Route

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From: Juddy@aol.com

Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:06:00 -0500

Subject: Son Volt, "Route"

adding full lyrics to earlier tab

:::::ROUTE :::::

(Jay Farrar)

INTRO:

(repeat)

e  ----------------5-----------------------------------|
B  --3--3--3--2----5------------3--3--3--2---2-(bend)--|
G  --2--2--2--2----7------------2--2--2--2-------------|
D  --0--0--0--0----7------------0--0--0--0-------------|
A  --0--0--0--0----0------------0--0--0--0-------------|
E  ----------------------------------------------------|

VERSE:D5add9 A5add9

Reality burns

E G

The way we're living's worse

D5add9 A5add9

Pillars of inspiration are

F#m G

All falling down

D5add9 A5add9

The cleanup won't work

F#m G

the fallout goes on.

CHORUS:

A5add9* A5add9/G#

Now or never

A5add9* D5add9

Too close to the latter

A5add9* A5add9/G# D (Dsus)

We're all living proof that nothing lasts

A5add9* A5add9/G#

And it's here for now

A5add9* D5add9

transient tomorrow,

A5add9* A5add9/G# D (Dsus)

We're all living proof that nothing lasts.

VERSE 2:

Standing in the neutral zone, livin' on sleep deprivation.

The rural route sleeps while the city bleeds all over itself;

Over the falls in a barrel is where the answers have gone.

CHORUS

VERSE 3

Another road remains, but it provides no more,

It can only take us away.

Southbound you can taste the weather;

It feels like home.

CHORUS, repeat intro and out

CHORDS:

D5add9 A5add9 A5add9* A5add9/G#

e   --0-----     --0----    ---0------    --0-----------|
B   --3-----     --0------    -0-----    ---0-----------|
G   --2-----     --2-----    --4------    --4-----------|
D   --0------     -2---    ----2----    ----2-----------|
A   --0----     ---0----    ---0----    ----x-----------|
E    --x-----     --x-----    --x-----    ---4----------|