Son Volt - Roll On

C
Smoke fills the dreams

...........F
Of the live gone lonely

Am..........................G
Wait in line pay the man you might see

C.......................................F
John Barleycorn make his way

..................G
Among the dirty diamonds

Shared ground and common radar
Honky tonks and biker bars
Finding worth in this world
From inside a rental car

D.......................A
Roll on with the dreamers

C......................................G
Believers in the steel eyed soul

D.....................A
The blessing is counted

C.............................G
When the deal goes down

D....A

C.......................G
So on and on we roll


Left to chance or left undone
Miles to go chasing the sun
The stones we throw always find us on the way down

The pace that changes each breaking of light
This man made destructive might
They say love conquers all and every
Don Quixote must have his day

Roll on with the dreamers
Believers in the steel eyed soul
The blessing is counted
When the deal goes down
So on and on we roll

Son Volt - Dynamite

Capo II

...............G
when the levee goes

........D
the heart breaks away

A
mine holds back

......Bm...............................G
this loose dirt and pouring rain

.......................D
the truth is not free

.......................A
everyone must pay the price

...............G
there were diamonds

................D
there was gold in your eyes

.............A
now just silence

......Bm............................G
and broken words on the side

..............................D
the journey's never done

............A.........G
and the way is long


.....D...G...........D.........G
this love is like celebrating

......Bm..........................Em
the Fourth of July with dynamite

......Bm..........................A
the Fourth of July with dynamite

there is no right way
only the way
that keeps your mind free
every moment to count
in the living judgment day

life to live
shall not be a burden
carry it on shoulders
of long-distance trial
dreams leave the dust
no bruise coming down this time

this love is like celebrating
the Fourth of July with dynamite
the Fourth of July with dynamite

this love is like celebrating
the Fourth of July with dynamite
the Fourth of July with dynamite

Son Volt - Methamphetamine

Capo II


G............
i took the nightshift another nickel on the dime

D.........
try and play it straight make it different this time

C..................Em......................D
still waiting to meet the next ex-wife


its either watching these cages for montsano
or a bar-back job for the casino
the army wont want me after what this bodys been through


.........................C...................G
wont you take me back north carolina

......................D...................C
wont you take me back arkansas

C...........................................G
blistful days were there to remember

..............D...............................C
methamphetamine was the final straw


i had a cool job in a back-up band
playing guitar in branson
two shows a night brought money to chase down sin

now its another weekend lonely at home
late-night t.v. evangelists drone
im healthy now i really dont know if ill ever be free

chrous (2x)

Son Volt - Highways Cigarettes

E................
got caught up in a breakaway dream

D.................................A
destination: city of new orleans

D...................................A
cheap motels and big rig swells

E..........
crossing bridges for enternity


E.........
headed west for a two week stand

D.........................................A
saw the poets of work-a-day glasses

D.................................A
las crucixs is part of you now

E..................................D.............A
as birds sing songs of laughter


B...........
still out there with the coffee stains

A............................E
and putting miles on shoes

B............
cant escape the smell of cigarettes

A...........................D........................A
still livin out these american late night blues



Solo: E A (repeat)



western clear the mind
with the mexicali radio station
keep an eye out for the border patrol
checking for drugs and so called aliens

highways and dreams forever together
in the minds of the free and the innocents
always a future in the travelers hands
starting fires on the river and madness


chorus (2x)