Five O'Clock World — Hal Ketchum

Chords and lyrics for Five O'Clock World by Hal Ketchum (key of G).

Intro

[D] [Am] [D] [Am7]
[D] [Am] [D] [Am7]

Verse 1

[D]Up every [Am]morning just to [D]keep a [Am]job
Gotta [D]fight my [Am]way through the [D]husslin' [Am7]mob[D]
Sounds of the [Am]city poundin' [D]in my [Am]brain
While [D]another day [Am]goes down the [D]drain

Chorus 1

But it's a [G]five o'clock [C]world when the [G]whistle [C]blows
[G]No one owns a [C]piece of my [G]time[C]
And there's a [G]five o'clock [C]me [G]inside my [C]clothes
[G]Thinkin' that the world looks [A]fine, yeah[D]
[Am][D][Am7][D][Am7][D]Yodel-ay-ee-wee-oh[D][Am7]

Verse 2

Tradin' my [Am]time for the [D]pay I [Am]get
[D]Livin' on the [Am]money that I [D]ain't made [Am7]yet[D]
Gotta keep [Am7]going, gotta [D]make my [Am]way
But I [D]live for the [Am]end of the [D]day

Chorus 2

'Cause it's a [G]five o'clock [C]world when the [G]whistle [C]blows
[G]No one owns a [C]piece of my [G]time[C]
And there's a [G]long haired [C]girl who [G]waits, I [C]know
To [G]ease my troubled [A]mind, yeah[D]
[Am][D][Am7][D][Am7][D]Yodel-ay-ee-wee-oh[D][Am7]
[Am][D][Am7][D][Am7]Yodel-ay-ee-wee-oh[Am7][D]

Verse 3

In the [D]shelter of her [Am]arms [D]everythings [Am]okay
She [D]talks and the [Am]world goes [D]slippin' [Am7]away[D]
I know the [Am]reason I can [D]still go [Am]on
When [D]every other [Am]reason is [D]gone

Chorus 3

'Cause in my [G]five o'clock [C]world she [G]waits for [C]me
[G]Nothing else [C]matters at [G]all[C]
'Cause [G]everytime my [C]baby [G]smiles at [C]me
I [G]know that its all [A]worthwhile, yeah[D]
[Am][D][Am7][D][Am7][D]Yodel-ay-ee-wee-oh[D][Am7]
[Am][D][Am7][D][Am7][D]Yodel-ay-ee-wee-oh...[D][Am7]
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