Jay Farrar fundó Son Volt tras la separación de la famosa banda de country Uncle Tupelo (1987-1994). Editaron su debut en 1995 titulado "Trace" y en 1997 sacaron "Straightaways", ambos disfrutaron de parabienes tanto de la crítica como del público. Sin embargo, tras el lanzamiento de "Wide Swing Tremolo" (1998), empezaron los rumores de su separación. Farrar se lanzó en solitario antes de reformar Son Volt, con un nuevo equipo, en el 2004. El resultado fue el lanzamiento del político álbum "Okemah and the Melody of Riot".
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
A (02220x) Bm (23442x) G (330023) E (001220) D (2320xx) F#m (222442)
Intro: ABmGE (x2)
[A] Hopeless heroes beat this [Bm] claptrap haven [G] Rats are bigger than the [E] noiseless generation [A] Who the hell is [Bm] Dow Jones anyway [G] Society's bones on a [E] cafeteria [D] tray (play w/ index and pinky finger on third -- open, 2nd, and 4th frets)
[A] Feeling is the [F#m] brain is split From [D] smiles to stares to [E] baseless shit And walk [A] off the shock to the [F#m] beacon soul breathing [D] A helping hand against [E] eternal lying
We're [A] asked to believe in [Bm] tradition's reasoning [G] Turn a blind eye to the [E] monkey trial bleeding [A] Working to fight [Bm] off disease [G] Beat the clock saviors [E] passing on the [D] street (same as above on the third string)
[A] Covert creations [F#m] without sound [D] Mirage is ruthless, [E] stumbling around [A] Darlings of deceit, [F#m] hyperbole [D] Reverse the flow of [E] negative ener[A]gy [Bm] [G] [E]
[A] Turn a blind [Bm] eye, [G] ooh ooh [E] ooh [A] Turn a blind [Bm] eye, [G] ooh ooh [E] ooh [A] Turn A blind [Bm] eye [G] [E]