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[Intro]
F      D7
Gm Bbm F
[Verse 1]
FAugust, I'll see you D7soon
Under yellow Gmmoons
Where i'll Bbmgather what's left of Fyou
And Faugust, I'm on your sD7ide
Or did i speak to Gmsoon?
Now Bbmwe've crossed the great dFivideF7  
[Chorus]
GmSomeday we'll Cmeet beyond the FstarsD7  
And it'll Gmbe C  
away from FhereF7  
GmSomeday we'll Cmeet beyond the Ftime and the D7bars
And it'll Gmbe Bbm  
away from Fhere
[Instrumental]
F      D7
Gm Bbm F
[Verse 2]
FAugust, August of last D7year
Before the leaves disapGmpeared
Told Bbmme you were not the Fone
FAugust, something in your D7eyes
Or was it that you Gmlied? 
Told me Bbmnot to take it to Fheart
[Chorus]
GmSomeday we'll Cmeet beyond the FstarsD7  
And it'll Gmbe C  
away from FhereF7  
GmSomeday we'll Cmeet beyond the Flimits of who we D7are
And it'll Gmbe Bbm  
away from Fhere
[Instrumental]
F      D7
Gm(x2Bbm)F  
[Chorus]
GmSomeday we'll Cmeet beyond the FstarsD7  
And it'll Gmbe C  
away from FhereF7  
GmSomeday we'll Cmeet beyond the Fland that you D7call 
miles aGmwayC  
Caway from Fhere

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August

by Rilo Kiley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

[Intro]

F D7

Gm Bbm F

[Verse 1]

F D7

August, I'll see you soon

Under yellow moons

Bbm F

Where i'll gather what's left of you

F D7

And august, I'm on your side

Or did i speak to soon?

Bbm F F7

Now we've crossed the great divide

[Chorus]

Gm C F D7

Someday we'll meet beyond the stars

Gm C

And it'll be

F F7

away from here

Gm C F D7

Someday we'll meet beyond the time and the bars

Gm Bbm

And it'll be

away from here

[Instrumental]

F D7

Gm Bbm F

[Verse 2]

F D7

August, August of last year

Before the leaves disappeared

Bbm F

Told me you were not the one

F D7

August, something in your eyes

Or was it that you lied?

Bbm F

Told me not to take it to heart

[Chorus]

Gm C F D7

Someday we'll meet beyond the stars

Gm C

And it'll be

F F7

away from here

Gm C F D7

Someday we'll meet beyond the limits of who we are

Gm Bbm

And it'll be

away from here

[Instrumental]

F D7

Gm Bbm F

(x2)

[Chorus]

Gm C F D7

Someday we'll meet beyond the stars

Gm C

And it'll be

F F7

away from here

Gm C F D7

Someday we'll meet beyond the land that you call

Gm C

miles away

C F

away from here

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