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Its Five Oclock Somewhere

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[Intro]
D  G  A7  D
[Verse 1]
                  D                  A7                  D        A7(  A2  A)
The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow, and so am I
                   D                 A7                Bm      A7( A2  A)
The work day passes like molasses in wintertime, but it's July
Gettin' Gpaid by the hour, and Dolder by the minute, A7boss just pushed me Dover the limit
I'd like to Gcall him somethin', I Dthink I'll just call it a Aday
[Chorus]
DPour me something Gtall and strong, make it a A7Hurricane before DI go insane
                                       G      A7N.C.            D  
It's only half past twelve, but I don't care, it's 5 o'clock, somewhere
[Interlude]
D  G  A7  D
[Verse 2]
Well, Dthis lunch break is A7gonna take all afterDnoon, and A7half the A2nighAt
                  D                 A7                     Bm         A7( A2  A)
Tomorrow mornin' I know there'll be hell to pay, hey but that's alright
Ain't Ghad a day off now in over Da year, my A7Jamaican vacation's gonna start right Dhere
If the Gphone's for me, you can Dtell them I've just sailed A7away
[Chorus]
DPour me something Gtall and strong, make it a A7Hurricane before DI go insane
It's only half past tGwelve, but I don't A7care, it's 5 o'clock, Dsomewhere
[Interlude]
  D    G    A7    Dx2
[Bridge]
I could Bmpay off my tab, pour myGself in cab and be Emback to woArk before tDwo
At a momBment like this I cGan't help but wondeEmr what would Jimmy Buffett A7do
[Chorus] 
DPour me something Gtall and strong, make it a A7Hurricane before I Dgo insane
                                       G     A7N.C.
It's only half past twelve, but I don't care
DPour me something Gtall and strong, make it a A7Hurricane before DI go insane
It's only half past tGwelve, but I don't A7care, he don't care, and I don't care
N.C.            D  
It's 5 o'clock, somewhere
[Outro]
D  G  A  D

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Its Five Oclock Somewhere

by Alan Jackson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

D G A7 D

[Verse 1]

D A7 D A7 A2 A

( )

The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow, and so am I

D A7 Bm A7 A2 A

( )

The work day passes like molasses in wintertime, but it's July

G D A7 D

Gettin' paid by the hour, and older by the minute, boss just pushed me over the limit

G D A

I'd like to call him somethin', I think I'll just call it a day

[Chorus]

D G A7 D

Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane

G A7 D

N.C.

It's only half past twelve, but I don't care, it's 5 o'clock, somewhere

[Interlude]

D G A7 D

[Verse 2]

D A7 D A7 A2 A

Well, this lunch break is gonna take all afternoon, and half the night

D A7 Bm A7 A2 A

( )

Tomorrow mornin' I know there'll be hell to pay, hey but that's alright

G D A7 D

Ain't had a day off now in over a year, my Jamaican vacation's gonna start right here

G D A7

If the phone's for me, you can tell them I've just sailed away

[Chorus]

D G A7 D

Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane

G A7 D

It's only half past twelve, but I don't care, it's 5 o'clock, somewhere

[Interlude]

D G A7 D

[Bridge]

Bm G Em A D

I could pay off my tab, pour myself in cab and be back to work before two

Bm G Em A7

At a moment like this I can't help but wonder what would Jimmy Buffett do

[Chorus]

D G A7 D

Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane

G A7

N.C.

It's only half past twelve, but I don't care

D G A7 D

Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane

G A7

It's only half past twelve, but I don't care, he don't care, and I don't care

N.C.

It's 5 o'clock, somewhere

[Outro]

D G A D

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