Date: 12/30/99; 3:21:31 PM
From: Nathan_Board@orcom.com
Subject: Closing Time Tab

"Closing Time" written and performed by Lyle Lovett
Brought to you by Nathan Board (nathan_board@orcom.com)

From the CD "Lyle Lovett." 1986

As usual, corrections and advice is most welcome.
Once again, consider this a close approximation.
-Nate

Chords used:  A:002220  E:022100  F#m:244222  D:000232 B:XX4442

INTRO:


  A                  E                 F#m
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
B -----------2-----|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
G -------2-------2-|---1-------1-----|---2-------2-----|-----------2-----|
D -----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|
A -0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ---------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|



  D                 E                 A
E -------2-------2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ---3-------3-----|------0--------0-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
G -----2-------2---|--1-------1------|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|
D -0-------0-------|----2-------2----|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A -----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E -----------------|-0------0--------|---------0-------|---------0-------|


SONG

    The   night     she is a true com-panion
  A                  E                 F#m
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
B -----------2-----|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
G -------2-------2-|---1-------1-----|---2-------2-----|-----------2-----|
D -----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|
A -0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ---------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|


They shuffle         in                 they hear the    sound
 D                  B                 D                 E
E -------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-----------------|
B ---3-------3-----|---4-------4-----|---3-------3-----|-------0-------0-|
G -----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|---1-------1-----|
D -0-------0-------|-4-------4-------|-0-------0-------|-----2-------2---|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|

  But by night's    end its night's a-bandon
  A                  E                 F#m
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
B -----------2-----|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
G -------2-------2-|---1-------1-----|---2-------2-----|-----------2-----|
D -----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|
A -0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ---------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|


You look acroos the floor              Ain't anyone a-  round
 D                  B                 D                 E
E -------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-----------------|
B ---3-------3-----|---4-------4-----|---3-------3-----|-------0-------0-|
G -----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|---1-------1-----|
D -0-------0-------|-4-------4-------|-0-------0-------|-----2-------2---|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|

  Closing            Time              un-    plug them people
  D                 E                 A        E         F#m
E -------2-------2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ---3-------3-----|------0--------0-|-------2-------0-|-------2-------2-|
G -----2-------2---|--1-------1------|---2-------1-----|---2-------2-----|
D -0-------0-------|----2-------2----|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|
A -----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-0------0--------|---------0-------|-2-------2-------|

 and send them     home it's closing time
  D                 E                 A
E -------2-------2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ---3-------3-----|------0--------0-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
G -----2-------2---|--1-------1------|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|
D -0-------0-------|----2-------2----|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A -----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E -----------------|-0------0--------|---------0-------|---------0-------|

Lyrics:

A             E            F#m
The night she is a true companion

D            B
They shuffle in

D             E
They hear the sound

A              E
But by night's end

              F#m
It's night's abandon

D                    B
You look across the floor

D             E
Ain't anyone around


D       E
Closing time

A  E        F#m
Unplug them people

D             E
And send them home

              A
It's closing time


A                   E                 F#m
Now Kenny he's been mixing sound all evening

D           B
Sometimes I think that boy

D               E
He ain't got no ears

A              E
And Kathy's laughing

F#m
Kathy's always laughing

D             B
Well keep on laughing Kathy

D                   E
Just make it out of here


D        E
Closing time

A   E         F#m
Unplug them people

D              E
And send them home

              A
It's closing time


A               E                 Fm#
So stack those chairs upon those tables

D                B        D       E
And stack those empties upon that bar

A                E
And count your money

F#m
And count my money

D              B
And hear those bottles ringing

D                  E
You know where you are


D        E
Closing time

A  E         F#m
Unplug them people

D             E
And send them home

              A
It's closing time


D                      E
The night's all that's left behind

A        E             F#m
You take your part and I'll take mine

D         E
And go on home

             A
It's closing time