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[Intro]
|D****|A7****|D****|G****|D****|G#dim**** |A7****|D****|G****|G****|Asus****|A7****|
[Verse 1]
We wDent to the rA7oom and we bDolted the door,
The bEass from the jukebox was cA7oming through the floor,
And oDut through the wA7alls we could stDill hear the rGoar of the trDainsDsus.D  Dsus  D  
Was tDhis all the coA7mfort we gDot for our sins?
No cEandles, no waiters, no sA7oft violins?
A dDirty elA7ectric convDector plugged iGnto the mDains.Dsus  D  
[Chorus]
I had wDantEmed mDuch mA7ore for the fAirst nBmight wA7ith yDou,
But the railA7way D7hotGel was the bGest I could Ddo.A  D  
I kDnew Emthe DSavA7oy would have sAuitBmed yA7ou wDell,
But the best A7I coD7uld Gdo was the rGailway hoDtel.
|A7****|D****|G****|D****|G#dim**** |A7****|D****|G****|G****|Asus****|A7****|
[Verse 2]
AwDay in the sA7ky were the lDights of a jet,
BEurning in the night like a sA7low cigarette.
The lDamp in the stA7reet threw a sDoft silhouGette on the wDall.Dsus  D  Dsus  D  
And thDough it was cA7rumbling and rDundown and dead
A chEair and a sink and an A7old single bed,
The lDove we beA7gan and the thDings that we sGaid, I recDall.Dsus  D  
[Chorus]
I had wDantEmed mDuch mA7ore for the fAirst nBmight wA7ith yDou,
But the railA7way D7hotGel was the bGest I could Ddo.A  D  
I kDnew Emthe DSavA7oy would have sAuitBmed yA7ou wDell,
But the best A7I coD7uld Gdo was the rGailway hoDtel.
[Outro]
|A7****|D****|G****|D****|G#dim**** |A7****|D****|G****|G****|Asus****|A7****|D****|Dsus****|D****|

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Railway Hotel

by Mike Batt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#dim

Asus

Dsus

[Intro]

D A7 D G D G#dim A7 D G G Asus A7

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[Verse 1]

D A7 D

We went to the room and we bolted the door,

E A7

The bass from the jukebox was coming through the floor,

D A7 D G D Dsus D Dsus D

And out through the walls we could still hear the roar of the trains.

D A7 D

Was this all the comfort we got for our sins?

E A7

No candles, no waiters, no soft violins?

D A7 D G D Dsus D

A dirty electric convector plugged into the mains.

[Chorus]

D Em D A7 A Bm A7 D

I had wanted much more for the first night with you,

A7 D7 G G D A D

But the railway hotel was the best I could do.

D Em D A7 A Bm A7 D

I knew the Savoy would have suited you well,

A7 D7 G G D

But the best I could do was the railway hotel.

A7 D G D G#dim A7 D G G Asus A7

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[Verse 2]

D A7 D

Away in the sky were the lights of a jet,

E A7

Burning in the night like a slow cigarette.

D A7 D G D Dsus D Dsus D

The lamp in the street threw a soft silhouette on the wall.

D A7 D

And though it was crumbling and rundown and dead

E A7

A chair and a sink and an old single bed,

D A7 D G D Dsus D

The love we began and the things that we said, I recall.

[Chorus]

D Em D A7 A Bm A7 D

I had wanted much more for the first night with you,

A7 D7 G G D A D

But the railway hotel was the best I could do.

D Em D A7 A Bm A7 D

I knew the Savoy would have suited you well,

A7 D7 G G D

But the best I could do was the railway hotel.

[Outro]

A7 D G D G#dim A7 D G G Asus A7 D Dsus D

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