Words and music by Jay Farrar from the 2005 album "Okemah and the Melody of Riot."
Chords used:
A x02220
Asus2 x02230
D xx0232
Em 022000
G 320033
D* is a regular D chord followed by this little arpeggio:
e|--2----2----2-----|
B|---3----3----3----|
G|----2----2----2---|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Intro: A Asus2 A D*
[A]Jet pilot for the day
[Asus2]Washed his sins away
[A]Loves to see the Rangers [D*]play
[A]His daddy has a job in [Asus2]Washington
[A]Wants to raise a Harvard [D*]son
[Em]Junior liked to [G]let his hair [A]down
[Em]Only trouble [D]is, word gets [A]around
Prechorus tab (see below) X2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/son_volt/jet_pilot_tab.html ]
[A]Revolution [Asus2]will be telev[A]ised
across living [Asus2]rooms
and the great [A]divide
Robbing barren [Asus2]ghettos
for us [A]now
everybody [Asus2]needs A hunting [Em]ground [G] [D]
Em G D*
A Asus2 A D*
[A]Jet Pilot flown away
[Asus2]Got a passing grade
[A]Made it to the world [D*]stage
[A]A hemisphere away
[Asus2]Death is on display
The [A]sins would never wash [D*]away
[Em]Junior liked to [G]let his hair [A]down
[Em]Only trouble [D]is, word gets [A]around
Prechorus tab (see below) X2
[A]Revolution [Asus2]will be telev[A]ised
across living [Asus2]rooms
and the great [A]divide
Robbing barren [Asus2]ghettos
for us [A]now
everybody [Asus2]needs A hunting [Em]ground [G] [D]
Em G D*
[Em]Junior liked to [G]let his hair [A]down
[Em]Only trouble [D]is, word gets [A]around
Prechorus tab: (palm mute on X)
e|--0-0--X--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--|
B|--2-2--X--2-2-3-3-3--2-2--|
G|--2-2--X--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--|
D|--2-2--X--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--|
A|--0-0--X--0-0-0-0-0--2-2--|
E|-------X------------------|
