [A6/7] x2
[G] [G] [Em7] [D] [C] [C/G]
[G]Can't taste holy water [G]Can't find it in the well [Em7]Been doing lot of [D]thinking [C]Thinking about [C/G]hell
[G]Thinking about the ozone [G]Thinking about lead [Em7]Thinking about the [D]future [C]And what to do [C/G]then
CHORUS [D] [Dsus2] [D]The words of Woody [Dsus2]Guthrie ringing [C/G]in my [Cmaj7/G]head [C/G] [Cmaj7/G] [D] [Dsus2] [D]The words of Woody [Dsus2]Guthrie ringing [C/G]in my [Cmaj7/G]head [C/G] [Cmaj7/G]
Break (same as intro)
[G]Blame it on the system [G]Or those that came before [Em7]Updated [D]consciousness [C]Knocking on [C/G]doors
[G]Piecemeal solutions [G]Will only leave scars [Em7]Bandages for [D]nosebleeds In this [C]city of [C/G]artificial [D]stars
CHORUS [Dsus2] [D]The words of Woody [Dsus2]Guthrie ringing [C/G]in my [Cmaj7/G]head [C/G] [Cmaj7/G] [D] [Dsus2] [D]The words of Woody [Dsus2]Guthrie ringing [C/G]in my [Cmaj7/G]head [C/G] [Cmaj7/G]
Intro again
--Play [G] over and over and end with Chorus chords,