August 7, 4:15
(Intro Em D)
(Em) It was another day, a
perfect (D) Texas afternoon
(Em) A mother and two
children play the (D) way they
always do
(Em) As they raced home
from the mailbox, a (D) mother and her son
(Em) Against a little girl
of 6 years old, the (D) independent one
(Em) The deputies went door
to door through (D) all the neighborhood
(Em) They said I got some
news to tell you folks I'm (D) afraid it ain't so good
(Em) Somehow something
happened, (D)someone got away
(Em)Someone got the answers
for what (D) happened here today
(A) Oh no, oh no, oh no no no no
(G) Tell me it was (C) just
a dream, (G) August 7, 4(C):15
(Em)God closed His eyes and
the (C) world got mean, (G)August 7, 4:(D)15
(Em)Now the people from the
papers and the (D)local TV news
(Em)Tried to find the
reason cop dogs (D)sniffed around for clues
(Em)Someone shouted
"Hit and Run", the (D)coroner cried "Foul"
(Em)The blue dress was what
she wore the day they(D) laid her body down
(Repeat Bridge and Chorus)
(Em) I know tonight there's
an angel up on (D)Heaven's highest hill
(Em)And no one there can
hurt you baby,(D) no one ever will
(Em)Somewhere someone's
conscience is (D)like a burning bed
(Em)The flames are all
around you, how you (D) gonna sleep again
(Repeat Bridge and Chorus)