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Roger Alan Wade - Deguello Motel
   (CHORUS)
   FI live in a room with a Cgreen radio,
   GCurled in the womb of a Ctwenty-nine year low
   FFour walls from heaven, Cand one sin from Amhell
   In Croom seventeen at GDeguello CMotel
AmThe desk clerk's a jerk, an old Emcarnival fellow,
FI ask where're you from, he said CLake Isabella
FI told him I'd been there, but I never Chad
He looked at the clock, and GI signed the Cpad.
AmHe said, "No dogs allowed," so I Embought me a fish
FHe lives by my bed in a Csouvenir dish
FSwims 'round in circles and Ceats once a day
And looks a lot like my ex-Gwife's Cfiance.
   (CHORUS)
   FI live in a room with a Cgreen radio,
   GCurled in the womb of a Ctwenty-nine year low
   FFour walls from heaven, Cand one sin from Amhell
   In Croom seventeen at GDeguello CMotel
AmAnd there's a wasteland aEmcross the highway
FWhere the lot lizards** roam and the Cbig diesels stay
FThe cops ask me questions, and CI tell them jokes
And that fat one, he's always aG-bummin' my Csmokes
AmAnd the swimming pool water is EmChuck Berry green
FAnd the water pipes rattle like KeCith Richard's spleen 
FThe walls are blood-red, and the Csheets are Velveeta
And that girl in 112 (one-twelve), she Ggoes by CJuanita
AmJuanita's a dancer, she does the Emnaked ballet
FI keep an eye on things Cwhile she's away
FShe spends all her money, and Chalf of mine, too
Tryin' to get high enough to get Gnaked for Cyou
   (CHORUS)
   And I Flive in a room with a Cgreen radio,
   GCurled in the womb of a Ctwenty-nine year low
   FFour walls from heaven, Cand one sin from Amhell
   In Croom seventeen at GDeguello CMotel
AmThere's an old Mexican dirge this Emplace is named after
FAnd I heard it once in a box Coffice disaster
FThe Duke told his boys, said it Cmeans leave or die
I don't know much Spanish, but John Wayne don't Glie
   (CHORUS)
   And I Flive in a room with a Cgreen radio,
   GCurled in the womb of a Ctwenty-nine year low
   FFour walls from heaven, Cand one sin from Amhell
   In Croom seventeen at GDeguello CMotel
FI'm sinkin' like a pearl in a Cbottle of AmPrell
In Croom seventeen at GDeguello CMotel

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Deguello Motel

by Roger Alan Wade

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Roger Alan Wade - Deguello Motel

(CHORUS)

F C

I live in a room with a green radio,

G C

Curled in the womb of a twenty-nine year low

F C Am

Four walls from heaven, and one sin from hell

C G C

In room seventeen at Deguello Motel

Am Em

The desk clerk's a jerk, an old carnival fellow,

F C

I ask where're you from, he said Lake Isabella

F C

I told him I'd been there, but I never had

G C

He looked at the clock, and I signed the pad.

Am Em

He said, "No dogs allowed," so I bought me a fish

F C

He lives by my bed in a souvenir dish

F C

Swims 'round in circles and eats once a day

G C

And looks a lot like my ex-wife's fiance.

(CHORUS)

F C

I live in a room with a green radio,

G C

Curled in the womb of a twenty-nine year low

F C Am

Four walls from heaven, and one sin from hell

C G C

In room seventeen at Deguello Motel

Am Em

And there's a wasteland across the highway

F C

Where the lot lizards** roam and the big diesels stay

F C

The cops ask me questions, and I tell them jokes

G C

And that fat one, he's always a-bummin' my smokes

Am Em

And the swimming pool water is Chuck Berry green

F C

And the water pipes rattle like Keith Richard's spleen

F C

The walls are blood-red, and the sheets are Velveeta

G C

And that girl in 112 (one-twelve), she goes by Juanita

Am Em

Juanita's a dancer, she does the naked ballet

F C

I keep an eye on things while she's away

F C

She spends all her money, and half of mine, too

G C

Tryin' to get high enough to get naked for you

(CHORUS)

F C

And I live in a room with a green radio,

G C

Curled in the womb of a twenty-nine year low

F C Am

Four walls from heaven, and one sin from hell

C G C

In room seventeen at Deguello Motel

Am Em

There's an old Mexican dirge this place is named after

F C

And I heard it once in a box office disaster

F C

The Duke told his boys, said it means leave or die

I don't know much Spanish, but John Wayne don't lie

(CHORUS)

F C

And I live in a room with a green radio,

G C

Curled in the womb of a twenty-nine year low

F C Am

Four walls from heaven, and one sin from hell

C G C

In room seventeen at Deguello Motel

F C Am

I'm sinkin' like a pearl in a bottle of Prell

C G C

In room seventeen at Deguello Motel

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