Closing The Doors Chords & Tabs
Capo on the 3rd fret. Use all downstrokes. Strum only low strings on
the beat and the full chord on the offbeat. On "Men will be boys..." strum
evenly, then return to the regular pattern on "again".
Listen to a recording for help. Enjoy!!!
Chords:
Capo G Cadd9 Em C
on 3
l-------3------3-----------------------|
l-------3------3----------------1------|
l--------------------------------------|
l--------------2--------2-------2------|
l-------2------3--------2-------3------|
l-------3------------------------------|
Intro: G
G Cadd9
Ive been waiting for you, my dear
G Cadd9
Ive been waiting for you
G
over valleys and mountains
Cadd9 G
it helps to keep counting the days
G Cadd9
and last night felt kind of strange, my dear
G Cadd9
last night felt kind of strange
G
all those blankets and sheets
Cadd9 G Cadd9
and those lies through your teeth that i fell through
Em C Em C
and closing the doors never helped me close up the room
Em C
now im hosting the gathering
Em
when all the men will be boys
C G
and the girls sing the chorus again
G Cadd9
and ive been writing your name, sweet pea
G Cadd9
Ive been writing your name
G Cadd9
on the hotel halls and all the bathroom stalls
G
its for you
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/caroline_smith_and_the_good_night_sleeps/closing_the_doors_crd.html ]
Em C
and you came to one of my shows
Em C
i saw your face from the candle light glow
Em C G
and my fingers forgot where to push in the knots of the wood
Em C Em C
and closing the doors never helped me close up the room
Em C
now im hosting the gathering
Em C G
when all the men will be boys and the girls sing the chorus again, again
(Strum Once)
Em C Em C
and closing the doors never helped me close up the room
Em C
now im hosting the gathering
Em C G
when all the men will be boys and the girls sing the chorus again.
Em C Em C
and holding your hand never helped me forget the truth.
Em C
now im hoping your right this time,
Em
[and all the men will grow up
C G
and the girls start to see a new day ] x2
Em
but all the men will be boys
C G
and the girls sing the chorus again.
End on G
:)
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