Chords for Standin' At The Big Hotel - Jerry Jeff Walker
Tempo:
135.5 bpm
Chords used:
C#
G#
A
F#
A#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#] [A]
[G#] [C#]
But I was standing at a big [A#m] hotel, [F#] just wishing everybody well.
[C#] If anybody paid me any mind, it was [A#m] hard to [G#] tell.
And [C#] then a big cop on his feet, [E] [C#] took [F#] out his pistol and pointed at me.
[D#m] [C#] And looking down the barrel, I swore I saw the [G#] gates of hell.
[A] Standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel, [A#] [Fm] well [C#] I walked him down the avenue.
[F#] Just looking for someone that looked like you.
[C#] I couldn't see her face, it seemed to ring [G#] a bell.
[Fm] [Cm] [C#] And then I stopped beside the fire and dined.
[F#] Went to shopping in a wasting time.
[C#] Along came a gal, she sold me all she had [G#] to sell.
[A] And then I found myself standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel.
[Fm]
[A#m] And then [G#] I lost my mind in the wilds [C#] of Hollywood.
And [G#] I spent some time in the shadows where [C#] I stood.
And [G#] I let those cars fall just where [C#] they fell.
[G#] And then I found myself [A] standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel.
[G#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#]
[G#] [A] [G#]
[C#]
Lord, Lord, what's the matter with me?
[F#] I pay so much for the song I sing.
[C#] All I'm doing is singing to [G#] myself.
It's [C#] like standing in a stagnant stream.
With [F#] no water in the world left to drink.
[C#] I was down at the bottom of a dried up wishing [G#] well.
[A] Standing [G#] at a big [C#] hotel.
[G#] And I lost my mind in the wilds of [C#] Hollywood.
[G#] And I spent some time in the shadows [C#] where I stood.
[G#] And I let those cars fall just [C#] where they fell.
And [G#] I found myself [A] standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel.
Yeah, [G#] I found myself [A] standing [G#] at a big [C#] hotel.
I'm so glad [G#] I found myself [A]
standing at [G#] that big hotel.
[C#] [F#] [G] [C#]
[Am] [G#m] [C#]
[G#] [C#]
But I was standing at a big [A#m] hotel, [F#] just wishing everybody well.
[C#] If anybody paid me any mind, it was [A#m] hard to [G#] tell.
And [C#] then a big cop on his feet, [E] [C#] took [F#] out his pistol and pointed at me.
[D#m] [C#] And looking down the barrel, I swore I saw the [G#] gates of hell.
[A] Standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel, [A#] [Fm] well [C#] I walked him down the avenue.
[F#] Just looking for someone that looked like you.
[C#] I couldn't see her face, it seemed to ring [G#] a bell.
[Fm] [Cm] [C#] And then I stopped beside the fire and dined.
[F#] Went to shopping in a wasting time.
[C#] Along came a gal, she sold me all she had [G#] to sell.
[A] And then I found myself standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel.
[Fm]
[A#m] And then [G#] I lost my mind in the wilds [C#] of Hollywood.
And [G#] I spent some time in the shadows where [C#] I stood.
And [G#] I let those cars fall just where [C#] they fell.
[G#] And then I found myself [A] standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel.
[G#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#]
[G#] [A] [G#]
[C#]
Lord, Lord, what's the matter with me?
[F#] I pay so much for the song I sing.
[C#] All I'm doing is singing to [G#] myself.
It's [C#] like standing in a stagnant stream.
With [F#] no water in the world left to drink.
[C#] I was down at the bottom of a dried up wishing [G#] well.
[A] Standing [G#] at a big [C#] hotel.
[G#] And I lost my mind in the wilds of [C#] Hollywood.
[G#] And I spent some time in the shadows [C#] where I stood.
[G#] And I let those cars fall just [C#] where they fell.
And [G#] I found myself [A] standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel.
Yeah, [G#] I found myself [A] standing [G#] at a big [C#] hotel.
I'm so glad [G#] I found myself [A]
standing at [G#] that big hotel.
[C#] [F#] [G] [C#]
[Am] [G#m] [C#]
Key:
C#
G#
A
F#
A#m
C#
G#
A
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ But I was standing at a big [A#m] hotel, _ [F#] just wishing everybody well.
_ _ [C#] If anybody paid me any mind, it was [A#m] hard to [G#] tell. _
_ _ _ And [C#] then a big cop on his feet, [E] [C#] took [F#] out his pistol and pointed at me.
_ [D#m] _ [C#] And looking down the barrel, I swore I saw the [G#] gates of hell.
_ _ [A] Standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel, _ _ _ _ [A#] [Fm] well [C#] I walked him down the avenue.
_ [F#] Just looking for someone that looked like you.
_ _ [C#] I couldn't see her face, it seemed to ring [G#] a bell.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] [C#] And then I stopped beside the fire and dined.
[F#] Went to shopping in a wasting time. _ _
[C#] Along came a gal, she sold me all she had [G#] to sell.
_ [A] And then I found myself standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm]
[A#m] And then [G#] I lost my mind in the wilds [C#] of Hollywood. _ _ _ _
And [G#] I spent some time in the shadows where [C#] I stood. _ _ _ _
And [G#] I let those cars fall just where [C#] they fell. _ _ _ _ _
[G#] And then I found myself [A] standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, Lord, what's the matter with me?
[F#] I pay so much for the song I sing. _
_ [C#] All I'm doing is singing to _ [G#] myself. _ _ _ _
It's [C#] like standing in a stagnant stream.
With [F#] no water in the world left to drink. _
[C#] I was down at the bottom of a dried up wishing [G#] _ well.
_ [A] Standing [G#] at a big [C#] hotel. _ _ _ _ _
[G#] And I lost my mind in the _ wilds of [C#] Hollywood. _ _ _ _ _
[G#] And I spent some time in the shadows _ [C#] where I stood. _ _ _ _ _
[G#] And I let those cars fall just [C#] where they fell. _ _ _
And [G#] I found myself [A] standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel. _ _ _ _
Yeah, [G#] I found _ myself [A] standing [G#] at a big [C#] hotel.
_ _ I'm so glad [G#] I found _ myself _ [A] _
standing at [G#] that big hotel.
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [C#] _ _
[Am] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ But I was standing at a big [A#m] hotel, _ [F#] just wishing everybody well.
_ _ [C#] If anybody paid me any mind, it was [A#m] hard to [G#] tell. _
_ _ _ And [C#] then a big cop on his feet, [E] [C#] took [F#] out his pistol and pointed at me.
_ [D#m] _ [C#] And looking down the barrel, I swore I saw the [G#] gates of hell.
_ _ [A] Standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel, _ _ _ _ [A#] [Fm] well [C#] I walked him down the avenue.
_ [F#] Just looking for someone that looked like you.
_ _ [C#] I couldn't see her face, it seemed to ring [G#] a bell.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] [C#] And then I stopped beside the fire and dined.
[F#] Went to shopping in a wasting time. _ _
[C#] Along came a gal, she sold me all she had [G#] to sell.
_ [A] And then I found myself standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm]
[A#m] And then [G#] I lost my mind in the wilds [C#] of Hollywood. _ _ _ _
And [G#] I spent some time in the shadows where [C#] I stood. _ _ _ _
And [G#] I let those cars fall just where [C#] they fell. _ _ _ _ _
[G#] And then I found myself [A] standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, Lord, what's the matter with me?
[F#] I pay so much for the song I sing. _
_ [C#] All I'm doing is singing to _ [G#] myself. _ _ _ _
It's [C#] like standing in a stagnant stream.
With [F#] no water in the world left to drink. _
[C#] I was down at the bottom of a dried up wishing [G#] _ well.
_ [A] Standing [G#] at a big [C#] hotel. _ _ _ _ _
[G#] And I lost my mind in the _ wilds of [C#] Hollywood. _ _ _ _ _
[G#] And I spent some time in the shadows _ [C#] where I stood. _ _ _ _ _
[G#] And I let those cars fall just [C#] where they fell. _ _ _
And [G#] I found myself [A] standing [G#] at the big [C#] hotel. _ _ _ _
Yeah, [G#] I found _ myself [A] standing [G#] at a big [C#] hotel.
_ _ I'm so glad [G#] I found _ myself _ [A] _
standing at [G#] that big hotel.
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [C#] _ _
[Am] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _