Afterglow 61


Son Volt - "Afterglow 61" from the record 'Okemah and the Melody of Riot' Words and Music by Jay Farrar Tabs by Tim Prizer (tim_prizer@yahoo.com) Chords used (names on some may be incorrect): A - 022200 Asus2 - 032200 D - 2320xx Dsus2 - 0320xx Em - 000220 F#m - 222442 B - 22442x Intro: A Asus2 Dsus2 (x4) [A]US highway from [Asus2]north to south It's [A]history breathing [Asus2]Get out from under [Dsus2]the gun And drive down Highway [A]61 [Asus2] [Dsus2] [A]Hannibal's son saw the [Asus2]Gold Rush Saw the [A]Civil War done [Asus2]Then settled [Dsus2]down some Out on Highway [A]61 [Asus2] [Dsus2] CHORUS [Em]There's no [D]reason to feel [A]downhearted [F#m]There's music in the [B]wheels there to be [Dsus2]found [A] [A] [Asus2] [Dsus2] [A]Goodnight Irene in the [Asus2]prison walls [A]Killed A man [Asus2]And lived to sing about [Dsus2]it all Stella-12 out on Highway [A]61 [Asus2] [Dsus2] [A]The immigrant son left the [Asus2]mining town [A]Electrified [Asus2]the tradi[Dsus2]tional And had it out on Highway [A]61 [Asus2] [Dsus2] REPEAT CHORUS