The 5th Of July chords by Owl City

Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)

verse 1
G        C2  D
 My mum woke my dad up
G               C2  D
 And said « it?s time to leave »
Am    G/B      C2     D
 So they jumped in the old Caprice
  Em    D    Am
And tore off into the night
C2    D    G
 On the 4th of July

           C2   D
They flew through the darkness
G         C2  D
 Drivin? like Jehu
Am     G/B      C2   D
 And they rolled intoo Ottumwa
Em      D      Am
 Before the sun began to rise
C2    D    G
 On the 4th of July

           C2   D
And in walks Bob and Janice
G          C2 D
 Rachel's on her way
Am    G/B      C2  D
 To peek in through the window
Em    D       Am
Hoping to hear her grandson cry
C2    D    C2 G D Am  C2 G D Am  C6 D
 On the 4th of July

verse 2
G           C2    D
 My mother watched the fireworks
G          C2  D
 From her hospital bed
Am     G/B    C2  D
 And after it was all over
Em      D      Am
 She held me for the first time
C2    D    G
 On the 5th of July

         C2    D
I got my mother?s brown eyes
G           C2  D
 And my dad?s quiet way
Am      G/B        C2  D
 And grandma Rachel?s love for music
Em  D      Am
 The morning I arrived
C2    D    G
 On the 5th of July

       C2   D
Deep in Iowa country
  G          C2 D
And a heavenly hideaway
Am    G/B      C2   D
 On the shores of Lake Rathbun
Em   D      Am
 My folks brought me home
C2    D    C2 G
 On the 5th of July

Bridge
D
That was when (that was when)
Am
Life began (life began)
   C2  G
For me
D
That was when (that was when)
Am
Life began (life began)
   C6 D  G
For me

verse 3
          C2  D
A teacher and a mechanic
G           C2  D
 Brought me into this world
Am   G/B      C2
 They loved me with all their hearts since
Em     G/B     Am
 The day I opened my eyes
G/B - C2     D   C2  G
    On the 5th of July

Outro
D
That was when (that was when)
Am
Life began (life began)
   C2  G
For me
D
That was when (that was when)
Am
Life began (life began)
   C2 G  D  Am  C2  G  D
For me