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Atmosphere

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Words and Music by Jay Farrar
**Note: All of the chords listed below may at first seem a bit overwhelming, but
actually they are all just very slight variations of themselves.  In fact, most
of the C-chords and F-chords simply involve a 3-1-0 progression on the little
e-string.
Chords used (eBGDAE) - names of some may be incorrect:
 C2- 31023x
 Csus4- 11023x
 Cadd9- 03023x
 C- 01023x
 Cmaj7- 00023x
 C/B- 01002x
 F- 1123xx
F/G - 3123xx
F/E - 0123xx
F* - 112331
 Am- 01220x
 Dsus2- 0320xx
Intro:  C2   Csus4   Cadd9   Cx2, then  F   F/G   F  F/E  
CLove is the pavement 
With spit in your heart  C2   Csus4   Cmaj7  C  
CSlow diamonds no laughter
Sweep the hellFhound trail
CTranslate the faces
Wash off the dust  C2   Csus4   Cmaj7  C  
CSmoke plume twilight
American Ftears
F F F
C C Am Am
CPrairie burnt eyes tell the hell and break through the Amlens
CFeed the buildings by the coast a flagrant Amdance F  
Dsus2Wounded in the world by a single twist of Chate
And it's all C/Bover now
[F*]You're headed for the atmosphere
[F*]You're headed for the atmoC2sphere
Intro chords
CPick up the blessings
Meet the new sky  C2   Csus4   Cmaj7  C  
CSummoned to live up to
The speculation Fdin
C
FGetting that old time feeling Cagain
FMadmen on both sides of the Cfence
FGetting that old time feeling Cagain
FMadmen on both sides of the Cfence F  
F F F
C C Am Am
CMelody of riot in the wilderness of oxyAmgen
CMercy on the waterfall mist in the middle class Amsea F  
Dsus2Wounded in the world by a single twist of Chate
And it's all C/Bover now
[F*]You're headed for the atmosphere
[F*]You're headed for the atmoC2sphere
Intro chords
F F F
end on C  

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Atmosphere

by Son Volt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus4

Cadd9

Cmaj7

C/B

Dsus2

Words and Music by Jay Farrar

**Note: All of the chords listed below may at first seem a bit overwhelming, but

actually they are all just very slight variations of themselves. In fact, most

of the C-chords and F-chords simply involve a 3-1-0 progression on the little

e-string.

Chords used (eBGDAE) - names of some may be incorrect:

- 31023x

Csus4

- 11023x

Cadd9

- 03023x

- 01023x

Cmaj7

- 00023x

C/B

- 01002x

- 1123xx

F/G - 3123xx

F/E - 0123xx

F* - 112331

- 01220x

Dsus2

- 0320xx

C2 Csus4 Cadd9 C F F/G F F/E

Intro: x2, then

Love is the pavement

C2 Csus4 Cmaj7 C

With spit in your heart

Slow diamonds no laughter

Sweep the hellhound trail

Translate the faces

C2 Csus4 Cmaj7 C

Wash off the dust

Smoke plume twilight

American tears

F F F

C C Am Am

C Am

Prairie burnt eyes tell the hell and break through the lens

C Am F

Feed the buildings by the coast a flagrant dance

Dsus2 C

Wounded in the world by a single twist of hate

C/B

And it's all over now

[F*]You're headed for the atmosphere

Intro chords

Pick up the blessings

C2 Csus4 Cmaj7 C

Meet the new sky

Summoned to live up to

The speculation din

F C

Getting that old time feeling again

F C

Madmen on both sides of the fence

F C

Getting that old time feeling again

F C F

Madmen on both sides of the fence

F F F

C C Am Am

C Am

Melody of riot in the wilderness of oxygen

C Am F

Mercy on the waterfall mist in the middle class sea

Dsus2 C

Wounded in the world by a single twist of hate

C/B

And it's all over now

[F*]You're headed for the atmosphere

Intro chords

F F F

end on

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