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When The Open Road Is Closing In

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|-G--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------2-3---2---------2-3---2---|
E|-3---------------3---------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| x3
A|-------2-3---2-------2-3-----2---|
E|-3---------------3---------------|
[Verse 1]
Gtime - measured in dotted yellow Clines has past you Gby
Gand I never said an honest thing to Cyou in all my Glife
hard Dtimes go Cslowly
and the good Gtimes never Dcome
the world is a Cmotor inn in a Giowa highway Dslum
[Chorus]
Gwhen the open Droad is closing Cin
and yoEmu can't say where it Dends and you beAgin
when Gevery truck stop Ddive's another Cfive years off your B7life
Gwhen the open Droad is closing Cin
and thEme dotted yellow Dlines begin to Aspin
when the Gsky begins to Dfall on everyCthing you like at B7all
Amyou won't be Dcoming home aAmgainD  
[Interlude]
e|-G--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----2-3-----2---------2-3---2---|
E|-3---------------3---------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| x3
A|-------2-3---2-------2-3-----2---|
E|-3---------------3---------------|
[Verse 2]
Gciao you keep on drowning in the rCoads between the Gtowns
Gnow i have been closing all the sChutters in the Ghouse
well i Dknow you'll be Cback when every tGree is turning Dbrown
you'll Dfind the house is Cempty and the swingGset's fallen Ddown
[Chorus]
Gwhen the open Droad is closing Cin
and you Emcan't say where it Dends and you beAgin
when Gevery truck stop Ddive's another Cfive years off your B7life
Gwhen the open Droad is closing Cin
and thEme dotted yellow Dlines begin to Aspin
when the Gsky begins to Dfall on everyCthing you like at B7all
Amyou won't be Dcoming home aAmgainD  G  

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When The Open Road Is Closing In

by The Magnetic Fields

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|-------2-3---2---------2-3---2---|

E|-3---------------3---------------|

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------| x3

A|-------2-3---2-------2-3-----2---|

E|-3---------------3---------------|

[Verse 1]

G C G

time - measured in dotted yellow lines has past you by

G C G

and I never said an honest thing to you in all my life

D C

hard times go slowly

G D

and the good times never come

C G D

the world is a motor inn in a iowa highway slum

[Chorus]

G D C

when the open road is closing in

Em D A

and you can't say where it ends and you begin

G D C B7

when every truck stop dive's another five years off your life

G D C

when the open road is closing in

Em D A

and the dotted yellow lines begin to spin

G D C B7

when the sky begins to fall on everything you like at all

Am D Am D

you won't be coming home again

[Interlude]

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|-----2-3-----2---------2-3---2---|

E|-3---------------3---------------|

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------| x3

A|-------2-3---2-------2-3-----2---|

E|-3---------------3---------------|

[Verse 2]

G C G

ciao you keep on drowning in the roads between the towns

G C G

now i have been closing all the shutters in the house

D C G D

well i know you'll be back when every tree is turning brown

D C G D

you'll find the house is empty and the swingset's fallen down

[Chorus]

G D C

when the open road is closing in

Em D A

and you can't say where it ends and you begin

G D C B7

when every truck stop dive's another five years off your life

G D C

when the open road is closing in

Em D A

and the dotted yellow lines begin to spin

G D C B7

when the sky begins to fall on everything you like at all

Am D Am D G

you won't be coming home again

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