It's Five O'clock Somewhere chords by Chris Else

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: C

Intro:

C   F   G   C


Verse 1:
C                   G                    C
The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow
    G       C
An' so am I
                    G                 Am
The work day passes like molasses in wintertime
    G         C
But it's July
        F                  C
Gettin' paid by the hour, older by the minute
   G                    C
My boss just pushed me over the limit
            F
I'd like to call him somethin'
  C                          G
I think I'll just call it a day

Chorus:
C                  F
Pour me somethin' tall an' strong
           G                  C
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane
                    F                   G
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care
N.C.              C          F   G   C
It's five o'clock somewhere


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


Chorus:
C                  F
Pour me somethin' tall an' strong
           G                  C
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane
                    F                   G
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care
                  C
It's five o'clock somewhere


Guitar & Pedal Steel Solos:
F   G   C     F   G   C


Bridge:
        Am                      F
I could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab
       Dm                   C
An' be back to work before two
     Am                   F
At a moment like this, I can't help but wonder
Dm                    G
What would Mac Young do?
N.C.
Funny you should ask Chris Else


Chorus:
C                  F
"Pour me somethin' tall an' strong
           G                  C
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane
                    F                       G
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care"
C                  F
Pour me somethin' tall an' strong
           G                  C
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane
                    F                   G
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care
G
Hey, I don't care

N.C.              C          F   G
It's five o'clock somewhere


Outro:
C
What time is it?
                                   F
I guess it's five o'clock somewhere
          G
You care? I don't care
    C
Who cares?
F                             G
What time is it in South Africa?
C
It's always five o'clock
                     F   G   C
Yes sir, that's right
F   G   C     F   G   C