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Hotel Paper

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Eminor

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1/35

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 35Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: EADGBe
Capo on 2nd fret to match studio recording, 3rd for live version.
        Dxx0232
      Em7x22033
    Cadd9x30033
        G320033
       Bm224432
      F#m244222
[Intro/Verse]
e|--D----2-2-3--Em7----3-3-3--Cadd9------3-3-3--G----3-3-3--Cadd9------3-3-3--G----3-3-3-|
B|------3-3-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3-|
G|------2-2-2------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0-|
D|--0---0-0-0------2-2-2--------0-0-0------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0-|
A|-------------2---2-2-2--2h3---3-3-3------2-2-2--2h3---3-3-3--3---2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------------3---3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-|
    D   u D u  D   u D u  D     u D u  D   u D u  D     u D u  D   u D u
e|--G----3-3-3--G------3-3-3--|
B|------3-3-3--------3-3-3--|
G|------0-0-0--------0-0-0--|
D|------0-0-0--------0-0-0--|
A|------2-2-2--0h2---2-2-2--|
E|--3---3-3-3--------3-3-3--|
    D   u D u  D     u D u
[Verse 1]
DI Em7write Cadd9mostly on Ghotel Cadd9paperG  
DKnoEm7wing thCadd9at my thoughGts will Cadd9never leave this roomG  Em7  
DI’d Em7be oCadd9ut of line Gtelling youCadd9, “leave her”G  Em7  
So DI Em7lie Cadd9lonely suGrrounded by Cadd9you  ooh.G  Em7  
By Dyou  Em7(By) ooh (Cadd9you)  (GBy Cadd9you)G  Em7  
[Verse 2]
DLatEm7ely Cadd9I can’t be Ghappy for Cadd9no oneG  Em7  
DThey Em7think Cadd9I need some Gtime to myCadd9self  ooh G  Em7  
DI Em7try to Cadd9smile but I Gcan’t reCadd9memberG  Em7  
And DI Em7know toCadd9morrow there’ll Gbe nothing Cadd9else  oohG  
[Chorus] (strum each chord four times)
And DIEm7  Cadd9  
I Gwanted to DbeEm7  Cadd9  
GGiving you DevEm7erytCadd9hing that Gshe’s not DgivingEm7  Cadd9  G  
And DIEm7  Cadd9  
I Gwanted to DseeEm7  Cadd9  
‘Cause I dGidn’t beliBmeve what F#mI’d been Ghearing
[Interlude]
Cadd9   G
D   Em7   Cadd9   G
D   Em7   Cadd9   G
[Verse 3]
DYou Em7turned Cadd9out to be Gmore than I Cadd9bargained forG  Em7  
And DI Em7can Cadd9tell that you Gneed to Cadd9get awayG  Em7  
ForDgive Em7me  Cadd9if I adGmit that I’d Cadd9love to Glove youEm7  
DWe Em7both Cadd9realized it Gway too Cadd9late  oohG  
[Chorus] (strum each chord four times)
And DIEm7  Cadd9  
I Gwanted to DbeEm7  Cadd9  
GGiving you DevEm7erytCadd9hing that Gshe’s not DgivingEm7  Cadd9  G  
And DIEm7  Cadd9  
I Gwanted to DseeEm7  Cadd9  
‘Cause I dGidn’t beliBmeve what F#mI’d been GhearingCadd9  
[Outro]
AmMaybe this wind blowing in just came from the oCadd9cean
DN.LEm7  Cadd9  G  
DN.LEm7  Cadd9  G  
                       D      Em   G(strum up)
I write mostly on hotel paper

All chords in this song (8)

Open

O22OOO

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

E minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Hotel Paper

by Michelle Branch

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

F#m

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Tuning: EADGBe

Capo on 2nd fret to match studio recording, 3rd for live version.

xx0232

Em7

x22033

Cadd9

x30033

320033

224432

F#m

244222

[Intro/Verse]

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

e|------2-2-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3-|

B|------3-3-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3-|

G|------2-2-2------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0-|

D|--0---0-0-0------2-2-2--------0-0-0------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0-|

A|-------------2---2-2-2--2h3---3-3-3------2-2-2--2h3---3-3-3--3---2-2-2-|

E|-------------------------------------3---3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-|

D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u

G G

e|------3-3-3--------3-3-3--|

B|------3-3-3--------3-3-3--|

G|------0-0-0--------0-0-0--|

D|------0-0-0--------0-0-0--|

A|------2-2-2--0h2---2-2-2--|

E|--3---3-3-3--------3-3-3--|

D u D u D u D u

[Verse 1]

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

I write mostly on hotel paper

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em7

Knowing that my thoughts will never leave this room

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em7

I’d be out of line telling you, “leave her”

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em7

So I lie lonely surrounded by you ooh.

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em7

By you (By) ooh (you) (By you)

[Verse 2]

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em7

Lately I can’t be happy for no one

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em7

They think I need some time to myself ooh

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em7

I try to smile but I can’t remember

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

And I know tomorrow there’ll be nothing else ooh

[Chorus] (strum each chord four times)

D Em7 Cadd9

And I

G D Em7 Cadd9

I wanted to be

G D Em7 Cadd9 G D Em7 Cadd9 G

Giving you everything that she’s not giving

D Em7 Cadd9

And I

G D Em7 Cadd9

I wanted to see

G Bm F#m G

‘Cause I didn’t believe what I’d been hearing

[Interlude]

Cadd9 G

D Em7 Cadd9 G

[Verse 3]

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em7

You turned out to be more than I bargained for

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em7

And I can tell that you need to get away

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em7

Forgive me if I admit that I’d love to love you

D Em7 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

We both realized it way too late ooh

[Chorus] (strum each chord four times)

D Em7 Cadd9

And I

G D Em7 Cadd9

I wanted to be

G D Em7 Cadd9 G D Em7 Cadd9 G

Giving you everything that she’s not giving

D Em7 Cadd9

And I

G D Em7 Cadd9

I wanted to see

G Bm F#m G Cadd9

‘Cause I didn’t believe what I’d been hearing

[Outro]

Am Cadd9

Maybe this wind blowing in just came from the ocean

D Em7 Cadd9 G

N.L

D Em7 Cadd9 G

N.L

D Em G

(strum up)

I write mostly on hotel paper

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