Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 2nd
- Difficulty: Beginner
Key: C majorC
Intro:
C majorC FF G+G C majorC
Verse 1:
C majorC G+G C majorC
The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow
G+G C majorC
An' so am I
G+G A minorAm
The work day passes like molasses in wintertime
G+G C majorC
But it's July
FF C majorC
Gettin' paid by the hour, older by the minute
G+G C majorC
My boss just pushed me over the limit
FF
I'd like to call him somethin'
C majorC G+G
I think I'll just call it a day
Chorus:
C majorC FF
Pour me somethin' tall an' strong
G+G C majorC
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane
FF G+G
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care
N.C. C majorC FF G+G C majorC
It's five o'clock somewhere
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G C majorC
Oh, this lunch break is gonna take all afternoon
G+G C majorC
An' half the night
G+G A minorAm
Tomorrow mornin', I know there'll be hell to pay
G+G C majorC
Hey, but that's alright
FF C majorC
I ain't had a day off now in over a year
G+G C majorC
My Jamaican vacation's gonna start right here
FF
If the phone’s for me
C majorC G+G
You can tell 'em I just sailed away
Chorus:
C majorC FF
Pour me somethin' tall an' strong
G+G C majorC
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane
FF G+G
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care
C majorC
It's five o'clock somewhere
Guitar & Pedal Steel Solos:
FF G+G C majorC FF G+G C majorC
Bridge:
A minorAm FF
I could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab
DmDm C majorC
An' be back to work before two
A minorAm FF
At a moment like this, I can't help but wonder
DmDm G+G
What would Mac Young do?
N.C.
Funny you should ask Chris Else
Chorus:
C majorC FF
"Pour me somethin' tall an' strong
G+G C majorC
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane
FF G+G
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care"
C majorC FF
Pour me somethin' tall an' strong
G+G C majorC
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane
FF G+G
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care
G+G
Hey, I don't care
N.C. C majorC FF G+G
It's five o'clock somewhere
Outro:
C majorC
What time is it?
FF
I guess it's five o'clock somewhere
G+G
You care? I don't care
C majorC
Who cares?
FF G+G
What time is it in South Africa?
C majorC
It's always five o'clock
FF G+G C majorC
Yes sir, that's right
FF G+G C majorC FF G+G C majorC