It’s 5 o’clock somewhere
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D A7
D A
1. The sun is hot and that old clock is movin'
slow, and so am I,
D A7
Bm A
the
work day passes like molasses in wintertime, but it's July.
G D
Gettin'
paid by the hour, and older by the minute,
A7 D
the 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.
D G
Pour me something tall and
strong,
A7 D
make it a Hurricane before I
go insane.
D
G A
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It's only half past twelve, but I don't care, it's 5 o'clock, somewhere
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- D
D A7
D A
2. Well, this lunch break is gonna take all
afternoon, and half the night,
D A7 Bm A
tomorrow
mornin' I know there'll be hell to pay, hey, but
that's alright.
G D
Ain't
had a day off now in over a year,
A7 D
my Jamaican
vacation's gonna start right here.
G D A
If the phone's for me, you can
tell them I've just sailed away.
D G
Pour me something tall and strong,
A7 D
make it a Hurricane before I go
insane.
D G A - A7
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It's only half past twelve, but I don't care, it's 5 o'clock,
somewhere
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- D
(2x)
Bm G
+ I
could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab,
A D
and be back to
work before two.
Bm G
At a moment like this, I can't help but
wonder
Em A
What would Jimmy Buffett
do ?
Funny, you should ask Alan
!
D G
I’d say, pour me something tall and strong,
A7 D
make it a Hurricane before I go
insane.
D G A
It's only half past twelve, but I don't care.
D G
Pour me something tall and strong,
A7 D
make it a Hurricane before I go
insane.
D G A
It's only half past twelve, but I don't care, (He don’t care !)
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I don’t care it's 5 o'clock,
somewhere.
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- D (6x
with underlying conversation) ….
(Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett)