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It's Five O'clock Somewhere (ver. 2)

Alan Jackson

CountryMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××
G
A×
Bm×
Em

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro:  D   G   A   D   D  
 
     D             A                 D                A    
THE SUN IS HOT AND THAT ?OLE CLOCK IS MOVING SLOW- AND SO AM I. 
     D              A                Bm           A 
THE WORK DAY PASSES LIKE MOLASSES IN WINTER TIME- BUT ITS JULY. 
            G                    D               
I?M GETTING PAID BY THE HOUR AND OLDER BY THE MINUTE, 
   A                   D        
MY BOSS JUST PUSHED ME OVER THE LIMIT. 
            G                     D                         A 
I?D LIKE TO CALL HIM SOMETHING- I THINK I?LL JUST CALL IT A DAY 
 
D                 G      
POUR ME SOMETHING TALL AND STRONG  
          A                   D 
MAKE IT A HURRICAINE BEFORE I GO INSANE. 
                    G               A                   D  
IT?S ONLY HALF PAST 12, BUT I DON?T CARE?IT?S 5 O?CLOCK SOMEWHERE. 
 
INTRO THING 
     D                   A              D              A    
WELL THIS LUNCH BREAK IS GONNA TAKE ALL AFTERNOON- AND HALF THE NIGHT. 
   D               A               Bm               A 
TOMORROW MORNING I KNOW THER?LL BE HELL TO PAY- HEY BUT THAT?S ALRIGHT. 
       G                    D 
I AINT HAD A DAY OFF NOW IN OVER A YEAR. 
      A                        D         
MY JAMAICAN VACATION IS GONNA START RIGHT HERE. 
         G                     D                      A  
IF THE PHONES FOR ME YOU CAN TELL THEM I JUST SAILED AWAY. 
 
CHORUS 
 
INSTURMENTAL -  D    G    A    D    D    G    A    D     
 
BRIDGE 
        Bm                     G          
I COULD PAY OFF MY TAB, POUR MYSELF IN A CAB 
       Em      A           D 
AND BE BACK TO WORK BEFORE TWO 
     Bm                 G                     Em                
AT A MOMENT LIKE THIS I CAN?T HELP BUT WONDER?WHAT WOULD JIMMY BUFFETT  
A 
DO? 
 
(JIMMY SPEAKING) FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK THAT ALAN. I?D SAY? 
 
CHORUS FOREVER 
 
 
 
          
 

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Chord set

D · G · A · Bm · Em

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.