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Tom Russell - Evangeline Hotel
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G   C   G   C   G   C   G   C
[Verse 1]
Well, she Gmoves like Betty Grable
She's an Cactress waiting Gtables
And all her tips are kept inside a wishing Dwell
She's got an Gagent down the hall
He's got her Cphoto on his Gwall
She's got a room at the EDvangeline HoGtel
[Verse 2]
And from the Gtenth floor fire escape
She can Csee the great white Gway
But not the street and not the eyes of those who Dfell
She dreams she Gsees her name in lights
She dreams that Cdream every Gnight
Room ten-o-four at the EDvangeline HoGtel
[Chorus]
It's "Rock of DAges Cleft for Thee" 
She's just a Cchild of TennesGsee
Her daddy's girl, her golden curls locked in a Dspell
Where you don't Gplay your music loud 
And there Cain't no men alGlowed
On Friday nights at the EDvangeline HoGtel
[Instrumental]
G    C  G    D    G    C  G    D    G
[Verse 3]
You make it Ghere, so they declare
Then you can Cmake it anywhereG  
Those old clichés ring through the halls just like a Dbell
But tell it Gto the ones who wait 
Behind the C23rd Street Ggate
On Friday nights at the EDvangeline HoGtel
[Chorus]
It's "Rock of DAges Cleft for Thee" 
She's going Cback to TennesGsee
She's got a watch and winter coat that she can Dsell
She learned the Ghard unspoken rule 
And things you Cnever learned in Gschool
All down the halls at the EDvangeline HoGtel
[Verse 4]
And you can Gknock on any door
Any Croom on any Gfloor
It's all the same at the EDvangeline HoGtelC  G  
The house of dreams called the EDvangeline HoGtel 
[Outro]
G   C   G   C   G   C

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Evangeline Hotel

by Tom Russell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tom Russell - Evangeline Hotel

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

G C G C G C G C

[Verse 1]

Well, she moves like Betty Grable

C G

She's an actress waiting tables

And all her tips are kept inside a wishing well

She's got an agent down the hall

C G

He's got her photo on his wall

D G

She's got a room at the Evangeline Hotel

[Verse 2]

And from the tenth floor fire escape

C G

She can see the great white way

But not the street and not the eyes of those who fell

She dreams she sees her name in lights

C G

She dreams that dream every night

D G

Room ten-o-four at the Evangeline Hotel

[Chorus]

It's "Rock of Ages Cleft for Thee"

C G

She's just a child of Tennessee

Her daddy's girl, her golden curls locked in a spell

Where you don't play your music loud

C G

And there ain't no men allowed

D G

On Friday nights at the Evangeline Hotel

[Instrumental]

G C G D G C G D G

[Verse 3]

You make it here, so they declare

C G

Then you can make it anywhere

Those old clichés ring through the halls just like a bell

But tell it to the ones who wait

C G

Behind the 23rd Street gate

D G

On Friday nights at the Evangeline Hotel

[Chorus]

It's "Rock of Ages Cleft for Thee"

C G

She's going back to Tennessee

She's got a watch and winter coat that she can sell

She learned the hard unspoken rule

C G

And things you never learned in school

D G

All down the halls at the Evangeline Hotel

[Verse 4]

And you can knock on any door

C G

Any room on any floor

D G C G

It's all the same at the Evangeline Hotel

D G

The house of dreams called the Evangeline Hotel

[Outro]

G C G C G C

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