August 8th Chords
by Nofx
August 8th by Nofx is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, F, A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C G Am G
C G F C
Clean Guitar
C G Am G
Birds sing there's not a cloud in the sky,
C G F C
Yeah August 8th is a beautiful day,
C G Am G
I see a bunch of hippies crying,
C G F C
Yeah August 8th is a beautiful day,
Distortion Guitar
C g Am G
Like waking up from a real bad dream,
C G F C
Suddenly everything is OK.
C G Am G
The storm has passed and the sun is shining,
C G F C
Yeah August 8th is a beautiful day.
A G F E
Bridge: Palm Muted
Am G
What's going on, what's going on,
F E
Is something bumming your scene?
Am G
There's something wrong, there's something wrong,
F E
I'm not trying to be mean.
Clean Guitar
The air is sweet the summer flowers blooming
Nowhere in sight is there anything grey,
Feelings of joy are filling the street,
Yeah August 8th is a beautiful day.
Distortion Guitar
Like waking up from a real bad dream
Suddenly everything's looking good.
There's been no permanent damage done,
Yeah August 8th came right when it should.
Bridge: Palm Muted
What's going on, what's going on,
Is something bumming your scene?
There's something wrong, there's something wrong,
I'm not trying to be mean.
Clean Guitar
Poor Jeff,
Poor little Timmy Turtle,
Staying home on such a beautiful day.