Tom: G
Introdução:
Ab Db Gb Bbeb)
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