Lagu bergenre rock tersebut dirilis pada 1970 melalui label rekaman Sony Music Entertainment.
“Close Up the Honky-Tonks” muncul dalam album studio mereka yang bertajuk American Woman.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Close Up the Honky-Tonks” dari The Guess Who:
[Intro]
E A
[Verse 1]
A D
I met her in a bar room down in memphis
E A
She did the dance of love up on the stage
A D
But I was much too young to know what she was
E A
Oh why oh why could I not act my age
[Chorus]
A
Close up the honky-tonks
D
Lock all the doors
E A
Don't let the one I love, go there anymore
A
Close up the honky-tonks
D
Lock all the doors
E A
Don't let the one I love, go there anymore
[Solo]
A D E A D E A
[Verse 2]
A D
Well since I met her things have gotten better
D E A
I'm playing all the bars out in L.A
A D
And I know that I never will forget her
E A
I'm surely glad she didn't get her way
[Chorus]
A
Close up the honky-tonks
D
Lock all the doors
E A
Don't let the one I love, go there anymore
A
Close up the honky-tonks
D
Lock all the doors
E A
Don't let the one I love, go there anymore
[Chorus]
A
Close up the honky-tonks
D
Lock all the doors
E A
Don't let the one I love, go there anymore
A
Close up the honky-tonks
D
Lock all the doors
E C#m A
Don't let the one I love, go there anymore
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