It's Five O'Clock Somewhere chords by
Alan Jackson
Jimmy Buffett

2003Country747 views

Key: D major

Intro 1

D

G

A

D

D

Verse 1
D D 
 
A A 
 
The sun is hot and that old clock
D D 
 
is movin' slow
A A 
 
D D 
 
An' so am I
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Work day passes like molasses in wintertime
A A 
 
D D 
 
But it's July
G G 
 
I'm gettin' paid by the hour,
D D 
 
an' older by the minute
A A 
 
D D 
 
My boss just pushed me over the limit
G G 
 
I'd like to call him somethin'
D D 
 
A A 
 
I think I'll just call it a day

Chorus 1

D

G

Pour me somethin' tall an' strong

A

D

Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane

G

A

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

Interlude 1

It's five o'clock

D

G

A

D

D

(somewhere)

Verse 2
D D 
 
Oh, this lunch break
A A 
 
D D 
 
is gonna take all afternoon
A A 
 
D D 
 
An' half the night
Tomorrow mornin',
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I  know there'll be hell to pay
A A 
 
D D 
 
Hey, but that's alright
G G 
 
D D 
 
I ain't had a day off now in over a year
A A 
 
Our Jamaican vacation's
D D 
 
gonna start right here
G G 
 
If the phone’s for me
D D 
 
A A 
 
You can tell 'em I just sailed away

Chorus 2

D

G

And pour me somethin' tall an' strong

A

D

Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane

G

A

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

Solo 1

It's five o'clock

D

G

A

D

(somewhere)

D

G

A

D

Bridge 1

Bm

G

I could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab

Em

A

D

An' be back to work before two

Bm

G

At a moment like this, I can't help but wonder

Em

A

What would Jimmy Buffet do?

Chorus 3
Funny you should ask Alan, I'd say:
D D 
 
G G 
 
"Pour me somethin' tall an' strong
A A 
 
D D 
 
Make it a "Hurricane" before I  go insane
G G 
 
A A 
 
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care"
D D 
 
G G 
 
Pour me somethin' tall an' strong
A A 
 
D D 
 
Make it a "Hurricane" before I  go insane
D D 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care
He don't care
A A 
 
And I don't care
A A 
 
It's five o'clock

Outro 1
D D 
 
G G 
 
(somewhere)
A A 
 
D D 
 
What time zone am I on?
What country am I in?
D D 
 
(It doesn't matter, it's five o'clock somewhere)
G G 
 
A A 
 
It's always on five in Margaritaville,
come to think of it
D D 
 
(Yeah, I heard that)
D D 
 
You been, there haven't you?
(Yes sir)
G G 
 
I seen your boat there
A A 
 
(I've been to Margaritaville a few times)
D D 
 
Alright, that's good
(Stumble all the way back)
D D 
 
Okay, just wanna make sure you can keep it
G G 
 
between the navigational beacons
A A 
 
(...ha ha ha, between the buoys, I tell you)
D D 
 
Alright
D D 
 
Well it's five o'clock, let's go somewhere
(I'm ready, crank it up)
G G 
 
Let's get out of here
A A 
 
D D 
 
(I'm gone)
D D 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
[Fade out]

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