{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1715290,"song":"Born At 5","artist":"Bombadil","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11362261-born-at-5-chords-by-bombadil/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1715290?type=chord","rating":4.70746,"votes":16,"content":"Band: Bombadil\r\nSong: Born at 5:00\r\nAlbum: Metrics of Affection\r\n\r\nCapo on the 5th fret. \r\n\r\nStrum C, first verse a-cappella. \r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1\r\n\r\n\r\nBorn at 5:00, bright blue eyes\r\n\r\nMother beamed, father cried\r\n\r\nHis first words came from a song mom sang\r\n\r\nBig sis wished it'd been her first name\r\n\r\n      \r\nAnd he took his first steps learned to live upright\r\n\r\nHe sat through school but he ran thru the night\r\n\r\nAnd at thirteen kissed a girl but she didn't kiss back \r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA name misspelled on the diploma[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPaycheck, road trip, Arizona[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis first love wore her hair full of curls[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey called it quits but he found another girl[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd everyone stared as she walked down the aisle[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nKids got daddy's eyes and they stole momma's smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd for a while there everything was goddamn peachy keen[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nBridge: C, G, F, C, C, G, F, C\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 3\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUntil he cheated death at 35[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAsleep at the wheel swerved just in time[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis heart grew cold and he lost touch[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch] \r\nThe job was boring and the marriage was tough[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen he saw a drop of blood roll down his son's face[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nHe was standing in a robe he was teaching him to shave[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he snapped out of it and he learned to love again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 4\r\n\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut a stroke got dad and they buried mom[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch] \r\nOnce the cancer grew too strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA lullaby from sister's lungs[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFirst tear in dad's eye since the birth of his son[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo he took the year off to get back on his feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe didn't do much, took a trip to the beach[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHere he slept on the sand had a dream where the girl kissed back[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nBridge: C, G, F, C, C, G, F, C\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 5\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHighway home, daily grind[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBirthdays, holidays, peace of mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe lost his hair, found his laugh [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nComposed a will and his epitaph[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere was nothing too special about the way he lived life[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWas about average build, was about average height[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes he did things wrong other times he did right[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 6\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA porch out front and a yard out back[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe quiet life in the cul-de-sac[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKids in school gowns and ties[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMore little babies with bright blue eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo he cashed in his chips and he moved to the hills[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut he didn't eat right and he didn't take his pills [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd then at 5 clock one day those soft blue eyes grew still [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nOutro: C, G, F, C, F, G, C (let ring)","plain_text":"Band: Bombadil\nSong: Born at 5:00\nAlbum: Metrics of Affection\n\nCapo on the 5th fret. \n\nStrum C, first verse a-cappella. \n\n\nVerse 1\n\n\nBorn at 5:00, bright blue eyes\n\nMother beamed, father cried\n\nHis first words came from a song mom sang\n\nBig sis wished it'd been her first name\n\n      \nAnd he took his first steps learned to live upright\n\nHe sat through school but he ran thru the night\n\nAnd at thirteen kissed a girl but she didn't kiss back \n\n\nVerse 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridge: C, G, F, C, C, G, F, C\n\n\nVerse 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridge: C, G, F, C, C, G, F, C\n\n\nVerse 5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 6\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutro: C, G, F, C, F, G, C (let ring)","chords":["C","G","A","F","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}