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