Band: Bombadil Song: Born at 5:00 Album: Metrics of Affection Capo on the 5th fret. Strum C, first verse a-cappella. Verse 1 Born at 5:00, bright blue eyes Mother beamed, father cried His first words came from a song mom sang Big sis wished it'd been her first name And he took his first steps learned to live upright He sat through school but he ran thru the night And at thirteen kissed a girl but she didn't kiss back Verse 2

A name mi^Csspelled on the diplo^Gma Paycheck, r^Foad trip, Ariz^Cona His first ^Clove wore her hair full of ^Gcurls They called it ^Fquits but he found another ^Cgirl

And everyone s^Ftared as she walked down the a^Cisle Kids got daddy's e^Gyes and they stole momma's s^Ammile And for a w^Fhile there everything was ^Cgoddamn peachy k^Geen

Bridge: C, G, F, C, C, G, F, C Verse 3

Until he cheated ^Cdeath at 3^G5 Asleep at the w^Fheel swerved just in t^Cime His heart grew c^Cold and he lost t^Gouch The job was b^Foring and the marriage was ^Ctough

Then he saw a drop of b^Flood roll down his son's f^Cace He was standing in a r^Gobe he was teaching him to ^Amshave And he sn^Fapped out of it and he l^Cearned to love a^Ggain

Verse 4

But a stroke got d^Cad and they buried ^Gmom Once the c^Fancer grew too st^Crong A lu^Cllaby from sister's ^Glungs First tear in dad's ^Feye since the birth of his ^Cson

So he took the year ^Foff to get back on his ^Cfeet He didn't do ^Gmuch, took a trip to the b^Ameach Here he s^Flept on the sand had a d^Cream where the girl kissed ^Gback

Bridge: C, G, F, C, C, G, F, C Verse 5

Highway h^Come, daily gr^Gind Birthdays, ho^Flidays, peace of m^Cind He lost his h^Cair, found his l^Gaugh Composed a w^Fill and his e^Cpitaph

There was nothing too s^Fpecial about the way he lived ^Clife Was about average ^Gbuild, was about average h^Ameight Someti^Fmes he did things wrong o^Cther times he did r^Gight

Verse 6

A porch out f^Cront and a yard out b^Gack The quiet l^Fife in the cul-de-s^Cac Kids in s^Cchool gowns and t^Gies More little b^Fabies with bright blue ^Ceyes

So he cashed in his c^Fhips and he moved to the h^Cills But he didn't eat r^Gight and he didn't take his p^Amills And then at ^F5 clock one day those s^Coft blue eyes grew s^Gtill

Outro: C, G, F, C, F, G, C (let ring)

Bombadil - Born at 5