Closing Time chords by Lyle Lovett

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Intermediate

Capo 2

Intro:

G+G   G/F#   E minorEm   E minorEm
C majorC   D MajorD

Verse:
G+G          G/F#   E minorEm
  The night she is a true companion
C majorC        A7A7  C majorC        D MajorD
  They shuffle in,  they hear the sound
G+G         G/F#       E minorEm
  But by night's end it's night's abandon
C majorC         A7A7         C majorC       D MajorD
  You look across the floor, there ain't anyone around

Chorus:
C majorC   C/BC/B  D MajorD   G+G  G/F#   E minorEm
  Closin’ time,  unplug them people
C majorC        D MajorD         G+G
  And send them home, it's closin’ time

Verse:
G+G            G/F#       E minorEm
  Now Kenny he's been mixin’ sound all evenin’
C majorC         A7A7      C majorC         D MajorD
  Sometimes I think that boy,  he ain't got no ears
G+G    G/F#   E minorEm       C majorC
  And Kathy's laughin’, an’ Kathy's always laughin’
G+G    G/F#  E minorEm        C majorC           D MajorD
  Well keep on laughin’, Kathy,  just make it out of here

Chorus:
C majorC   C/BC/B  D MajorD   G+G  G/F#   E minorEm
  Closin’ time,  unplug them people
C majorC        D MajorD         G+G
  And send them home, it's closin’ time
C majorC   C/BC/B  D MajorD   G+G  G/F#   E minorEm
  Closin’ time,  unplug them people
C majorC        D MajorD         G+G
  And send them home, it's closin’ time

Solo:
G+G   G/F#    E minorEm    Em/DEm/D
C majorC   A7A7     C majorC    D MajorD
G+G   G/F#    E minorEm    Em/DEm/D
C majorC   D MajorD

Verse:
G+G         G/F#       E minorEm
  So stack those chairs upon those tables
C majorC          A7A7    C majorC       D MajorD
  And stack those empties,  up on that bar
G+G    G/F#    E minorEm   C majorC
  And count your money, oh, an’ count my money
G+G    G/F#    E minorEm        C majorC           D MajorD
  And hear those bottles ringin’,  you know where you are

Chorus:
C majorC   C/BC/B  D MajorD   G+G  G/F#   E minorEm
  Closin’ time,  unplug them people
C majorC        D MajorD         G+G
  And send them home, it's closin’ time
C majorC   C/BC/B  D MajorD   G+G  G/F#   E minorEm
  Closin’ time,  unplug them people
C majorC        D MajorD         G+G
  And send them home, it's closin’ time

C majorC        C/BC/B    D MajorD
  The night's all that's left behind
   G+G    G/F#     E minorEm    Em/DEm/D
Well, you take your part and I'll take mine
C majorC       D MajorD         C majorC  G/BG/B  Am7Am7  G+G
  And go on home, it's closin’ time

Closing Time chords

"Closing Time" is the closing track of Texan country singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett's debut album from 1986. "Closing Time" is written by Lyle Lovett.