Closing Time
Semisonic (Dan Wilson, 1998)
4/4 | d - d - D - D u | D u d - D - d u |
1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 4 &
Riff (Play over verses):
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
A|-2---2---|-5---2---|-2---2---|-3---2---|
E|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|
Intro (Riff over 2nd & 3rd time)
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] Open all the [C] doors
and [G] let you out [D] into the [Am] world [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] Turn all of the [C] lights on
over [G] every boy and [D] every [Am] girl [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] One last call for [C] alcohol
so [G] finish your [D] whiskey or [Am] beer [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] You don't have to [C] go home
but you [G] can't [D] stay [Am] here [C]
Chorus
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
Take me [G] home [D] [Am] [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] Time for you to [C] go out
to the [G] places you [D] will be [Am] from [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] This room won't be [C] open
till your [G] brothers or your [D] sisters [Am] come [C]
So [G] gather up your [D] jackets, [Am] move it to the [C] exits
I [G] hope you have [D] found a [Am] friend [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] Every new be- [C] ginning
comes from [G] some other be- [D] ginning's [Am] end, [C] yeah
Chorus
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
Take me [G] home [D] [Am] [C]
Instrumental Bridge
[Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb]
[Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb]
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Play Riff Over Instrumental Chords
A|-2---2---|-5---2---|-2---2---|-3---2---|
E|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|
[G] [D] [Am] [C] x4
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] Time for you to [C] go out
to the [G] places you [D] will be [Am↓] from...
Chorus
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
Take me [G] home [D] [Am] [C]
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
Play Riff
A|-2---2---|-5---2---|-2---2---|-3---2---|
E|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|
[G↓] Closing [D↓] time... [Am↓] Every new be- [C↓] ginning
comes from [G↓] some other be- [D↓] ginning's [Am↓] end [C↓] [G↓]
#Play along in this key.
#Updated 9/30/17 JJ
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Semisonic (Dan Wilson, 1998)
4/4 | d - d - D - D u | D u d - D - d u |
1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 4 &
Riff (Play over verses):
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
A|-2---2---|-5---2---|-2---2---|-3---2---|
E|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|
Intro (Riff over 2nd & 3rd time)
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] Open all the [C] doors
and [G] let you out [D] into the [Am] world [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] Turn all of the [C] lights on
over [G] every boy and [D] every [Am] girl [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] One last call for [C] alcohol
so [G] finish your [D] whiskey or [Am] beer [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] You don't have to [C] go home
but you [G] can't [D] stay [Am] here [C]
Chorus
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
Take me [G] home [D] [Am] [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] Time for you to [C] go out
to the [G] places you [D] will be [Am] from [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] This room won't be [C] open
till your [G] brothers or your [D] sisters [Am] come [C]
So [G] gather up your [D] jackets, [Am] move it to the [C] exits
I [G] hope you have [D] found a [Am] friend [C]
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] Every new be- [C] ginning
comes from [G] some other be- [D] ginning's [Am] end, [C] yeah
Chorus
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
Take me [G] home [D] [Am] [C]
Instrumental Bridge
[Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb]
[Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb]
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Play Riff Over Instrumental Chords
A|-2---2---|-5---2---|-2---2---|-3---2---|
E|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|
[G] [D] [Am] [C] x4
[G] Closing [D] time... [Am] Time for you to [C] go out
to the [G] places you [D] will be [Am↓] from...
Chorus
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home
Take me [G] home [D] [Am] [C]
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
Play Riff
A|-2---2---|-5---2---|-2---2---|-3---2---|
E|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|
[G↓] Closing [D↓] time... [Am↓] Every new be- [C↓] ginning
comes from [G↓] some other be- [D↓] ginning's [Am↓] end [C↓] [G↓]
#Play along in this key.
#Updated 9/30/17 JJ
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