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Owl City - The 5th Of July Chords

Chord reference G, C, D, Am, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G]My mother watched the [C] [D]fireworks, [G]from her hospital bed [C] [D] [Am]And after [G]it was all [C]over, [D] [Em]she held me [D]for the [Am]first time, [C]on the 5th [D]

[G]Deep in Iowa [C]country, [D] [G]a heavenly hideaway [C] [D] [Am]On the [G]shores of Lake [C]Rathbun, [D] [Em]my folks [D]brought me [Am]home [G] [C] [G] [D]Ooh, on the 5th, [C] [G] [D]ooh, [G]of July, [C] [G] [D]ooh, On the 5th [C] [D]

[G]A teacher and a [C]mechanic, [D] [G]brought me into this [C]world [D] [Am]They’ve [G]loved me with [C]all their [D]hearts since [Em]The day I [D]opened my [Am]eyes, [G] [C]so I’d do [D]well to tell myself

[C]To slow [G] [D]down and tell my folks I love them, [C] [G]with all of my [D]heart Cause[C]some[G]day [D]the Lord is [Am]gonna call them [C]home, and someday they’ll be [G]gone

[C]To slow [G] [D]down and tell your [Em]folks you love them, [C] [G]with all of your [D]heart Cause[C]some[G]day[D]the Lord is [Em]gonna call them [Am]home, and someday they’ll be [D]gone

[C]Cause we all [G]live, [D]just one life, [C]and mine [D]began, [Em]late that night [C] [G] [D]Ooh, on the 5th, [C] [G] [D]ooh,[G]of July, [C] [G] [D]ooh, on the 5th [C] [G] [D]Ooh, [G]of July, [C] [G] [D]ooh, On the 5th, [C] [G] [D]ooh, [G]of July [C] [G] [D]Ooh, On the 5th, [C] [G] [D]Ooh,

Artist Owl City
Album Cinematic
Genres Pop
Year 2018
Key G

How to Play The 5th Of July on Guitar?

Owl City - The 5th Of July can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D, Am, Em chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The 5th Of July with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.