Rock, Pop

Closing Time Chords

Semisonic Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 3 min read

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Amtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · D · Am · C

Closing Time Chords – Guitar

Semisonic’s iconic 1998 anthem about endings and new beginnings. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Steady Rock (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 3rd fret to match the original recording’s key of Bb, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Open all the doors and let you out into the world

G C G

Turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl

G C

One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer

G C

You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Verse 2

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Bridge

Em C

Time for you to go out to the places you will be from

Em C

Closing time, this room won’t be open

Em C

Till your brothers or your sisters come

G C

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

G C

I hope you have found a friend

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Outro

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

Practice tip: The G to C transition is the most common in this song; practice switching between them cleanly without slowing the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Amtap to play

Ctap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · D · Am · C

Closing Time Chords – Ukulele

Semisonic’s iconic 1998 anthem about endings and new beginnings. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Steady Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 3rd fret to match the original recording’s key of Bb, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Open all the doors and let you out into the world

G C G

Turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl

G C

One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer

G C

You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Verse 2

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Bridge

Em C

Time for you to go out to the places you will be from

Em C

Closing time, this room won’t be open

Em C

Till your brothers or your sisters come

G C

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

G C

I hope you have found a friend

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Outro

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

Practice tip: The G to C transition is the most common in this song; practice switching between them cleanly without slowing the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Amtap to play

Ctap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · D · Am · C

Closing Time Chords – Piano

Semisonic’s iconic 1998 anthem about endings and new beginnings. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Steady Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 3rd fret to match the original recording’s key of Bb, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Open all the doors and let you out into the world

G C G

Turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl

G C

One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer

G C

You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Verse 2

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Bridge

Em C

Time for you to go out to the places you will be from

Em C

Closing time, this room won’t be open

Em C

Till your brothers or your sisters come

G C

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

G C

I hope you have found a friend

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Outro

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

Practice tip: The G to C transition is the most common in this song; practice switching between them cleanly without slowing the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Amtap to play

Ctap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · D · Am · C

Closing Time Chords – Banjo

Semisonic’s iconic 1998 anthem about endings and new beginnings. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Steady Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 3rd fret to match the original recording’s key of Bb, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Open all the doors and let you out into the world

G C G

Turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl

G C

One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer

G C

You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Verse 2

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Bridge

Em C

Time for you to go out to the places you will be from

Em C

Closing time, this room won’t be open

Em C

Till your brothers or your sisters come

G C

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

G C

I hope you have found a friend

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Outro

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

Practice tip: The G to C transition is the most common in this song; practice switching between them cleanly without slowing the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Amtap to play

Ctap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · D · Am · C

Closing Time Chords – Mandolin

Semisonic’s iconic 1998 anthem about endings and new beginnings. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Steady Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 3rd fret to match the original recording’s key of Bb, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Open all the doors and let you out into the world

G C G

Turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl

G C

One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer

G C

You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Verse 2

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Bridge

Em C

Time for you to go out to the places you will be from

Em C

Closing time, this room won’t be open

Em C

Till your brothers or your sisters come

G C

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

G C

I hope you have found a friend

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Outro

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

Practice tip: The G to C transition is the most common in this song; practice switching between them cleanly without slowing the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Amtap to play

Ctap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · D · Am · C

Closing Time Chords – Harmonica

Semisonic’s iconic 1998 anthem about endings and new beginnings. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Steady Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 3rd fret to match the original recording’s key of Bb, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Open all the doors and let you out into the world

G C G

Turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl

G C

One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer

G C

You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Verse 2

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Bridge

Em C

Time for you to go out to the places you will be from

Em C

Closing time, this room won’t be open

Em C

Till your brothers or your sisters come

G C

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

G C

I hope you have found a friend

Chorus

C G

So gather up your jackets, move it to the ex-its

D Em

I hope you have found a friend

C G

Closing time, every new beginning comes

D Em

From some other beginning’s end

Outro

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

I know who I want to take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

G C

Take me home

Practice tip: The G to C transition is the most common in this song; practice switching between them cleanly without slowing the strum pattern.