Tuning: E A D G B E

song is in 3/4 (or 12/8) strum like this: | v v ^ v ^ | | 1 & 2 & 3 & | [Intro] Emaj Bmaj Emaj Bmaj F#maj Emaj [Verse 1]

^EmajOh, the first of ^BmajAugust ^EmajLying on the ^Bmajcold ^F#majleaf ^Emajground ^EmajPulling out of ^Bmajfocus ^EmajColors slowly ^Bmajbreak^F#majing ^Emajdown Down the ^G#minroad You've been ^Emajdrawi^Bmajng ^Emaj Pictu^Bmajres o^F#majf

[Verse 2]

^EmajPray you go with the ^Bmajsweet wind ^EmajThey'll be trees there ^Bmajthat ^F#majyou kn^Emajow ^EmajSo careful not to ^Bmajharden ^EmajSure to make a ^Bmajlette^F#majr ^Emajhome Down the r^G#minoad Where you ^Emajshinn^Bmajing ^Emaj Were last ^Bmajseen at the ^F#majfork

[Verse 3]

^EmajMama knows you gotta ^Bmajgo, son ^EmajSister's gonna miss you ^Bmajwhen ^F#majyou ^Emajgo Down the ^G#minroad You've been ^Emajdrawi^Bmajng ^Emaj Line ^Bmajby l^F#majine And the ^G#minpoet Has been ^Emajwriting^Bmaj you ^Emaj Writing ^Bmajyou ^F#majdown

[Bridge] Emaj Bmaj Emaj Bmaj F#maj Emaj Emaj Bmaj Emaj Bmaj F#maj Emaj [Verse 3]

^EmajIf it wears ^Bmajharder ^EmajStill steps in a ^Bmajwindi^F#majng ^Emajdark There is ^G#minmusic that you're ^Emajraisi^Bmajng ^Emaj ^Bmaj And your ^G#minown little ^Emajbaby ^Bmaj ^Emaj Is ^Bmajwaiting ^F#majAnd don't you think that you were right

And don't you think that you were right [Outro]

^EmajMama knows you gotta ^Bmajgo, son ^EmajSister's gonna miss you ^Bmajwhen ^F#majyou ^Emajgo ^EmajSee the sun on the ^Bmajother side ^EmajOn the first of ^BmajAugust

Joan Shelley - First of august