Brad Martin - The Fifth guitar chord

THE FIFTH

Brad Martin

Album: On The Wings Of A Honky Tonk Angel

Submitted by: Christopher R.

March 19, 2004

Intro: (D) (Dsus2) (D) (Dsus2) x 3

-VERSE-

A (D) brown paper (D/C) bag, a (G/B) new empty (D) bottle,

(Bm) Sits by the (A) bed on the (G) floor

(D) Rusty old (D/C) motel, the (G/B) plaster is (D) falling,

The (Bm) wind's whipping (A) under the (G) door

There (Em7) aint enough whiskey to (D) last him

She (Em7) thought he was (D/F#) cheating and (G) one day she (A) asked him

-CHORUS-

(And) He took the (D) fifth

Cuz he couldn't (A) tell her

He knew the (Bm) truth was just gonna (G) kill her

She took the (D) house, the (D/C) car and the (G/B) kids

She (Em7) took it all

(A) And he took the (D) fifth

(D) (Dsus2) (D) (Dsus2)

-VERSE-

(D) There on the (D/C) wall is his (G/B) own judge and (D) jury

(Bm) All them (A) rolled into to (G) one

And (D) long about (D/C) sundown, (G/B) they'll find him (D) guilty

Who (Bm) knows where the (A) bottles come (G) from

(Em7) Maybe he's sorry he (D) did it

But (Em7) he won't get (D/F#) sober en(G)ough to ad(A)mit it

-CHORUS-

(And) He took the (D) fifth

Cuz he couldn't (A) tell her

He knew the (Bm) truth was just gonna (G) kill her

She took the (D) house, the (D/C) car and the (G/B) kids

She (Em7) took it all

(A) And he took the (Bm) fifth

-CHORUS-

(And) He took the (D) fifth

Cuz he couldn't (A) tell her

He knew the (Bm) truth was just gonna (G) kill her

She took the (D) house, the (D/C) car and the (G/B) kids

She (Em7) took it all

(A) And he took the (D) fifth

-TAG-

A (D) brown paper (D/C) bag, a (N.C.) new empty (D) bottle (G) (D)