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[Intro]
G   D   G   D
[Verse]
So, we're Gdrinking and we're dancing
GAnd the band is really happening
And the EmJohnny Walker wisdom's running high
And my Bmvery sweet companion
BmShe's an angel of compassion
She's Emrubbing half the world against her thigh
Every Cdrinker every dancer
CLifts a happy face to thank her
And the Gfiddler fiddles Bsomething so subEmlime
[Verse]
And the Dwomen tear their blouses off
DAnd the men they dance on the polka-dots
And it's Cpartner found and it's partner lost
CAnd it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops
It's Gclosing time
And the Cwomen tear their blouses off
CAnd the men they dance on the polka-dots
And it's Gpartner found and it's Bpartner lost
And it's Emhell to pay when the Cfiddler stops
It's Gclosing time
DClosing time
[Verse]
Well, we're Glonely, we're romantic
GSociety's psyched with acid
And the EmHoly Spirit's crying, "Where's the beef?"
And the Bmmoon is swimming naked
BmAnd the summer night is fragrant
With a Emmighty expectation of relief
So we Cstruggle and we stagger
CDown the snakes and up the ladder
To the Gtower where the Bblessed hours Emchime
[Verse]
And I Dswear it happened just like this
DA sigh, a cry and a hungry kiss
The Cgates of love they budged an inch
CI can't say much has happened since
But Gclosing time
I Cswear it happened just like this
CA sigh, a cry and a hungry kiss
The Ggates of love they Bbudged an inch
But you Emcan't say much has Chappened since
Since Gclosing time
DClosing time
[Bridge]
I Emloved you for your beauty
EmBut that doesn't make a fool of me
BmYou were in it for your beauty too
And I Emloved you for your body
EmThere's a voice that sounds like god to me
DeAclaring that your body's really you
[Instrumental]
D  C  G/B  D/A
[Verse]
But I Cloved you when our love was blessed
CAnd I love you now there's nothing left
But Gsorrow and a Bsense of overEmtime
And I Dmissed you since the place got wrecked
DAnd I just don't care what happens next
CLooks like freedom but it feels like death
CIt's something in between, I guess
It's Gclosing time
DClosing time
[Verse]
Oh, we're Gdrinking and we're dancing
GYet there's nothing really happening
This Emplace is dead as heaven on a Saturday night
And my Bmvery close companion
BmGets me humping, gets me laughing
She's a Emhundred but she's wearing something tight
(EmTight, tight, tight, tight, tight, tight)
And I Clift my glass to the awful truth
CBut you can't reveal to the ears of youth
ExGcept to say, it Bisn't worth a Emdime
And the Dwhole damn place goes crazy twice
DIt's once for the Devil and it's once for the Christ
But the Cboss don't like those dizzy heights
CWe're busted in the blinding lights
It's Gclosing time
It's Dclosing timeG  
[Outro]
G(Closing, drinking, Devil, dancing)
DClosing timeG  
DClosing timeG  
DClosing timeG  

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Closing Time

by Fairport Convention

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

D/A

[Intro]

G D G D

[Verse]

So, we're drinking and we're dancing

And the band is really happening

And the Johnny Walker wisdom's running high

And my very sweet companion

She's an angel of compassion

She's rubbing half the world against her thigh

Every drinker every dancer

Lifts a happy face to thank her

G B Em

And the fiddler fiddles something so sublime

[Verse]

And the women tear their blouses off

And the men they dance on the polka-dots

And it's partner found and it's partner lost

And it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops

It's closing time

And the women tear their blouses off

And the men they dance on the polka-dots

G B

And it's partner found and it's partner lost

Em C

And it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops

It's closing time

Closing time

[Verse]

Well, we're lonely, we're romantic

Society's psyched with acid

And the Holy Spirit's crying, "Where's the beef?"

And the moon is swimming naked

And the summer night is fragrant

With a mighty expectation of relief

So we struggle and we stagger

Down the snakes and up the ladder

G B Em

To the tower where the blessed hours chime

[Verse]

And I swear it happened just like this

A sigh, a cry and a hungry kiss

The gates of love they budged an inch

I can't say much has happened since

But closing time

I swear it happened just like this

A sigh, a cry and a hungry kiss

G B

The gates of love they budged an inch

Em C

But you can't say much has happened since

Since closing time

Closing time

[Bridge]

I loved you for your beauty

But that doesn't make a fool of me

You were in it for your beauty too

And I loved you for your body

There's a voice that sounds like god to me

Declaring that your body's really you

[Instrumental]

D C G/B D/A

[Verse]

But I loved you when our love was blessed

And I love you now there's nothing left

G B Em

But sorrow and a sense of overtime

And I missed you since the place got wrecked

And I just don't care what happens next

Looks like freedom but it feels like death

It's something in between, I guess

It's closing time

Closing time

[Verse]

Oh, we're drinking and we're dancing

Yet there's nothing really happening

This place is dead as heaven on a Saturday night

And my very close companion

Gets me humping, gets me laughing

She's a hundred but she's wearing something tight

(Tight, tight, tight, tight, tight, tight)

And I lift my glass to the awful truth

But you can't reveal to the ears of youth

G B Em

Except to say, it isn't worth a dime

And the whole damn place goes crazy twice

It's once for the Devil and it's once for the Christ

But the boss don't like those dizzy heights

We're busted in the blinding lights

It's closing time

D G

It's closing time

[Outro]

(Closing, drinking, Devil, dancing)

D G

Closing time

D G

Closing time

D G

Closing time

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