The Beat Hotel Chords by Allan Taylor

Tempo:
87.025 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

A

G

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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ALLAN TAYLOR  The Beat Hotel chords
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[A] [Bm] [E] [Em]
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [E]
Paris 1956, number 9, Rue Gilles Lecour.
Word is out and everybody's beating on the [G] door.
[E] Madame Rachou will let you in.
Just smile and ring the bell.
[B] Welcome to [Em] Nirvana.
At the [E] Beat Hotel.
[Em] [E] Sweet smell of Pernaut.
A Galois cigarette.
It's a cosmic congregation.
[A] But you ain't [Em] seen nothing yet.
It's an open invitation.
[E] An existential clientele.
[A] [B] All looking for [F#m] Nirvana.
[G]
At the Beat [E] Hotel.
[Em]
They looked for [E] it in New York City.
In San [C#] Francisco Bay.
[E] They looked for it in bebop jazz.
[A] And it blew them all [G] away.
[E] They tried out every avenue.
And then said, [Em] what the hell.
[A] We'll look for it in Paris.
[G] At the [E] Beat Hotel.
[Em]
[E] Burruss came up from Tangiers.
Ginsberg from New York.
Karouac came up from Italy.
[Em] And slept out in the park.
Gregory Corso came and went.
And where he's at, no one can tell.
He's [A] still looking for [G] Nirvana.
At the Beat Hotel.
[E] [Em]
[A] Take me to your leader.
[G] Take me to the [E] man.
Someone has got the answer.
[Em] Someone's got the perfect plan.
[A] If you're lurking in the alleys.
[G] If you're lurking in the [B] bars.
You'll find us in the gutter.
[Bm] [Em] Lurking at the stars.
[E] [G]
[E] This ragged band of poets.
Christians, Buddhists, [Em] Jews.
[E] A new beat generation.
[A] [G] Searching for the muse.
[E] Some found it in the [Em] arms.
Of a mystic mademoiselle.
[A] Looking for Nirvana.
[G] At the Beat [Em] Hotel.
The rooms count up to 41.
But you can sleep out in the hall.
[E] For a few centimes [Em] you can get a drink.
And write your poems on the wall.
[E] And the marijuana mixes.
With a Turkish toilet [Em] smell.
[A] It's all [B] part of Nirvana.
[G] At the [Em] Beat Hotel.
Alex Campbell strums an old [E] guitar.
Someone picked up in [Em] Spain.
[E] Ginsberg's howling poetry.
And Karawack's drunk [G] again.
[E] The rent is overdue.
There must be something they can sell.
[A] Maybe they can sell Nirvana.
[G]
At the Beat [E] Hotel.
Someone's taking photographs.
Janine [Em] takes off her clothes.
Marlene's meditating.
And concentrating on her toes.
[E]
Jasmine hides in room [G] 16.
And curls [E] up in her shell.
[A] She's commuting [B] with [G] Nirvana.
At the Beat [Em] Hotel.
[A] Take me to your leader.
[G] Take me to the man.
[E] Someone has got the answer.
Someone's got the perfect plan.
[A] If you're looking in the alleys.
[G] If you're lurking in the bars.
[B] You'll find us in the gutter.
[Em] [A] Lurking at [Em] the stars.
[E] [Em]
They did it for the journey.
And not for getting there.
[E] Fame is in a whisper.
When you [A] pay [Em] the taxi fare.
It's just this side [E] of heaven.
And a long, [Em] long way from hell.
It's [A] somewhere in Nirvana.
[G] At the Beat Hotel.
[Em] Nothing lasts forever.
And forever's in a rhyme.
It's a Buddha-like connection.
And everybody has their time.
If you want to drink the water.
You've got to dig into the well.
[D] Or maybe then [G] you'll find Nirvana.
At the Beat Hotel.
[E] [Em] [E]
It was over by 1963.
And everyone had [Em] gone.
But they'd opened up the road.
And the [A] revolution was on.
And the world [Em] was getting warm.
And when the poems were painted over.
And they rang the final bell.
[A] It was goodbye to Nirvana.
[G] At the Beat Hotel.
[E] [Em]
[E] The myth is stronger than the truth.
And the truth can sometimes lie.
To see it all for what it was.
You need [A] an [G] uncorrupted [Em] eye.
Was the journey worth it?
Only time would [A] tell.
Still [G] looking for Nirvana.
At the Beat [E] Hotel.
[Em] [E] Take me [A] to your leader.
[G] Take me to the men.
[E] Someone has got the answer.
Someone's got the perfect plan.
[A] If you're lurking in the alleys.
[G] If you're lurking in the bars.
[B] You'll find us in the gutter.
[Bm] [Em] Lurking at the stars.
Lurking at the stars.
We're lurking at the stars.
[E] [Em]
[E]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
G
2131
B
12341112
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
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To learn Allan Taylor - (feat. Chris Jones, Martin Huch, Beo Brockhausen, Thomas Körber, Hans-Joerg Maucksch) The Beat Hotel chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, A, G, E, A, Em and E. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 43 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 87 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Minor in mind.

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[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ Paris 1956, number 9, Rue Gilles Lecour.
_ Word is out and everybody's beating on the [G] door.
[E] Madame Rachou will let you in.
Just smile and ring the bell.
[B] Welcome to [Em] Nirvana.
_ At the [E] Beat Hotel.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ Sweet smell of Pernaut.
A Galois cigarette.
It's a cosmic congregation.
[A] But you ain't [Em] seen nothing yet.
It's an open invitation.
[E] An existential clientele.
[A] [B] All looking for [F#m] Nirvana.
[G] _
At the Beat [E] Hotel.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ They looked for [E] it in New York City.
In San [C#] Francisco Bay.
[E] They looked for it in bebop jazz.
[A] And it blew them all [G] away.
[E] They tried out every avenue.
And then said, [Em] what the hell.
[A] We'll look for it in Paris.
[G] _ At the [E] Beat Hotel.
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ [E] Burruss came up from Tangiers.
Ginsberg from New York.
Karouac came up from Italy.
[Em] And slept out in the park.
Gregory Corso came and went.
And where he's at, no one can tell.
He's [A] still looking for [G] Nirvana.
_ At the Beat Hotel.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
[A] Take me to your leader.
[G] Take me to the [E] man.
Someone has got the answer.
[Em] Someone's got the perfect plan.
[A] If you're lurking in the alleys.
[G] If you're lurking in the [B] bars.
You'll find us in the gutter.
_ [Bm] _ [Em] Lurking at the stars. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
[E] This ragged band of poets.
Christians, Buddhists, [Em] Jews.
[E] A new beat generation.
_ [A] [G] Searching for the muse.
[E] Some found it in the [Em] arms.
Of a mystic mademoiselle.
[A] Looking for Nirvana.
[G] _ At the Beat [Em] Hotel. _ _
_ _ _ The rooms count up to 41.
But you can sleep out in the hall.
[E] For a few centimes [Em] you can get a drink.
And write your poems on the wall.
[E] And the marijuana mixes.
With a Turkish toilet [Em] smell.
[A] It's all [B] part of Nirvana.
[G] _ At the [Em] Beat Hotel.
_ _ _ _ _ Alex Campbell strums an old [E] guitar.
Someone picked up in [Em] Spain.
[E] Ginsberg's howling poetry.
And Karawack's drunk [G] again.
[E] The rent is overdue.
There must be something they can sell.
[A] Maybe they can sell Nirvana.
[G] _
At the Beat [E] Hotel. _ _ _ _ _
_ Someone's taking photographs.
Janine [Em] takes off her clothes.
Marlene's meditating.
And concentrating on her toes.
[E]
Jasmine hides in room [G] 16.
And curls [E] up in her shell.
[A] She's commuting [B] with [G] Nirvana.
_ At the Beat [Em] Hotel. _ _
_ _ _ [A] Take me to your leader.
[G] Take me to the man.
[E] Someone has got the answer.
Someone's got the perfect plan.
[A] If you're looking in the alleys.
[G] If you're lurking in the bars.
[B] You'll find us in the gutter.
[Em] _ [A] Lurking at [Em] the stars.
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They did it for the journey.
And not for getting there.
[E] Fame is in a whisper.
When you [A] pay [Em] the taxi fare.
It's just this side [E] of heaven.
And a long, [Em] long way from hell.
It's [A] somewhere in Nirvana.
[G] _ At the Beat Hotel.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ Nothing lasts forever.
And forever's in a rhyme.
It's a Buddha-like connection.
And everybody has their time.
If you want to drink the water.
You've got to dig into the well.
[D] Or maybe then [G] you'll find Nirvana. _
At the Beat Hotel.
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ [E]
It was over by 1963.
And everyone had [Em] gone.
But they'd opened up the road.
And the [A] revolution was on.
And the world [Em] was getting warm.
And when the poems were painted over.
And they rang the final bell.
[A] It was goodbye to Nirvana.
[G] _ At the Beat Hotel.
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] The myth is stronger than the truth.
And the truth can sometimes lie.
To see it all for what it was.
You need [A] an [G] uncorrupted [Em] eye.
Was the journey worth it?
Only time would [A] tell.
Still [G] looking for Nirvana.
_ At the Beat [E] Hotel. _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ Take me [A] to your leader.
[G] Take me to the men.
[E] Someone has got the answer.
Someone's got the perfect plan.
[A] If you're lurking in the alleys.
[G] If you're lurking in the bars.
[B] You'll find us in the gutter.
_ [Bm] _ [Em] Lurking at the stars.
_ _ _ Lurking at the stars.
_ _ We're lurking at the stars. _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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