AUGUST 8th

INTRO:  C, G, A, G, C, G, Fi, C

C        G   A             	G
Birds sing, there's not a cloud in the sky
C                  G          Fi            C
Yeah august 8th is a beautiful day
C G   A               G
I see, a bunch of hippies crying
C                  G          Fi            C			louder
Yeah august 8th is a beautiful day

C        G   A             	G
Like waking up from a real bad dream
C                  G          Fi            C
Suddenly everything is OK
C        G   A             	G
The storm has passed, the sun is shinin'
C                  G          Fi            C
Yeah august 8th is a beautiful day

A                        F                          G                                             E
What's going on? What's going on? Is something bumming your scene?
A                                     F                                      G                                             E	(quiet)
There's something wrong, there's something wrong, I'm not trying to be mean

C        G   A             	G
The air is sweet the summer flowers blooming
C                  G                  Fi            C
Nowhere in sight is there anything gray
C        G   A             	G
Feelings of joy are filling the street
C                  G          Fi            C			(louder)
Yeah august 8th is a beautiful day
 C        G   A             	G
Like waking up from a fucked up dream
C                  G                  Fi            C
Suddenly everything's looking good
C        G   A             	G
There's been no permanent damage done
C                  G          Fi            C
Yeah august 8th came right when it should

A                        F                          G                                             E
What's going on? What's going on? Is something bumming your scene?
A                                     F                                      G                                             E	(quiet)
There's something wrong, there's something wrong, I'm not trying to be mean

C        G   A                G
  Poor Jeff, poor little Timmy turtle
C          G                      Fi            C
Stayin home on such a beautiful day...