The Jam – Just Who Is The 5 Oclock Hero (Guitar)

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from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany
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lyrics and chords of: Just Who Is The Five O'Clock Hero? by The Jam 
Note: In the Gm Bb Gm sections, you can quickly switch between G7sus4 and Bb7sus4 chords using your little finger. Listen to the song for timing. Scroll to the bottom for the horn lines transcribed for guitar. [Verse 1]
A                   C#m/G#
  Hello darlin' I'm home again,

A7/G                  F#m7      Bm
  Covered in shit and aches and pains

D                                    C#
  Too knackered to think, so give me time to come round

D                                        Bb
  Just gimme the living room beat to the T.V. sound
Gm Bb Gm [Verse 2]
A                              C#m/G#
  My hard earned dough goes in bills and the larder,

A7/G                                 F#m7       Bm
  And that Prince Philip tells us we gotta work harder

D                              C#
  It seems a constant struggle just to exist,

D                            Bb
  Scrimping and saving and a-crossing off lists
Gm Bb Gm [Chorus]
Eb                               D
  From this window I've seen the whole world pass

Eb                                 D
  From dawn to dusk I've heard the last laugh laughed, and

Eb                                C
  I've seen enough tears to wash away this street

           F                         Dm      Gm
I've heard wedding bells chime and a funeral march,

        Eb                    D
When as one life finishes the other one starts
[Interlude] G Bm/F# G7/F Em Am Cmaj7 Bm [Chorus]
C                                B
  From this window I've seen the whole world pass

C                                  B
  From dawn to dusk I've heard the last laugh laughed, and

C                                 A
  I've seen enough tears to wash away this street,

           D                         Bm      Em
I've heard wedding bells chime and a funeral march,

        C                     B                 E
When as one life finishes the other one starts
[Verse 3]
A                             C#m/G#
  Alright then, love, so I'll be off now

A7/G                                   F#m7       Bm
  It's back to the lunchbox and worker/management rows

D                                   C#
  There's gotta be more to this old life than this,

D                            Bb
  Scrimping and saving and a-crossing off lists
Gm Bb Gm [Outro] A C#m/G# A7/G F#m7 B Bb Gm Bb Gm (repeat to fade)
[Horn Interlude]
   G                         Bm/F#
e|----10-10-10-8--10----12-|-------10-8----10--------|
B|----12-12-12-10-12----13-|-------12-10---12--------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

   G7/F                      Em          Am
e|----10-10-10-8--10----12-|-------10-8-----5--------|
B|----12-12-12-10-12----13-|-------12-8-----5--------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

   Cmaj7                     B                         C
e|----7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|-5-----5--10----8--------|-7-|
B|----8--8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-|-7-----7--12----10-------|-8-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|---|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1

[Horn Outro]
   A                         C#m/G#
e|----12-12-12-10-12----14-|-------12-10---12--------|
B|----14-14-14-12-14----15-|-------14-12---14--------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

   A7/G                      F#m7        Bm
e|----12-12-12-10-12----14-|-------12-14---16--------|
B|----14-14-14-12-14----15-|-------14-15---17--------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

   Bb                        Gm
e|-18----------------------|-------------------------|
B|-18----------------------|-18----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-19----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +