Key: C Intro: C F C F Verse 1: C After the party's over F And the curtain falls C Cups in between the cushions F Quiet halls C No one but me in the mirror F And these four walls C The speaker still plays in the corner F C F After the party's over
Verse 2: C After the party's over F Denim jacket left C Champagne spray on the ceiling F And the sink's a mess C A number no name on a napkin F Scribbled take a guess C I smile, I can't keep my composure F After the party's over C F C F After the party's over Verse 3: C After the party's over F And the embers dim C I stack up the chairs in the backyard F And I think of him C He played the guitar like an angel F With a bearded grin C Will he still like me when he's sober F After the party's over C F After the party's over C F After the party's over Interlude: C F C F Bridge: C So raise your glass F To the party's past C To the times we'll remember F And the nights we'll forget C To the red solo cups on the front lawn F To the twinkling lights that we'll leave on C To the songs that we sang and the pizza we ate F C G F And the cops who came and said "turn it down it's getting late" C G F They said "turn it down it's getting late" C G F We never turned it down, and it kept getting late F And we sang F And we danced C And we swayed F And had ourselves a good night Verse 4: C But after the party's over F And nostalgia wins C I'm happy and sad at the same time F As the sun creeps in C I'm pretty convinced that last night's F As good as it gets C Promise me you'll come back over F And we'll still do this when we get older N.C. After the party's over
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