It's five o'clock
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[Intro: ]2x: G / D/F# / Em / C / D7
G D/F#
It's five o'clock
Em C D7
and I walk through the empty streets
G D/F#
thoughts fill my head
Em
but then still
C D7
No one speaks to me
G D/F#
My mind takes me back
Em C D7
to the years that have passed me by
{interlude} G / D/F# / Em / C / D7
G / G7
C / Em / Am
D / C / D7
G D/F#
It is so hard te believe
Em
that it's me
that I see
C D7
in the window pane
G D/F#
It it so hard to believe
Em
that all this the way
C D7
that it has to be
G D/F#
It's five o'clock
Em C D7
and I walk through the empty streets
G D/F#
The night is my friend
Em
And in him
C D7
I find sympathy thus so
G D/F# Em C D7
And so I go back to the years that have past me by
Repete {interlude}
G D/F#
It is so hard to believe
Em
that it's me
that I see
C D7
in the window pane
G D/F#
It it so hard to believe
Em
that all this the way
C D7
that it has to be
G D/F#
It's five o'clock
Em C D7
and I walk through the empty streets
G D/F#
The night is my friend
Em C D7
And in him I find sympathy
G D/F#
He gives me day
Em
gives me hope
C D7 G / D/F# / Em / C / D7 / F / G9 / G
and a little dream too
How to play It's five o'clock
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.