August

[Intro ]
C  Am  Em  G  C 


[Verso 1]
 
C 
Joined a party everybody's got to work 
Am 
Had a family 
                                             Em 
Need to make a buck, need to eat, need to provide 
      G                              C 
For a kid, and a soon to be illegal wife 

     C 
Be a man work hard 
             Am 
Keep hate at bay 
             Em    G 
Don't follow rules 
                 C 
Wait for a sunny day 


August didn't fight 
                    Am 
He went against the grain 
               Em 
Didn't raise a hand 
      G         C 
Said "not in my name" 

Fm 
Stand with the crowd 
Am 
Don't look around 
G#          G            C 
Picture her now and stay proud 
Fm 
They can never take away 
Am 
What you refuse to say 
G#           G          C 
Think of her don't be afraid 

C                               Am 
Down, down.. into your concrete grave 
            Em 
Rise, rise, rise with your heartbeat 
G                     C 
Maybe you'll see her again 
 

Outro 
Fm C Fm C Fm C Fm9 C 
Humming