Born At 5 chords by Bombadil

Chords with lyrics

Band: Bombadil
Song: Born at 5:00
Album: Metrics of Affection

Capo on the 5th fret.

Strum C, first verse a-cappella.


Verse 1


Born at 5:00, bright blue eyes

Mother beamed, father cried

His first words came from a song mom sang

Big sis wished it'd been her first name

And he took his first steps learned to live upright

He sat through school but he ran thru the night

And at thirteen kissed a girl but she didn't kiss back


Verse 2

     C majorC          G+G
A augmentedA name misspelled on the diploma
      FF       C majorC
Paycheck, road trip, Arizona
     C majorC             G+G
His first love wore her hair full of curls
        FF             C majorC
They called it quits but he found another girl

       FF               C majorC
And everyone stared as she walked down the aisle
         G+G              A minorAm
Kids got daddy's eyes and they stole momma's smile
      FF             C majorC        G+G
And for a while there everything was goddamn peachy keen


Bridge: C, G, F, C, C, G, F, C majorC


Verse 3

         C majorC     G+G
Until he cheated death at 35
        FF           C majorC
Asleep at the wheel swerved just in time
        C majorC        G+G
His heart grew cold and he lost touch
       FF             C majorC
The job was boring and the marriage was tough

            FF             C majorC
Then he saw a drop of blood roll down his son's face
           G+G             A minorAm
He was standing in a robe he was teaching him to shave
     FF            C majorC        G+G
And he snapped out of it and he learned to love again

Verse 4

         C majorC         G+G
But a stroke got dad and they buried mom
     FF        C majorC
Once the cancer grew too strong
  C majorC          G+G
A augmentedA lullaby from sister's lungs
          FF             C majorC
First tear in dad's eye since the birth of his son

          FF           C majorC
So he took the year off to get back on his feet
       G+G             A minorAm
He didn't do much, took a trip to the beach
     FF            C majorC             G+G
Here he slept on the sand had a dream where the girl kissed back


Bridge: C, G, F, C, C, G, F, C majorC


Verse 5

     C majorC      G+G
Highway home, daily grind
       FF         C majorC
Birthdays, holidays, peace of mind
       C majorC        G+G
He lost his hair, found his laugh
      FF      C majorC
Composed a will and his epitaph

            FF               C majorC
There was nothing too special about the way he lived life
         G+G             A minorAm
Was about average build, was about average height
   FF            C majorC         G+G
Sometimes he did things wrong other times he did right


Verse 6

       C majorC          G+G
A augmentedA porch out front and a yard out back
      FF         C majorC
The quiet life in the cul-de-sac
     C majorC        G+G
Kids in school gowns and ties
       FF           C majorC
More little babies with bright blue eyes

           FF             C majorC
So he cashed in his chips and he moved to the hills
          G+G              A minorAm
But he didn't eat right and he didn't take his pills
      FF           C majorC          G+G
And then at 5 clock one day those soft blue eyes grew still


Outro: C, G, F, C, F, G, C majorC (let ring)