Behind Closed Doors – On the Rocks

by Charlie Richr
Key of A

Country love songs didn’t get much more suggestive than Behind Closed Doors, and in 1973 some radio stations banned the record as being too racy for their listeners.

My baby makes me proud, Lord don’t she make me proud
She never makes a scene by hanging all over me in a crowd
Cause people like to talk, Lord, how they love to talk
But when they turn out the lights,
I know she’ll be leaving with me

And when we get behind closed doors
Then she lets her hair hang down
And she makes me glad I’m a man
Oh no one knows what goes on behind closed doors.

My baby makes me smile, Lord don’t she make me smile
She’s never too far away or too tired to say “I want you”
She’s always a lady, just like a lady should be
But when they turn out the lights, she’s still a baby to me

And when we get behind closed doors
Then she lets her hair hang down
And she makes me glad I’m a man
Oh no one knows what goes on behind closed doors

Capo 2nd Fret
 
[Intro]
F G C
 
[Verse 1]
C                        F               G       C
My baby makes me proud.  Lord, don't she make me proud
                                   F              G
She never makes a scene by hangin' all over me in crowd
      C                    F              G       C
Cause people like to talk. Lord, how they love to talk
              C             Dm      F              G            C
But when they turn out the lights I know she'll be leavin' with me
 
[Chorus]
                F      G      C                       F    G    C
And when we get behind closed doors then she lets her hair hang down
                 F         Em    Dm
And she makes me glad that I'm a man
    Dm Em  F          Dm   Em F             C
Oh, no one knows what goes on behind closed doors
 
(Move capo to 2nd fret during the piano part)
 
[Interlude]
F G C
 
[Verse 2]
C                       F               G       C
My baby makes me smile. Lord, don't she make me smile
                        F                G
She's never far away or too tired to say I want you
C                    F           G           C
She's always a lady, just like a lady should be
              C            Dm     F             G       C
But when they turn out the lights she's still a baby to me
 
[Chorus]
                F      G      C                       F    G    C
And when we get behind closed doors then she lets her hair hang down
                 F         Em    Dm
And she makes me glad that I'm a man
    Dm Em  F          Dm   Em F             C
Oh, no one knows what goes on behind closed doors
F      G      C
Behind closed doors