Intro: (D)  (Dsus2)  (D)  (Dsus2) x 3 
 
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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) 
 
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(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 
 
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A (D) brown paper (D/C) bag, a (N.C.) new empty (D) bottle (G) (D)