33rd Of August chords by Waylon Jennings

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:

C majorC

Verse 1:

C majorC             FF
Today there's no salvation band's packed up and gone
G+G                   C majorC   FF
I'm left standing with my penny in my hand
C majorC             FF
Down at railroad station a blind man sings his song
G+G                  C majorC
I think he sees things I don't understand.

Chorus:

     FF
It's the 33rd of August
             C majorC
And I'm finally touching down
FF        DmDm
Eight days from Sunday
    G+G     C majorC
Finds me Saturday bound.


Verse 2:

 C majorC              FF
I stumbled through the darkness tumble to my knees
 G+G                C majorC
A augmentedA thousand voices screaming in my brain
                FF
Wound up in a squad car busted down for vacancy
G7G7                C majorC           C7C7
Outside my cell it's sure as hell looks just like rain.


Chorus:

     FF
It's the 33rd of August
             C majorC
And I'm finally touching down
FF        DmDm
Eight days from Sunday
    G+G     C majorC
Finds me Saturday bound.

Verse 3:

   C majorC            FF
I've put my dangerous feelings under lock and chain
G+G               C majorC
Killed my violent nature with a smile
               FF
Let the demons dance and sing within my fevered brain
  G+G                C majorC
Not all my God like thoughts were defiled.


Chorus:

     FF
It's the 33rd of August
             C majorC
And I'm finally touching down
FF        DmDm
Eight days from Sunday
    G+G     C majorC
Finds me Saturday bound.


Outro:
C majorC FF G7G7 C majorC