Strum Pattern I use: D DU U DU
Intro
D, G, A, D
(2 beats A then 2 D-strum: D,U,D,U)
D A D A D
The sun is hot and that old clock is movin slow and so am I
D A Bm A D
Workday passes like molasses in wintertime but it's July
G D
I'm getting paid by the hour and older by the minute
A D
My boss just pushed me over the limit
G
I'd like to call him something
D A
I think I'll just call it a day
Chorus:
D G
Pour me something tall and strong
A D
make it a hurricane before I go insane
D G A
It's only half past 12 but I don't care
D G A D
It's five o'clock somewhere
(2 beats A then 2 D-strum: D,U,D,U)
D A D A D
This lunch break is gonna take all afternoon and half the night
D A Bm A D
Tomorrow mornin' I know there'll be hell to pay but that's alright
G D
Ain't had a day off now in over a year,
A D
My Jamaican vacation's gonna start right here
G D A
If the phone's for me, you can tell them I just sailed away
Chorus:
D G
Pour me something tall and strong
A D
make it a hurricane before I go insane
D G A
It's only half past 12 but I don't care
D G A D
It's five o'clock somewhere
Bridge:
D, G, A, D
Bm
I can pay off my tab
G
Pour myself in a cab
A D
and be back to work before 2
Bm
At a moment like this,
G
I can't help but wonder,
(hold) (hold)
Em A
what would Jimmy Buffet do?
Chorus: 2X or 10X - whatever...
Repeat D, G, A, D
