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Moonlight Motel

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[Chords]
C
         X32010
Cadd9
     X32030
Am
        X02210
A4
        X02230
F
         X33210
G
         320003
[Intro]
    C    Cadd9             Am     A4             F                        F              G
E|--------------0-----------------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----3--------3-----1--1-----3--------3--------1---------------1--------1-----------------0-----|
G|-----0-----0--------0--------2-----2--------0--------2-----0---------0--------2-----------0--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------3------------------------3-----------------|
A|--3-----3-----3-----------0-----0-----0--------3------------------------3--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
[Verse 1]
C     Cadd9          Am   A4
There's a place on a blank stretch of road where
F                         G
Nobody travels and nobody goes and the
C   Cadd9          Am   A4
Deskman says these days 'round here
      F                                         G
Where two young folks could probably up and disappear into
F                         C
Rustlin' sheets, a sleepy corner room
Am         G       F
  Into the musty smell
   C   Cadd9               Am    A4
Of wilted flowers and lazy afternoon hours
       F      G      C Cadd9 Am A4 F G
At the Moonlight Motel
[Verse 2]
        C      Cadd9             Am    A4
Now the pool's filled with empty, eight foot deep
    F                                               G
Got dandelions growin' up through the cracks in the concrete
C    Cadd9            Am  A4
Chain-link fence half-rusted away
       F                                        G
Got a sign, says, "Children, be careful how you play"
F                           C
Your lipstick taste and your whispered secret
 Am       G          F
I promised I'd never tell
  C   Cadd9                Am    A4
A half-drunk beer and your breath in my ear
       F      G      C Cadd9 Am A4 F G
At the Moonlight Motel
[Chorus]
          F                       C
Well then, it's bills and kids and kids and bills
       Am       G      F
And the ringing of the bell
           C    Cadd9               Am   A4
Across the valley floor through the dusty screen door
       F      G      C Cadd9 Am A4 F G
Of the Moonlight Motel
[Verse 3]
C   Cadd9                  Am  A4
Last night I dreamed of you, my lover
        F                                            G
And the wind blew through the window and blew off the covers
      C    Cadd9            Am     A4
Of my lonely bed, I woke to something you said
         F                                                G
That it's better to have loved, yeah, it's better to have loved
     F                  C
As I drove, there was a chill in the breeze
          Am                G         F
And leaves tumbled from the sky and fell
     C  Cadd9         Am   A4
On a road so black as I backtracked
       F       G     C Cadd9 Am A4
To the Moonlight Motel
[Chorus]
       F                            C
She was boarded up and gone like an old summer song
Am             G     F
Nothing but an empty shell
  C    Cadd9                 Am   A4      F G C Cadd9
I pulled in and stopped into my old spot
[Outro]
           F                       C
I pulled a bottle of Jack out of a paper bag
               Am             G      F
Poured one for me and one for you as well
            C  Cadd9                          Am      A4
Then it was one more shot poured out onto the parking lot
       F       G     C Cadd9 Am A4 F G C
To the Moonlight Motel

Moonlight Motel chords and lyrics

Free chords for Moonlight Motel by Bruce Springsteen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Chords]
C         X32010
Cadd9     X32030
Am        X02210
A4        X02230
F         X33210
G         320003
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Moonlight Motel Chords by Bruce Springsteen

Learn how to play Moonlight Motel by Bruce Springsteen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Moonlight Motel chords”, “Moonlight Motel guitar chords”, or “Bruce Springsteen Moonlight Motel chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Moonlight Motel chords and for experienced players who want accurate Moonlight Motel lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Cadd9, Am, A4, F, G.

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Is "Moonlight Motel" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Moonlight Motel" in?

The chords for "Moonlight Motel" show the original chord names (including C, Cadd9, Am, A4, F, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.