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Hotel Paper

Michelle Branch
Chords & TabKeyGCapoFret 3advanced
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Chords in this song8

capo 3 — sounds 3 semitones higher

Song

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Hotel Paper (live version) - Michelle Branch
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Tabbed by: guitarchick07
Email: guitarfreak07@msn.com
Tuning: EADGBe
Capo on 2nd fret to match studio recording, 3rd for live version.
u = upstroke d = downstroke
D xx0232
Em7 x22033
Cadd9 x30033
G 320033
Bm 224432
F#m 244222

Intro/Verse

      
e|------2-2-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3-|
B|------3-3-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3-|
G|------2-2-2------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0-|
D|--0---0-0-0------2-2-2--------0-0-0------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0-|
A|-------------2---2-2-2--2h3---3-3-3------2-2-2--2h3---3-3-3--3---2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------------3---3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-|
D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u
  
e|------3-3-3--------3-3-3--|
B|------3-3-3--------3-3-3--|
G|------0-0-0--------0-0-0--|
D|------0-0-0--------0-0-0--|
A|------2-2-2--0h2---2-2-2--|
E|--3---3-3-3--------3-3-3--|
D u D u D u D u

Verse 1

I write mostly on hotel paper 
Knowing that my thoughts will never leave this room  
I’d be out of line telling you, “leave her”  
So I lie lonely surrounded by you ooh.  
By you (By) ooh (you) (By you)  

Verse 2

Lately I can’t be happy for no one  
They think I need some time to myself ooh  
I try to smile but I can’t remember  
And I know tomorrow there’ll be nothing else ooh 
[Chorus] (strum each chord four times)
And I  
I wanted to be  
Giving you everything that she’s not giving   
And I  
I wanted to see  
‘Cause I didn’t believe what I’d been hearing

Interlude

  
    
    

Verse 3

You turned out to be more than I bargained for  
And I can tell that you need to get away  
Forgive me if I admit that I’d love to love you 
We both realized it way too late ooh 
[Chorus] (strum each chord four times)
And I  
I wanted to be  
Giving you everything that she’s not giving   
And I  
I wanted to see  
‘Cause I didn’t believe what I’d been hearing 

Outro

Maybe this wind blowing in just came from the ocean
N.L   
N.L   
D Em G (strum up)
I write mostly on hotel paper
I'm pretty sure this is correct. I tabbed it out from the live video on the
enhanced part of the CD. Please email me if you find any errors.

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