Josh Ritter, Hotel Song Tabs

Capo 2nd fret

Intro line:
   G
E|----------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------
A|---0-2/3-2-0----3-2-0-2-2/3-2-0---------------------
E|-3-----------0------------------3-------------------


 G
Sunday night, it's supper time
 Em
The hotel's full and all is fine
 C
You can see that neon no vacancy sign
 D
From the window of room 39
 G
Monday morning at half past eight
 Em
Everbody's gone they've left no trace
 C
I sit alone as the day grows late
 D
Wait to see your friendly face
 G
Why you chose my hotel
 Em
I'm not real qualified to tell
 C
It's just your face I remember well
 D
When you asked if I had a room to sell
 G
Well, maybe you liked just what you saw
 Em
The cable tv and the indoor spa
 C
Or maybe it was the low low price
 D                  G
27 bucks a night.

G...
 Em                            G*
They say the highway is for lovers
 Em      C                  G*
But he ain't no friend of mine
 Em
Coz every time I find my heart
    C                          D  D*
I lose it to that long yellow line

G
You checked in I checked you out
Em
You smiled from the corners of your mouth
C
I turned on the no vacancy sign
D
As you checked in to room 39
G
I saw the light from your tv
Em
You were watching channel 23
C
The night was long, the dark was deep
D
I kind of cried myself to sleep

chorus

G
Morning broke itself at last
Em
You got your continental breakfast
C
Dropped off the key and said goodbye
D
I think i thought I head you sigh
G
I caught a glimpse of your license plate
Em
As you were drifting down the interstate
C
It said you were from delaware
D
I said oh it must be gorgeous there


chorus
repeat last line of chorus, end on G


G* = step down scale on the 6th string, bass notes G - F# - E

E|--3--------0-------------------------------------
B|--3--------0-------------------------------------
G|--0--------0-------------------------------------
D|--0--------2-------------------------------------
A|--2--------2-------------------------------------
E|--3--2--0--0-------------------------------------

D*
hammer between Dsus2 and D

               D     Dsus2
E|--0/2\0------2------0-----------
B|--3~~~~------3------3-----------
G|--2~~~~------2------2-----------
D|--0~~~~------0------0-----------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------