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Closing Time (C Major)
Artist: Leonard Cohen    Genre: Rock & Roll    Roman Numerals: II, II7, iii, III7, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: Leadpencil9   
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D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
E7
(E,G♯,B,D)
E B D G♯ B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E


Introduction
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse
Ah, we're [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] drinking and we're dancing
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the band is really happening
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Johnny Walker wisdom running high,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And my		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] very sweet companion,
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] she's the Angel of Compassion
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] and she's		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] rubbing half the world against her thigh.
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And every		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] drinker, every dancer
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lifts a happy face to thank her
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the		 fiddler fiddles [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] something so sub		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] lime

Chorus
all the [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] women tear their blouses off
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] the men they dance on the polka dots
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] and it's		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] partner found and it's partner lost
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's		 CLOSING TIME
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Yeah, the		 women tear their blouses off
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] the men they dance on the polka dots
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and it's		 partner found and it's [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] partner lost
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] and it's		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hell to pay when the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] fiddler stops
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's		 CLOSING TIME [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse
We're [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lonely, we're romantic
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the cider's laced with acid
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Holy Spirit's crying, "Where's the beef?"
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] moon is swimming naked
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] and the summer night is fragrant
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] with a		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] mighty expectation of relief
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] So we		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] struggle and we stagger
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] down the snakes and up the ladder
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] to the		 tower where the [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] blessed hours		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] chime

Chorus
and I [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] swear it happened just like this:
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] a  sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Gates of Love they budged an inch
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I can't say much has happened since
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] but		 CLOSING TIME
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I		 swear it happned just like this:
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] a  sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] the		 Gates of Love they [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] budged an inch
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] can't say much has		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] happened since
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] can't say much has happened since,  can't say much has happened since,
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] but		 CLOSING TIME, [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME

Verse
I [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] loved you for your beauty
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] but that doesn't make a fool of me
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] you were in it for your beauty too
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] and I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] loved you for your body
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] there's a voice that sounds like God to me
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] declaring (declaring) declaring (		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] declaring)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] declaring that you're body's really you (really really really really)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] loved you when our love was blessed
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I love you now there's nothing left
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] but		 sorrow and a [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] sense of over		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] time

Chorus
and I [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] miss you since the place got wrecked
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] but I just don't care what happens next
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] looks like freedom but it feels like death
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's something in between, I guess
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's		 CLOSING TIME
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Yeah. I		 miss you since the place got wrecked
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] by the winds of change and the weeds of sex
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] looks like freedom but it		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] feels like death
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] it's		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] something in be		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] tween, I guess
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's		 CLOSING TIME [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse
Yeah, we're [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] drinking and we're dancing
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] but there's nothing really happening
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] The		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] place is dead as Heaven on a Saturday night
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And my		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] very close companion
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] gets me fumbling gets me laughing
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] she's a		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hundred but she's wearing something tight
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And I		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lift my glass to the Awful Truth
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] which you can't reveal to the Ears of Youth
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ex		 cept to say it [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] isn't worth a		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dime
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] whole damn place goes crazy twice
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] and it's once for the Devil  and it's once for Christ
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] but the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Boss don't like these dizzy heights
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] we're busted in the blinding lights
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] of		 CLOSING TIME
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] The		 whole damn place goes crazy twice
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and it's once for the Devil  and it's once for Christ
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] but the		 Boss don't like these [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] dizzy heights
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] we're		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] busted in the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blinding lights
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (busted in the blinding lights)
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] busted in the blinding lights
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] of		 CLOSING TIME, [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Oh, the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] women tear their blouses off
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the men they dance on the polka dots, it's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And it's		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] partner found, and it's partner lost
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] swear it happned just like this:
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] A sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss, it's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] The		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gates of love they budged an inch
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I can't say much has happned since but		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] loved you when our love was blessed
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I love you now, there's nothing left but		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And I		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] missed you since our place got wrecked
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] by the winds of change and the weeds of sex, it's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME
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