Travel Song

Chord Sheet

Key: C major

Chords

Am .... [ x 0 2 2 1 0 ]
Am/G .. [ 3 0 2 2 1 0 ]
Am7 ... [ x 0 2 0 1 3 ]
A7/alt  [ x 0 2 0 2 3 ]
A7sus2  [ x 0 2 2 0 3 ]
B11 ... [ x 2 1 2 0 0 ]
C ..... [ x 3 2 0 1 0 ]
D9/F# . [ 2 0 0 2 1 0 ]
E ..... [ 0 2 2 1 0 0 ]

Intro

Solo in C/Am for a little bit, emphasizing third note intervals, ending on E major notes.

Verse 1

C
  All the lights bleed through the night into the sky until
E
  They see my face from space reflected off a satellite, and we will
C
  Stare down one morning from a fourteenth story windowsill
E
  And see the mothers and the fathers as just sidewalk fodder. Still,
Am                            Am/G                D9/F#          E
    We will act like birds up here, with words of fear cawed out to air
Am                            Am/G                D9/F#         E
    Yeah, we will act like animals, all instinct, claw, and vacant stare
    F                   E
And like the gears of a global machine
    F                      E
Our teeth will grind as we pass on the scene
     F  E        Am
Of a universal affair
       D9/F#
And we won't want to be there
         A7sus2
When the catalyst happens
        F                  B11
And the whole thing comes apart
              Am
From wear and tear

Interlude

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
  +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
G | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . |
D | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . |
A | . . 3 . 5 . 3 . | 5/7 5 . 3 . 5 . | 5/7 5 . 3 . 5 . | 5/7 5 . 3 . . . |
E | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . |
  +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
  +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
G | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . |
D | . . 5 . . . 5 . | 5h7 5 . . . 5 . | 5h7 . 5 . . . 5 | 5h7 5 . . . . . |
A | . . . . 7 . . . | . . . . 7 . . . | . . . . . 7 . . | . . . . 7 . . . |
E | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . |
  +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

(Play x2, ending by strumming the strings with the left hand while moving back to the verse chords.)

Verse 2

C
    And so we pack our things, our diamond rings and dollar bills
E
    We cruise the avenue that pours into the city's ring, and we kill
C
    Twelve gallons of fuel and pull into a place where we can fill
E
    And realize we've travelled light and long into the night. Still,

Am                             Am/G             D9          E
    We camp outside and wonder why we can't see all the poets' stars.
Am                                Am/G                   D9           E
    Three hundred miles and hours whiled and we're still lit by lines of cars.
F                 E
As we contemplate mysteries
F             E
We forget our histories
F          E        Am
And how we got this far.
   D9/F#
We dream of a future
      A7sus2
Where we can see horizon
    F                 B11               Am
And smell something besides the rotting bars.

Outro

Am Am7 D Dsus
G D A7/alt A (x2)

Am (Repeat with staggered rhythm x4)
Am (Let ring)