Five Short Minutes Chords
by Jim Croce
Five Short Minutes by Jim Croce is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, A7, D7 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
A
Well she was standing by my dressing room
After the show asking for my autograph and
A7 D7
asked if she could go back to my motel room
A
But the rest is just a tragic tale
E
Because five short minutes of love
D7 A
Will cost me twenty long years in jail
verse 2
A
Well like a fool in a hurry I took her to my room
A7
She casted me in plaster while I sang her a tune
D7 A
Then I said ooh ooee sure was a tragic tale
E
Because five short minutes of lovin?
D7 A
Done brought me twenty long years in jail
verse 3
A
Well then a judge and a jury sat me in a room
They say that robbin? the cradle
A7
Is worse than robbin? the tomb
D7 A
Then I said ooh ooee sure was a tragic tale
(wasn?t worth it, wasn?t worth it)
E
Because five short minutes of love
D7 A
Will cost me twenty long years in jail
verse 4
A
When I get out of this prison gonna be forty five
I?ll know that I used to like to do it
A7
But I won?t remember why
D7 A
I?ll say ooh ooee sure was a tragic tale
(wasn?t worth it, wasn?t worth it)
E
Because five short minutes of love
D7 A
Will cost me twenty long years in jail
E
Because five short minutes of love
D7 A
Will cost me twenty long years in jail