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                      Railway Hotel    (Justin Hayward)
[3/4 time]
     We wDent to the rA7oom and we bDolted the door
     The bEass from the jukebox was cA7oming through the floor
                         D                A7               D              G    D/  /
     And out through the walls we could still hear the roar of the trains
     C  /  /  D  /  G  D  /  /
     Was thDis all the cA7omfort we gDot for our sins
     No cEandles, no waiters, no sA7oft violins
                D           A7               D            G    D/  /    C/  /
     The dirty electric convector plugged into the mains
     DI had wanted much mAore for the first night with yDou
                        G                        D  /  /  A7  /  /  D  /  /
     But the Railway Hotel was the best I could do
     I knew the SavAoy would have suited you wDell
                           G                    D  /  /  A7  /  /  D  /  /
     But the best I could do was the Railway Hotel
     G  /  /  D  /  /  C  /  /  D  /  G  D  /  /
     AwDay in the sA7ky were the liDghts of a jet
     BEurning in the night like a sA7low cigarette
                     D             A7           D              G    D/  /
     A lamp in the street threw a soft silhouette on the wall
     C  /  /  D  /  G  D  /  /
     And thDough it was crA7umbling and rDun down and dead
     A chEair and a sink and an A7old single bed
                   D             A7               D          G    D/  /    C/  /
     The love we began and the things that we said I recall
     DI had wanted much mAore for the first night with yDou
                        G                        D  /  /  A7  /  /  D  /  /
     But the Railway Hotel was the best I could do
     I knew the SavAoy would have suited you wDell
                                               G    D/  /    G/  /  D  
     But the best I could do was the Railway Hotel

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Railway Hotel

by Justin Hayward

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Railway Hotel (Justin Hayward)

[3/4 time]

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

/ /

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

C / / D / G D / /

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 C

/ / / /

The dirty electric convector plugged into the mains

D A D

I had wanted much more for the first night with you

G D / / A7 / / D / /

But the Railway Hotel was the best I could do

A D

I knew the Savoy would have suited you well

G D / / A7 / / D / /

But the best I could do was the Railway Hotel

G / / D / / C / / D / G D / /

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

/ /

A lamp in the street threw a soft silhouette on the wall

C / / D / G D / /

D A7 D

And though it was crumbling and run down and dead

E A7

A chair and a sink and an old single bed

D A7 D G D C

/ / / /

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

D A D

I had wanted much more for the first night with you

G D / / A7 / / D / /

But the Railway Hotel was the best I could do

A D

I knew the Savoy would have suited you well

G D G D

/ / / /

But the best I could do was the Railway Hotel

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