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[Prelude]
In a Amotel with a bouquet in the Dice pail
You can Atell them I'm doing OK, Ddoing real well
[Verse 1]
I've got F#msix strings in the Amorning
The Erain danced on the roof lDast night
F#mMoon rose without Awarning
Took its Etime crossing the Dsky
[Verse 2]
I could Atell you about lonely roads and the Dhigh way
I could Awarn you about the trouble and the Dtime it takes
But ACalifornia woke up this F#mmorning with a Dsweet reF#mfrain
[Chorus 1]
F#mYellow sun beat on the Awindow
The Elight cut straight through the Dblinds
It was F#mlove that broke my Asorrow
Like the Eday breaks the nDight
[Instrumental]
E  A
  D    A(x3)
[Chorus 2]
F#mYellow sun beat on the Awindow
The Elight cut straight through the Dblinds
It was F#mlove that broke my Asorrow
Like a Eday breaks a Dlong Anight
[Outro]
In a Amotel with a bouquet in the Dice pail
You can Atell them I'm doing OK, doing Dreal well

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Motel

by Caitlin Canty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Prelude]

A D

In a motel with a bouquet in the ice pail

A D

You can tell them I'm doing OK, doing real well

[Verse 1]

F#m A

I've got six strings in the morning

E D

The rain danced on the roof last night

F#m A

Moon rose without warning

E D

Took its time crossing the sky

[Verse 2]

A D

I could tell you about lonely roads and the high way

A D

I could warn you about the trouble and the time it takes

A F#m D F#m

But California woke up this morning with a sweet refrain

[Chorus 1]

F#m A

Yellow sun beat on the window

E D

The light cut straight through the blinds

F#m A

It was love that broke my sorrow

E D

Like the day breaks the night

[Instrumental]

E A

D A

(x3)

[Chorus 2]

F#m A

Yellow sun beat on the window

E D

The light cut straight through the blinds

F#m A

It was love that broke my sorrow

E D A

Like a day breaks a long night

[Outro]

A D

In a motel with a bouquet in the ice pail

A D

You can tell them I'm doing OK, doing real well

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