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Little Motel

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[Intro]
F  C  F  C
[Verse 1]
I Fhope that you like it in your little motel
And I Chope that the suite sleeps and suits you well
Well, I can Fsee it as time and a sight through smell and
CThat's why it's nice to be by yourself
[Chorus]
'Cause Amthat's what I'm waiting forG  
That's what I'm waiting forC  
That's what I'm waiting for, aFren't I?
AmThat's what I'm waiting forG  
That's what I'm waiting forC  
That's what I'm waiting for, dFarlin'
[Verse 2]
We Ftreat mishaps like Dmsinking ships and
I Cknow that I don't want to be Amout to drift
Well, I can Fsee it in your eyes like I Dmtaste your lips and
CThey both tell me that we're Ambetter than this
[Chorus]
'Cause Amthat's what I'm waiting forG  
That's what I'm waiting forC  
That's what I'm waiting for, aFren't I?
AmThat's what I'm waiting forG  
That's what I'm waiting forC  
That's what I'm waiting for, dFarlin'
[Verse 3]
We Amtrade tit for tat like Gthat for this
And I Cdon't think that there was an Finsult that was missed
I can Amsee it in your eyes like I Gtaste your lips andC  
I'm very sForry
[Chorus]
'Cause Amthat's what I'm waiting forG  
That's what I'm waiting forC  
That's what I'm waiting for, aFren't I?
AmThat's what I'm waiting forG  
That's what I'm waiting forC  
That's what I'm waiting for, dFarlin'
[Solo]
F  Dm  C  Am
[Bridge]
ReFmainders of a Dmshooting star
Landed Cdirectly on our broke down Amlittle car
BeFfore then, we had Dmmade a wish
That we Cwould be misseAmd
If Fone or another just did Dmnot exist
C   G
[Chorus]
'Cause Amthat's what we're waiting forG  
That's what we're waiting forC  
That's what we're waiting on, Faren't we?
AmThat's what we're waiting forG  
That's what we're waiting forC  
That's what we're waiting on, Faren't we?
AmThat's what we're waiting forG  
That's what we're waiting forC  
That's what we're waiting for, Fdarlin'
[Outro]
AmThat's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for, aren't we?

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Little Motel

by Modest Mouse

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[Intro]

F C F C

[Verse 1]

I hope that you like it in your little motel

And I hope that the suite sleeps and suits you well

Well, I can see it as time and a sight through smell and

That's why it's nice to be by yourself

[Chorus]

Am G

'Cause that's what I'm waiting for

That's what I'm waiting for

That's what I'm waiting for, aren't I?

Am G

That's what I'm waiting for

That's what I'm waiting for, darlin'

[Verse 2]

F Dm

We treat mishaps like sinking ships and

C Am

I know that I don't want to be out to drift

F Dm

Well, I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips and

C Am

They both tell me that we're better than this

[Chorus]

Am G

'Cause that's what I'm waiting for

That's what I'm waiting for

That's what I'm waiting for, aren't I?

Am G

That's what I'm waiting for

That's what I'm waiting for, darlin'

[Verse 3]

Am G

We trade tit for tat like that for this

C F

And I don't think that there was an insult that was missed

Am G C

I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips and

I'm very sorry

[Chorus]

Am G

'Cause that's what I'm waiting for

That's what I'm waiting for

That's what I'm waiting for, aren't I?

Am G

That's what I'm waiting for

That's what I'm waiting for, darlin'

[Solo]

F Dm C Am

[Bridge]

F Dm

Remainders of a shooting star

C Am

Landed directly on our broke down little car

F Dm

Before then, we had made a wish

C Am

That we would be missed

F Dm

If one or another just did not exist

C G

[Chorus]

Am G

'Cause that's what we're waiting for

That's what we're waiting for

That's what we're waiting on, aren't we?

Am G

That's what we're waiting for

That's what we're waiting on, aren't we?

Am G

That's what we're waiting for

That's what we're waiting for, darlin'

[Outro]

That's what we're waiting for

That's what we're waiting for, aren't we?

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