In this episode of Song Exploder, Dan breaks down how that process led to “Closing Time.”
But over two decades ago, Dan and his bandmates John Munson and Jacob Slichter were in Minneapolis, getting ready to start work on their second album, Feeling Strangely Fine. Intro G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Closing time Am C G D Open all the doors and let you out into Am C the world G D Closing time Am C G Turn all of the lights on over every boy D Am C and every girl G D Closing time Am C G One last call for alcohol so finish your D Am C whiskey or beer G D Closing time Am C G You dont. Learn to play Guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much. And he’s won Grammys for his songwriting with the Dixie Chicks and Adele. Closing Time Guitar chords and tabs by Semisonic. Since then, Dan Wilson, the lead singer and songwriter of Semisonic, has become a powerhouse songwriter who has written or co-written for artists like John Legend and Taylor Swift. It gets played in stadiums, Weird Al covered it, and it’s the last song of the night in countless bars. It hit #1 on the Alternative charts, and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Song. The song “Closing Time” by the American rock band Semisonic came out in March 1998.
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