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Sitting In My Hotel

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Album: Everybody's in show business
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option for a particular chord progression. Just use
F = xx3211 C7 = x32310 Gm = 355333
Am/E = xx2210 Dm7 = xx0211 Dm = xx0231
F7/Eb = xx1211 Dm7/C = x30211 Eb = x68886
C = x32010 Bb = x13331 A7 = x02020
G7 = 320001 F/A = x03211 F7 = 131211
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[Intro] (Over the sound hole pat all the strings with
the flat of your palm to make a beat)
(F)
| / / / / |
^ ^ ^
[Verse 1]
If my Ffriends could see me now,
Driving 'Am/Eround just like a film star,
In a F7/Ebchauffeur driven jam jar, they would Claugh,
G7They would all be C7saying that it's Fnot really Cme,
G7They would all be C7asking who I'm Ftrying to Cbe
[Verse 2]
If my Ffriends could see me now,
Looking Am/Eout my hotel window dressed in F7/Ebsatin strides,
And two-tone Dm7dai - Dm7/Csy Bbroots,
BbIf my friends could F/Asee me now,
I Gmknow they would Fsmile
[Verse 3]
FSitting in my ho - Ctel,
Hiding Dm7from the dramas Fof this F7great big Bbworld,
Eb  DmSeven stories A7high,
Dm7Looking at the Fworld F7go Bbby--F/A----,Gm  
FSitting in my hotel Croom,
Thinking of the Dmcountry- Dm/Cside and F7/Ebsunny days in BbJune,
Eb  Dm7Trying to hide the A7gloom,
DmSitting in my F7hotel BbroomF/A-----Gm----!
[Verse 4]
If my Ffriends could see me now,
Dressing Am/Eup in my bow-tie,
Prancing 'F7/Ebround the room, like some outrageous Cpoof,
G7They would C7tell me that I'm Fjust being Cused,
G7They would C7ask me what I'm Ftrying to Cprove
[Verse 5]
They would Fsee me in my hotel,
Watching Am/Elate shows 'til the morning,
Writing F7/Ebsongs for old time vaude - Dm7ville Dm7/Cre - Bbvues,
BbAll my friends would F/Aask me what it's Gmall leading Fto?
[Verse 6]
FSitting in my ho - Ctel looking Dm7through the Fwindow...
At the F7people in the Bbstreet,
Eb  DmSeven stories A7high,
Dm7Looking at the Fworld F7go Bbby--F/A------Gm----F--,
DmSitting in my A7hotel,
Dm7Looking at the Fworld F7out - BbsideF/A-----Gm----!
[Verse 7]
If my Ffriends could see me now,
They would Am/Etry to understand me, they would F7/Ebask me,
What on F7earth I'm Dm7trying Dm7/Cto Bbprove,
BbAll my friends would F/Aask me,
What it's Gmall leading Fto?
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