Chords for The Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song

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_ [C] Walking up 23rd Street, I [F] was tired and alone.
It was [C] late, my housemate would be [F] asleep when I got home.
The sign ahead glowing red said the [F] Chelsea Hotel,
[C] Where Nancy and Sid Vicious and my [F] friend Dave once dwelled.
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_ _ The street was black under my feet, which continued their walking,
[C] Though I was vaguely interested [F] in the folks behind me talking.
_ [C] Two guys, maybe [F] gay, wearing reaver-type suits,
And a girl wearing glasses, who looked kinda cute.
[C] Her hair was short and curly, she [F] had a tattoo on her back,
[C] Which I could see cause her red shirt [F] was sleeveless with straps.
[C] But I only saw this later, [F] not in my first glance,
[C] But I could hear her talking behind me, [F] and as if by chance,
She [C] was trying to describe a [F] song I knew well,
[C] Leonard Cohen's song about [F] the Chelsea Hotel.
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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ And I smiled a smile to myself when she said,
[C] That it's the song where he talks about [F] someone giving him head,
[C] On a bed that's unmade, and how [F] the song was outrageous.
[C] That's when I got _ [F] uncharacteristically courageous,
[C] I could've left the three of them laughing, [F] and just gone on [C] home,
But I turned and I faced her, [F] and I said,
Leonard Cohen?
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Just like that. _
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She [C] was shocked and surprised, [F] but she looked very happy,
[C] That she now had a witness [F] to back up her story.
[C] She looked at me [F] with her spectacled eyes,
[C] And said, see I told you [F] to the two other guys.
_ [C] My tale might've ended [F] right there and then,
[C] But we started talking [F] about Leonard Cohen,
[C] And how his lyrics were cool, [F] and how he sang so sincere,
[C] That it must've been true, [F] and it happened right here.
[C] And though usually women [F] right off the bat don't find me that great,
[C] But there we were, [F] laughing and strolling like we could really [C] relate.
And though we didn't mention the [F] headline, it was alluded,
And our conversation was better, [F] because her friends weren't included,
[C] The guys were more into each other, at least [F] that's how it seemed to me.
[C] I heard the faint knocking [F] of opportunity,
[C] Although it's easy for me now, [F] upon my looking [C] back,
To think of all the things I could've [F] said, to make me the Mac.
[C] Just keep the sad truth in mind, [F] as I tell this to you,
That [C] we really only talked [F] for a minute or two,
[C] And I never got her name, [F] and she never got mine,
[C] But in those couple short minutes, [F] we had a pretty good time.
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_ [C] _ And on top of that [F] though, you may not believe it,
[C] Listen to what she said to me [F] next, as I repeated,
[C] That line about getting the blowjob that Leonard sings,
_ She said it made her [F] want to do naughty things,
[C] And right about then, I [F] should've asked if she knew,
[C] What the Chelsea charged, [F] if we got a room for two,
[C] But I didn't, and I know, [F] I'm a schmuck, don't you doubt it,
[C] The only thing I [F] did, was write this stupid song about it.
[C] If I was Leonard Cohen, or some [F] other songwriting master,
I'd [C] know to first get the oral sex, [F] and then write the song after,
[C] You can practice writing songs about [F] romance every day,
[C] But if you haven't loved, then you'll [F] have nothing to say,
[C] We could've given each other a head, on [F] Leonard's same unmade bed,
But I [C] was too shy to suggest it, [F] and so instead,
[C] When the three of them stopped to [F] look through a pub window,
_ [C] I said goodnight, [F] though I hadn't quite meant to,
[C] And weaved as we walked, [F] though I wouldn't forget her,
[C] _ Especially since she [F] mysteriously said, see you later.
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[C] So now every time I'm walking, [F] I hope that we'll meet,
[C] And on purpose, I always [F] go up 23rd Street,
[C] Where the sign glowing red, says [F] the Chelsea Hotel,
[C] Where Nancy and Sid Vicious, [F] and my friend Dave once dwelled,
[C] _ Life doesn't work out, [F] the way it does in old songs,
[C] That's why we sing new ones, to [F] say what really goes on,
[C] Though if I could see her again, [F] then I could pick up right where it ended,
[C] Maybe I'd play her the song, [F] and maybe she wouldn't get too offended,
_ [C] _ _ Now [F] listen, and I'll tell you why,
[C] There's more to this situation than [F] meets the eye,
You [C] _ may think it's sad, you may think it's pathetic,
That I sing this song, and [F] that she'll never know it, _
[C] _ But think a minute, about what that means,
And you'll realize it's actually a wonderful thing,
That all around the world, there [F] may be folks singing tunes,
[C] For the love of other folks, [F] that they barely knew,
[C] And it puts a smile on my face, yes it do,
And let me tell you, you ought [F] to be smiling too,
[C] Because the next time you're feeling [F] kind of lonesome and blue,
[C] Just think that someone somewhere, [G] might be singing about you,
[C] _ So who knows if I [F] ever see her again,
[C] Maybe we'll see, if all time she could have been singing about me,
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Probably [F] not, _ but it could be. _ _
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