Intro: C5   F5 G5 (four times) 
 

Verse 1: 
C5
  I got a call from the boys yesterday 
F5
  Said get ready, we're on the way 
G5
  It's happy hour at the BBQ bar 
C5
  Luther's playin' that hot guitar 
 
Verse 2: 
C5
  Told my baby I just had to go 
F5
  She was cussin' as we hit the road 
G5
  Said, "You'll be wanted, mister, dead or alive 
C5
  If you don't make it back home by five" 
 
Chorus 1: 
C5
  I got to the wrong five o'clock 
F5
  I was here right on the dot 
G5
  Hey baby why you look so shocked 
C5
  She said "You got home at the wrong five o'clock." 
 
Verse 3: 
C5
  Well, I'm guilty baby, my mistake 
F5
  Please don't kill me for goodness sake 
G5
  Now I'll do anything to make it up to you 
C5
  She said, "Hush your mouth, there ain't no excuse 
 
Chorus 2: 
C5
  For comin' home at the wrong five o'clock 
F5
  I was waitin' and your supper was hot 
G5
  In case you wonder why I changed the lock 
C5
  You got home at the wrong five o'clock 
 
Bridge: 
F5
  We were playin' pool and havin' a ball 
C5
  Weren't doin' anything wrong at all 
A5
 Then Jimmy got crazy, got thrown in jail 
F5
  What else was I supposed to do but 
G5
  Post his bail 
 
Chorus 3: 
C5
  I got home at the wrong five o'clock 
F5
  Key wouldn't fit had to knock, knock, knock 
G5
  She opened the door with that pistol cocked 
C5
  I got home at the wrong five o'clock 

Repeat last chorus