Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb MajorEb AbAb DbDb GbGb Bb majorBb eb)
verse 1
G+G C2 D MajorD
My mum woke my dad up
G+G C2 D MajorD
And said « it?s time to leave »
A minorAm G/BG/B C2 D MajorD
So they jumped in the old Caprice
E minorEm D MajorD A minorAm
And tore off into the night
C2 D MajorD G+G
On the 4th of July
C2 D MajorD
They flew through the darkness
G+G C2 D MajorD
Drivin? like Jehu
A minorAm G/BG/B C2 D MajorD
And they rolled intoo Ottumwa
E minorEm D MajorD A minorAm
Before the sun began to rise
C2 D MajorD G+G
On the 4th of July
C2 D MajorD
And in walks Bob and Janice
G+G C2 D MajorD
Rachel's on her way
A minorAm G/BG/B C2 D MajorD
To peek in through the window
E minorEm D MajorD A minorAm
Hoping to hear her grandson cry
C2 D MajorD C2 G+G D MajorD A minorAm C2 G+G D MajorD A minorAm C6C6 D MajorD
On the 4th of July
verse 2
G+G C2 D MajorD
My mother watched the fireworks
G+G C2 D MajorD
From her hospital bed
A minorAm G/BG/B C2 D MajorD
And after it was all over
E minorEm D MajorD A minorAm
She held me for the first time
C2 D MajorD G+G
On the 5th of July
C2 D MajorD
I got my mother?s brown eyes
G+G C2 D MajorD
And my dad?s quiet way
A minorAm G/BG/B C2 D MajorD
And grandma Rachel?s love for music
E minorEm D MajorD A minorAm
The morning I arrived
C2 D MajorD G+G
On the 5th of July
C2 D MajorD
Deep in Iowa country
G+G C2 D MajorD
And a heavenly hideaway
A minorAm G/BG/B C2 D MajorD
On the shores of Lake Rathbun
E minorEm D MajorD A minorAm
My folks brought me home
C2 D MajorD C2 G+G
On the 5th of July
Bridge
D MajorD
That was when (that was when)
A minorAm
Life began (life began)
C2 G+G
For me
D MajorD
That was when (that was when)
A minorAm
Life began (life began)
C6C6 D MajorD G+G
For me
verse 3
C2 D MajorD
A augmentedA teacher and a mechanic
G+G C2 D MajorD
Brought me into this world
A minorAm G/BG/B C2
They loved me with all their hearts since
E minorEm G/BG/B A minorAm
The day I opened my eyes
G/BG/B - C2 D MajorD C2 G+G
On the 5th of July
Outro
D MajorD
That was when (that was when)
A minorAm
Life began (life began)
C2 G+G
For me
D MajorD
That was when (that was when)
A minorAm
Life began (life began)
C2 G+G D MajorD A minorAm C2 G+G D MajorD
For me