Intro: Em D C (4 X)
Em
It was another day
D C
A perfect Texas afternoon
Em
A mother and two children play
D C
The way the always do
Em
As they raced home from the mailbox
D C
A mother and her son
Em
Against a little girl of 6 years old
D C
The independant one
E D C (2 times)
Em
The deputies went door to door
D C
Through all the neighborhood
Em
They said I got some news to tell you folks
D C
I'm afraid it ain't so good
Em
Somehow something happened
D C
Someone got away
Em D C
Someone got the answers for what happened here today
A
Oh no, Oh no, Oh no, no, no, no
G C G C
Tell me it was just a dream - August 7 4:15
Em C
God closed His eyes and the world got mean
G D A
August 7 4:15
Em D C
Now the people from the papers and the local TV news
Em
Tried to find the reason
D C
Cop dogs sniffed around for clues
Em
Someone shouted "Hit and Run"
D C
The coroner cried "Foul"
Em
Her blue dress was what she wore
D C
The day they laid her body down
A
Oh no, Oh no, Oh no, no, no, no
G C G C
Tell me it was just a dream - August 7 4:15
Em C
God closed His eyes and the world got mean
G D A
August 7 4:15
(Solo)
Em
I know tonight that there's an angel
D C
Up on Heaven's highest hill
Em
And no one there can hurt you baby
D C
No one ever will
Em D C
Somewhere someone's conscience is like a burning bed
Em
The flames are all around you
D C
How you gonna sleep again
A
Oh no, Oh no, Oh no, no, no, no
G C G C
Tell me it was just a dream - August 7 4:15
Em C
God closed His eyes and the world got mean
G D A
August 7 4:15