[Intro: ]C   F G (four times) 
 
Verse 1: 
C  I got a call from the boys yesterday 
F  Said get ready, we're on the way 
G  It's happy hour at the BBQ bar 
C  Luther's playin' that hot guitar 
 
Verse 2: 
C  Told my baby I just had to go 
F  She was cussin' as we hit the road 
G  Said, "You'll be wanted, mister, dead or alive 
C  If you don't make it back home by five" 
 
Chorus 1: 
C  I got to the wrong five o'clock 
F  I was here right on the dot 
G  Hey baby why you look so shocked 
C  She said "You got home at the wrong five o'clock." 
 
Verse 3: 
C  Well, I'm guilty baby, my mistake 
F  Please don't kill me for goodness sake 
G  Now I'll do anything to make it up to you 
C  She said, "Hush your mouth, there ain't no excuse 
 
Chorus 2: 
C  For comin' home at the wrong five o'clock 
F  I was waitin' and your supper was hot 
G  In case you wonder why I changed the lock 
C  You got home at the wrong five o'clock 
 
Bridge: 
F  We were playin' pool and havin' a ball 
C  Weren't doin' anything wrong at all 
Am Then Jimmy got crazy, got thrown in jail 
F  What else was I supposed to do but 
G  Post his bail 
 
Chorus 3: 
C  I got home at the wrong five o'clock 
F  Key wouldn't fit had to knock, knock, knock 
G  She opened the door with that pistol cocked 
C  I got home at the wrong five o'clock 
 
Repeat last chorus