Owl City – The 5Th Of July (Guitar)

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Artist: Owl City Album: Cinematic Song: The 5th Of July Transpose -1 to have the right chords. C2 : x32033 [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)

      C6  D    C2  G   D   Am    C2   G   D
For me