[Intro]
D  G  A7  D
[Strophe]
    D              A7                D                A7      (A2  A) 
The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow, and so am I 
    D               A7               Bm              A7    (A2 A) 
The work day passes like molasses in wintertime, but it's July 
        G                     D                    A7                  D 
Gettin' paid by the hour, and older by the minute, boss just pushed me over the limit 
            G                     D                         A 
I'd like to call him somethin', I think I'll just call it a day
[Refrain]
D                 G                          A7               D 
Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane 
                     G                  A7    N.C.            D 
It's only half past twelve, but I don't care, it's 5 o'clock, somewhere
[Instrumentale]
(D) (G) (A7) (D)
[Strophe]
      D                   A7                  D         A7       A2  A 
Well, this lunch break is gonna take all afternoon, and half the night 
  D                A7               Bm                   A7       (A2 A) 
Tomorrow mornin' I know there'll be hell to pay, hey but that's alright 
      G                        D           A7                                    D 
Ain't had a day off now in over a year, my Jamaican vacation's gonna start right here 
       G                       D                          A7 
If the phone's for me, you can tell them I've just sailed away
[Refrain]
D                 G                          A7               D 
Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane 
                     G                  A7    N.C.            D 
It's only half past twelve, but I don't care, it's 5 o'clock, somewhere
[Strophe]
        Bm                     Bm7/A           G          A           D 
I could pay off my tab, pour myself in cab and be back to work before two 
     Bm                 Bm/A                  Em                       A7 
At a moment like this I can't help but wonder what would Jimmy Buffett do
[Refrain]
D                 G                          A7               D 
Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane 
                     G                  A7    N.C.            D 
It's only half past twelve, but I don't care, it's 5 o'clock, somewhere 
D                 G                          A7               D 
Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane 
                     G                  A7    N.C.            D 
It's only half past twelve, but I don't care, it's 5 o'clock, somewhere
[Outro]
G  A  D