Closing Time chords by Lyle Lovett

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Intermediate

Capo 2

Intro:

G     G/F#     Em      Em
C     D

Verse:
G                    G/F#      Em
    The night she is a true companion
C                A7   C               D
    They shuffle in,    they hear the sound
G                  G/F#              Em
    But by night's end it's night's abandon
C                 A7                 C             D
    You look across the floor, there ain't anyone around

Chorus:
C     C/B   D     G   G/F#      Em
   Closin’  time,   unplug them people
C                D                  G
   And send them home, it's closin’ time

Verse:
G                       G/F#             Em
    Now Kenny he's been mixin’ sound all evenin’
C                 A7            C                  D
    Sometimes I think that boy,    he ain't got no ears
G       G/F#     Em              C
    And Kathy's laughin’, an’ Kathy's always laughin’
G        G/F#    Em               C                      D
    Well keep on laughin’, Kathy,    just make it out of here

Chorus:
C     C/B   D     G   G/F#      Em
   Closin’  time,   unplug them people
C                D                  G
   And send them home, it's closin’ time
C     C/B   D     G   G/F#      Em
   Closin’  time,   unplug them people
C                D                  G
   And send them home, it's closin’ time

Solo:
G     G/F#       Em       Em/D
C     A7         C        D
G     G/F#       Em       Em/D
C     D

Verse:
G                  G/F#              Em
    So stack those chairs upon those tables
C                   A7       C             D
    And stack those empties,    up on that bar
G       G/F#       Em      C
    And count your money, oh, an’ count my money
G       G/F#       Em               C                     D
    And hear those bottles ringin’,    you know where you are

Chorus:
C     C/B   D     G   G/F#      Em
   Closin’  time,   unplug them people
C                D                  G
   And send them home, it's closin’ time
C     C/B   D     G   G/F#      Em
   Closin’  time,   unplug them people
C                D                  G
   And send them home, it's closin’ time

C               C/B        D
    The night's all that's left behind
      G        G/F#          Em        Em/D
Well, you take your part and I'll take mine
C             D                  C    G/B    Am7    G
    And go on home, it's closin’ time