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!
Chords used (some names may be incorrect): D - 3230xx G - 330023 Asus2 - 03220x G/D - 330002 G6 - 33002x A6/7sus - 03045x A6/7* - 05005X
Intro: verse chords
He left his [D]drea[G]ms in the [Asus2]alley [G]Betrayed by [G/D]false [D]beliefs [G]Checks the [G/D]time on his [G6]watch again This world is [D]spinning into over[Asus2]drive
[D]History is [G]happening [Asus2]now [G]Lessons of [G/D]abject [D]failure Do the [G]leaders [G/D]sleep while [G6]thousands die To [D]protect from weapons of [Asus2]imagination
[A6/7sus] These Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues [A6/7sus] Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues [A6/7sus] Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
And the [D]world [Asus2]spins around with [G]head bowed down At one[D]thousand [Asus2] seventy [G]miles an hour And the [D]world [Asus2]spins around with [G]head bowed down At one[D]thousand [Asus2] seventy [G]miles an hour
When [D]opportunity means [G]firing a [Asus2]gun [G]Looks A lot [G/D]like past Em[D]pires The [G]ruling [G/D]class doesn't [G6]fight the wars With stock [D]options and fortunes [Asus2]to be made
More [D]reason for [G]hope in the [Asus2]future When this [G]present is [G/D]almost [D]past [G]Sweet black [G/D]crude and [G6]Red White and Blue May the [D]innocent find the [Asus2]answer
[A6/7sus] To these Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues [A6/7sus] Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues [A6/7sus] Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
And the [D]world [Asus2]spins around with [G]head bowed down At one[D]thousand [Asus2] seventy [G]miles an hour And the [D]world [Asus2]spins around with [G]head bowed down At one[D]thousand [Asus2] seventy [G]miles an hour
[A6/7sus] To these Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues [A6/7sus] Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues [A6/7sus] Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
And the [D]world [Asus2]spins around with [G]head bowed down At one[D]thousand [Asus2] seventy [G]miles an hour And the [D]world [Asus2]spins around with [G]head bowed down At one[D]thousand [Asus2] seventy [G]miles an hour