INTRO: A C D A (x2)
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.
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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.
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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.
OUTRO: A G D A C D A (x2)