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Noah Kahan – End Of August Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C   Fmaj7   Dm7

[Verse 1]
C                           
Richie and Austen are often 
              Fmaj7
along for the ride
     Dm7                  
They don't say a lot, but 
                          Fmaj7
they know every inch of this drive
         C                    
If these trees started talkin',
                           Fmaj7
 I bet you they'd only talk shit
          Dm7              
'Cause we never do anythin'
                         Fmaj7
 real, we just talk about it

C                         
Endin' of August, the bugs 
                Fmaj7
are just startin' to die
        C                   
All the neighbors are votin'
                 Fmaj7
 for someone who wins every time
      C                         
And I thought gettin' older meant 
                      Fmaj7
knowin' it's too late to try
      Dm7                
And I tried gettin' sober, 
                          Fmaj7
I swear I did bettеr this time

[Pre-Chorus]
C    Fmaj7
Ooh, hm
Dm7  Fmaj7
Ooh, hm
C    Fmaj7
Ooh, hm
Dm7  Fmaj7
Ooh, hm

[Chorus]
    C
Oh, everythin' you see out
 hеre will die
Fmaj7
Oh, it's a matter of time
          Dm7
'Til it's fields of ice
 and reflector lights
          Fmaj7
'Til it's our town, mm

[Verse 2]
C                              Fmaj7
And anythin' you need, I will provide

A ride home or an alibi
          Dm7
I know the traffic light 
you can speed right by
           Fmaj7
'Cause the camera's down
      Am7
And I follow New York 
plates to the county line
  G
I ignore 'em when they wave on 89
    Fmaj7
The minute that September hits
    Dm7
I'm goin' off my medicine, oh
C
Late August angst and a pointless night
Fmaj7                         Dm7
Oh, and the feelin' of bein' alive
                        Fmaj7
For the first time in a long time

[Instrument]
Cmaj7   Fmaj7   Dm7

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[Bridge]
            C
Oh, we're a drawin' of a place,
 we're a photo on the fridge
           Fmaj7
They mined copper for years,
 oh, there was nothin' left to dig
       Dm7
It's a place where most kids,
 just grow up and have kids
         Fmaj7
Who grow up and have kids,
 who build homes for the rich, oh

[Chorus]
    C
Oh, everythin' you see
 out hеre will die
Fmaj7
Oh, it's a matter of time
          Dm7
'Til it's fields of ice
 and reflector lights
          Fmaj7
'Til it's our town

[Post-Chorus]
          C
'Til it's our town
          Fmaj7
'Til it's our town
         Dm7
And it's our town
            Fmaj7
'Cause it's ours now

[Outro]
NC
05072
NC
A long shadow

Watch: Noah Kahan - End of August (Official Lyric Video)

From NoahKahanVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play End Of August: key, chords and progression

These are End Of August chords by Noah Kahan for Piano and Ukulele.

End Of August by Noah Kahan is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: C, Fmaj7, Dm7, Am7, G and Cmaj7.

Most of the song cycles through C – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 (I – IVmaj7 – ii7 – IVmaj7 in C major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – reh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.