Duane Stephenson - August Town Chords & Tabs

Repeat: B|F#|E.

Na Na Na Naaa Na Na Woah oh Woahh
Na Na Na Naaa Na Na

A word from the wise 
don't try to make life on your own
remember that jah jah's by your side 

for i was a soul who lost 
and my life was in dismay
for amongst evil forces in which i played 

guns and ammunition 
were my chosen way of life
with God fearin people i choose to strife

for all of the lives that are taken 
they can never be replaced
but still jah jah chose to remember my face

though i never lived like he wanted 
i'm still mindful of what he taught me
so now i beg and plea 
i'm on my bended knees
God father u rescue me
and i've got the scars to show 
i barely made it along life's road 
cause when my life got dark he was the only spark
he was the light at the end of the road...

when i was young boy 
growin up in august town 
we ate from the same pot 
we were idlings all around

from corner to colour and corner
from rockers to jungle kentyre
rising to dreadhieghts and river all around 
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and then the footbal ground became my battlefield
and my life seems so surreal
people were fallin all around
but jah helped me to stand my ground
Only Jah, Only Jah 
Coud've Helped me to stand my ground

though i never lived like he wanted 
i'm still mindful of what he taught me
so now i beg and plea 
i'm on my bended knees
God father u rescue me
and i've got the scars to show 
i barely made it along life's road 
cause when my life got dark he was the only spark
he was the light at the end of the road...

never lived to please him, 
i never lived like i should
oh father you rescue me, 
oh yeah, oh yeah

I've lived and I've learnt, 
i've made mistakes along the way
now i beg for forgiveness, 
each day as i try to pray

So take it from me son 
you can change the world today
and i'm livin proof 
livin proof that crime doesn't pay

though i never lived like he wanted 
i'm still mindful of what he taught me
so now i beg and plea 
i'm on my bended knees
God father u rescue me
and i've got the scars to show 
i barely made it along life's road 
cause when my life got dark he was the only spark
he was the light at the end of the road... (repeat)

I never lived (No, I never lived)
Never lived the way he wanted me too
I never lived (Lord, I tell you)