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Blue Motel Room

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[Intro]
Cadd9  Gsus4  Cadd9  Gsus4
[Verse]
I've goC6/9t a blue motel room F/Gwith a blue bedspread
I'Eb/Fve got the blues inside anF13d outside my head
   Db/EbWill you still love meEb13  
When I F/Gcall you up when I'm C6/9downF/G  
[Verse]
   C6/9Here in Savannah it's pF/Gouring rain
   Eb/FPalm trees in the porch light like sF13lick black cellophane
   Db/EbWill you still love meEb13  
When I F/Gcall you up when I get C6/9back to town
[Bridge]
   Bbmaj7I know that you've got all those pretty girls coming on
HF/Ganging on your boom-boom-pG13achyderm
   Eb/FWill you tell those girls that you've got GF13erman Measles
Honey, tell them you've got gC6/9erms
   F/GI hope you'll be thinking of me
Because G13I'll be thinking of you
   Ab/BbWhile I'm traveling Bb13home alone
   Db/EbTell those girls that you'vEb13e got JoniF/G  
She's coming back hC6/9omeF/G  
[Instrumental]
C6/9  F/G  Eb/F  F13
Db/Eb  Eb13  F/G  C6/9
[Verse]
   C6/9I've got road mapF/Gs from two dozen states
I've goEb/Ft coast to coast F13just to contemplate
   Db/EbWill you still love meEb13  
F/GWhen I get back to C6/9town
[Verse]
   C6/9It's funny how these old feelings F/Ghang around
   Eb/FYou think they're gone, noF13, no, they just go underground
   Db/EbWill you still love meEb13  
F/GWhen I get back to C6/9L.A town
[Bridge]
   Bbmaj7You and me, we're like America and Russia
   F/GWe're always keeping G13score
   Eb/FWe're always balancing the F13power
And that can get to be a C6/9cold cold war
   F/GWe're going to have to hold ourselves a G13peace talk
   Ab/BbIn some neBb13utral café
   Db/EbYou lay down your sEb13neaking round the town F/Ghoney
And I'll lay C6/9down the highway
[Outro]
I've got a Cadd9blue motel room with a blue bedspread
I've got the bluGsus4es inside and outside my head
   Gsus4Will you still love me when I get back to town?Cadd9  

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Blue Motel Room

by Joni Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Gsus4

C6/9

F/G

Eb/F

F13

Db/Eb

Eb13

Bbmaj7

G13

Ab/Bb

Bb13

[Intro]

Cadd9 Gsus4 Cadd9 Gsus4

[Verse]

C6/9 F/G

I've got a blue motel room with a blue bedspread

Eb/F F13

I've got the blues inside and outside my head

Db/Eb Eb13

Will you still love me

F/G C6/9 F/G

When I call you up when I'm down

[Verse]

C6/9 F/G

Here in Savannah it's pouring rain

Eb/F F13

Palm trees in the porch light like slick black cellophane

Db/Eb Eb13

Will you still love me

F/G C6/9

When I call you up when I get back to town

[Bridge]

Bbmaj7

I know that you've got all those pretty girls coming on

F/G G13

Hanging on your boom-boom-pachyderm

Eb/F F13

Will you tell those girls that you've got German Measles

C6/9

Honey, tell them you've got germs

F/G

I hope you'll be thinking of me

G13

Because I'll be thinking of you

Ab/Bb Bb13

While I'm traveling home alone

Db/Eb Eb13 F/G

Tell those girls that you've got Joni

C6/9 F/G

She's coming back home

[Instrumental]

C6/9 F/G Eb/F F13

Db/Eb Eb13 F/G C6/9

[Verse]

C6/9 F/G

I've got road maps from two dozen states

Eb/F F13

I've got coast to coast just to contemplate

Db/Eb Eb13

Will you still love me

F/G C6/9

When I get back to town

[Verse]

C6/9 F/G

It's funny how these old feelings hang around

Eb/F F13

You think they're gone, no, no, they just go underground

Db/Eb Eb13

Will you still love me

F/G C6/9

When I get back to L.A town

[Bridge]

Bbmaj7

You and me, we're like America and Russia

F/G G13

We're always keeping score

Eb/F F13

We're always balancing the power

C6/9

And that can get to be a cold cold war

F/G G13

We're going to have to hold ourselves a peace talk

Ab/Bb Bb13

In some neutral café

Db/Eb Eb13 F/G

You lay down your sneaking round the town honey

C6/9

And I'll lay down the highway

[Outro]

Cadd9

I've got a blue motel room with a blue bedspread

Gsus4

I've got the blues inside and outside my head

Gsus4 Cadd9

Will you still love me when I get back to town?

About Blue Motel Room Chords by Joni Mitchell

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