Chords for Until The Ribbon Breaks - Motel Blues (Loudon Wainwright III cover)
Tempo:
148.05 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Gm
Eb
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
[Dm]
In this town, television [F] shuts off [Bbm]
What kind of lonely rock and [F] roll do you do?
Oh, this [G] bed's so big and the sheets so clean Your girlfriend thinks you're just nineteen
[Bb] But this styrofoam ice bucket [F] is full of ice Come [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] up to my motel room and treat [F] me nice
And
[Bb] I don't wanna make no late [F] night call And [Bb]
I don't wanna stare [Fm] at these ugly walls
[F] [G]
Chronologically, I know you're young And you kissed me in the club, you bit my tongue
[Bb]
I'll write a song for you I'm gonna put it on my [F] next LP
Oh, [Eb]
come up to my [Gm] room and sleep [F] with me Well, [Bb]
there's a Bible in the drawer, don't be [F]
afraid
[Dm]
I'll put up a sign to warn the [F] clean-up man There's [C]
lots of soap and lots of towels
Never mind the desk clock's [Bb]
scowl Well, I'll buy you breakfast and pretend you're my [F] wife
[Eb] Oh, [Gm] come up to my room and save [F] my life Oh, [Eb] come up to [Gm] my room and save [F] my life
[Bb]
[Bb]
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
[Dm]
In this town, television [F] shuts off [Bbm]
What kind of lonely rock and [F] roll do you do?
Oh, this [G] bed's so big and the sheets so clean Your girlfriend thinks you're just nineteen
[Bb] But this styrofoam ice bucket [F] is full of ice Come [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] up to my motel room and treat [F] me nice
And
[Bb] I don't wanna make no late [F] night call And [Bb]
I don't wanna stare [Fm] at these ugly walls
[F] [G]
Chronologically, I know you're young And you kissed me in the club, you bit my tongue
[Bb]
I'll write a song for you I'm gonna put it on my [F] next LP
Oh, [Eb]
come up to my [Gm] room and sleep [F] with me Well, [Bb]
there's a Bible in the drawer, don't be [F]
afraid
[Dm]
I'll put up a sign to warn the [F] clean-up man There's [C]
lots of soap and lots of towels
Never mind the desk clock's [Bb]
scowl Well, I'll buy you breakfast and pretend you're my [F] wife
[Eb] Oh, [Gm] come up to my room and save [F] my life Oh, [Eb] come up to [Gm] my room and save [F] my life
[Bb]
Key:
F
Bb
Gm
Eb
Dm
F
Bb
Gm
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_ In this town, television [F] shuts off _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ What kind of lonely rock and [F] roll do you do?
_ _ _ _ Oh, this [G] bed's so big and the sheets so clean Your girlfriend thinks you're just nineteen
[Bb] But _ this styrofoam ice bucket [F] is full of ice _ Come _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ [Gm] up to my motel room and treat [F] me nice
And _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ I don't wanna make no late [F] night call _ And _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ I don't wanna stare [Fm] at these ugly walls
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Chronologically, I know you're young And you kissed me in the club, you bit my tongue
_ [Bb] _
_ I'll write a song for you _ _ _ _ I'm gonna put it on my [F] next LP
_ _ _ _ Oh, [Eb] _
come up to my [Gm] room and sleep [F] with me _ Well, _ _ _ [Bb] _
there's a Bible in the drawer, don't be [F]
afraid
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
I'll put up a sign to warn the [F] clean-up man There's _ _ _ _ [C] _
lots of soap and lots of towels
Never mind the desk clock's _ [Bb]
scowl Well, I'll buy you breakfast _ and _ pretend you're my [F] wife _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh, [Gm] come up to my room and save [F] my life _ _ _ Oh, _ [Eb] come up to [Gm] my room and save [F] my life
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_ In this town, television [F] shuts off _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ What kind of lonely rock and [F] roll do you do?
_ _ _ _ Oh, this [G] bed's so big and the sheets so clean Your girlfriend thinks you're just nineteen
[Bb] But _ this styrofoam ice bucket [F] is full of ice _ Come _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ [Gm] up to my motel room and treat [F] me nice
And _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ I don't wanna make no late [F] night call _ And _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ I don't wanna stare [Fm] at these ugly walls
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Chronologically, I know you're young And you kissed me in the club, you bit my tongue
_ [Bb] _
_ I'll write a song for you _ _ _ _ I'm gonna put it on my [F] next LP
_ _ _ _ Oh, [Eb] _
come up to my [Gm] room and sleep [F] with me _ Well, _ _ _ [Bb] _
there's a Bible in the drawer, don't be [F]
afraid
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
I'll put up a sign to warn the [F] clean-up man There's _ _ _ _ [C] _
lots of soap and lots of towels
Never mind the desk clock's _ [Bb]
scowl Well, I'll buy you breakfast _ and _ pretend you're my [F] wife _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh, [Gm] come up to my room and save [F] my life _ _ _ Oh, _ [Eb] come up to [Gm] my room and save [F] my life
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