5 O'clock 500

Alabama

Tom: A

A   C   D   A   (x2) 
INTRO 
 
     G                     D        A 
Just punched the clock and boy am I ready, 
D                             A 
Walking out the door, headin' home. 
    D              E         A                     D 
Its time to buckle up again, in my rolling hunk of tin. 
             D/Db      D/B     D/A     E 
Its quittin' time, the evening race is on. 
 
         A          D        A 
Its that 5 o'clock 500 and I run it every day, 
                                         D 
Pick-up trucks, cars and buses all in my way. 
                  E 
We've got Darryl, we've got Dale,  
A                        D 
Richard, Mark, Rusty and Jeff. 
                   D/Db      D/B          D/A    E 
Well the boss just dropped a green, we're on our way, 
          D          E        A 
It's that 5 o'clock 500 every day. 
 
(with riff *1) 
A   C   D   A 
    
    G               D           A 
Now Bubba's runnin' right on my bumper, 
D                                 A 
Pushin' me but there's nowhere to go. 
D             E 
Lane changin' left and right, 
A                          D 
Blowin' horns and blinkin' lights. 
             D/Db     D/B   D/A     E 
Boy the fast lane has never been so slow. 
 
         A          D        A 
Its that 5 o'clock 500 and I run it every day, 
                                         D 
Pick-up trucks, cars and buses all in my way. 
                  E 
We've got Darryl, we've got Dale,  
A                        D 
Richard, Mark, Rusty and Jeff. 
                   D/Db      D/B          D/A    E 
Well the boss just dropped a green, we're on our way, 
          D          E        A 
It's that 5 o'clock 500 every day. 
 
A   C   D   A   (x2) 
LEAD SOLO 

         G            D              A   
When the cars shut us out we're at a standstill, 
D                              A 
Heard there's construction up ahead. 
D             E  
Won't be long so they say, 
A                        D 
Soon we'll all be on our way. 
             D/Db   D/B D/A     E 
Some trucker on the CB     just said,
 
         A          D        A 
Its that 5 o'clock 500 and I run it every day, 
                                         D 
Pick-up trucks, cars and buses all in my way. 
                  E 
We've got Darryl, we've got Dale,  
A                        D 
Richard, Mark, Rusty and Jeff. 
                   D/Db      D/B          D/A    E 
Well the boss just dropped a green, we're on our way, 
          D          E 
It's that 5 o'clock 500  
D          E 
5 o'clock 500, 
D          E        A 
5 o'clock 500 every day. 
      C          D          A 
Every day, every day, every day. 
 
A   G   D   A    C   D   A   (x2) 
LEAD SOLO