Key: F# major
Verse 1
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A
My mum woke my dad up
D
G
A
And said, "It's time to leave"
Em
D
So they jumped in the
G
A
old Caprice
Bm
A
Em
And tore off into the night
G
A
D
On the fourth of July
Verse 2
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A
They flew through the darkness
D
G
A
Em
Driving like Jehu
D
G
A
And they rolled into Ot tumwa
Bm
A
Em
Before the sun began to rise
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A
D
On the fourth of July
Verse 3
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A
And in walks Bob and Janice
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A
Em
Rachel's on her way
D
G
A
To peek in through the window
Bm
A
Em
Hoping to hear her grandson cry
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A
G
On the fourth of July
Interlude 1
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Em
G
D
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Em
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Verse 4
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the fireworks
D
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From her hospital bed
Em
D
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A
And after it was all over
Bm
A
Em
She held me for the first time
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On the fifth of July
Verse 5
D
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A
I've got my mother's brown eyes
D
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And my dad's quiet way
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D
And Grandma Rachel's
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Bm
love for music
A
Em
The morning I arrived
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A
On the fifth of July
Verse 6
D
G
A
Deeping in Iowa country
D
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And a heavenly hideaway
Em
D
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On the shores of Lake Rathbun
Bm
A
Em
My folks brought me home
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A
G
D
On the fifth of July
Verse 7
A
Em
That was when (that was when)
Life began (life began)
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D
For me
A
Em
And that was when (that was when)
Life began (life began)
For me
G
A
Verse 8
D
G
A
A teacher and a mechanic
D
G
A
Em
Brought me into this world
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G
And they loved me with all
their hearts since
Bm
D
Em
D
The day I opened my eyes
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A
D
G
D
On the fifth of July
Verse 9
A
Em
That was when (that was when)
Life began (life began)
G
D
For me
A
Em
That was when (that was when)
Life began (life began)
Outro 1
For me
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G
D
A
Em
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