'8:16 A.M.' Performed by 311 From the album "Grassroots" on Capricorn Records Music by: N. Hexum Lyrics by: N. Hexum (c) 1994 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI ---------- Tabbed by: Josh Tyson (jotyson@vt.edu) Additions/Corrections by: Matthew Herron (mherron1@ic3.ithaca.edu) 311 Guitar Archive - http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~slusarz/311/311.html Intro - A (Clean): ================== N.C. 1:-------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:-------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:------------------------------------------------------------4------- 4:-----0-2-----------------------------0-2---------------5-------5---- 5:-2-2--------------------0-2-3-3--2-2----------------7----6--------3- 6:---------0----2-3-5-3-2-------------------0---2-3------------------- Intro - B (Clean): ================== N.C. 1:------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:------------------------------------------------------------------- 4:-----0-2-----------------------------0-2----------12-------11------ 5:-2-2--------------------0-2-3-3--2-2-----------------11-------10--- 6:---------0----2-3-5-3-2------------------0---2-3--------10-------9- Verse - A (Clean): ================== B5 (E9) C#5 B5 C#5 B5 C#5 B5 C#5 B5 1:-7--7--7--7--9--9--9--7--9---7--7--7--7--9--9--9--7--9---7- 2:-7--7--7--7--9--9--9--7--9---7--7--7--7--9--9--9--7--9---7- 3:(7)-------------------------------------------------------- 4:(6)-------------------------------------------------------- 5:(7)-------------------------------------------------------- 6:----------------------------------------------------------- Play notes in ()'s only after Intro - B Verse - B (Clean): ================== C#5 D5 C#5 D5 C#5 D5 C#5 D5 C#5 D5 C#5 D5 C#5 1:-9--9-9--10-9---10-9---10--9-9--9--9-9--10-9---10-9---10-9- 2:-9--9-9--10-9---10-9---10--9-9--9--9-9--10-9---10-9---10-9- 3:----------------------------------------------------------- 4:----------------------------------------------------------- 5:----------------------------------------------------------- 6:----------------------------------------------------------- Fill A (Clean): =============== N.C. 1:------------ 2:------------ 3:-11p9------- 4:---------11- 5:------------ 6:------------ Chorus (Clean): =============== A5 G5 1:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- 2:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- 3:-------------------------------------------- 4:-------------------------------------------- 5:-------------------------------------------- 6:-------------------------------------------- Ending (w/Distortion): ====================== F G A 1:-1-1---3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 2:-1-1---3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 3:-2-2---4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- 4:-3-3---5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 5:-3-3---5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 6:-1-1---3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- Lyrics/Song Structure: ====================== ---> Play Intro - A ---> Play Intro - B ---> Play Verse - A & Verse - B (alternating) over: Stranger flowers yet, there will never come a day that will ever regret The hours, days, years and the minutes The joy the pain the sunshine and rain in it The drives on the coast to nowhere, nothing to say just sit and stare There's nothing like the comfort of a silence that's comfortable Not talking small, just skip the bull Then I find myself in servility, didn't think that was my ability I go a yard and a mile to make you smile, but then I'm happy see I got so many ways to make your gaze elliptical Got a ways to go, the future's so cryptical and I'm glad Just another many things we've had ---> Play Fill A ---> Play Chorus over: It's 8:16 A.M. will you wake up to me, the first thing that you see My eyes open, I'm just hopin' you feel the same as me The day starts carefully On the sidewalk with the dog, you're right last night I was a hog Come on I'm sorry It's 73 degrees, January easily glides ---> Play Intro - A ---> Play Intro - B ---> Play Verse - A & Verse - B (alternating) over: Stranger flowers still, if you're gonna wanna go another day I will Like this, make it a deal, sealed with a kiss Sealed with the feel of impermanent bliss Today my love we shall let the world slide Turn off the ringer and just glide For we shall never be younger again than, what do you see ---> Play Fill A ---> Play Chorus over: It's 8:16 A.M. will you wake up to me, the first thing that you see My eyes open, I'm just hopin' you feel the same as me The day starts carefully On the sidewalk with the dog, you're right last night I was a hog Come on I'm sorry Holiday on the radio, Billie knows that is the way to go The way to go ---> Play Ending over: A place where we both can spend our same time, not collecting interest Maybe the same reason we always find ourselves homebound I've got to do some homework The leave response we want to leave Wisconsin for a new life A new trailer with an antenna and a porch Of course we'll bring the dog == Last Updated: August 19, 1996 ==