Chords for "Sitting In My Hotel"
From: PSHAW Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 19:29:33 -0500 (EST) Sitting in My Hotel F If my friends could see me now Am Drivin' 'round just like a film star Dm C C In a chauffer driven jam jar they would laugh Gm F C They would all be saying that it's not really me Gm F C They would all be asking who I'm trying to be F If my friends could see me now Am Lookin' out my hotel window Dm C C Dressed in satin strides and two tone daisy roots F Bb F If my friends could see me now I know they would smile C Dm C Bb Sitting in my hotel, hiding from the dramas of this great big world Dm Am Dm F Bb Seven stories high, lookin' at the world go by F C Dm C Sitting in my hotel room, thinkin' 'bout the countryside and sunny days in Bb June Dm Am Dm F Bb Tryin' to hide the gloom, sittin' in my hotel room If my friends could see me now Dressing up in my bow tie Prancing 'round the room like some outrageouos poof They would tell me that I'm just being used They would ask me what I'm trying to prove They would see me in my hotel Watching late shows 'til the morning Writing songs for old time vaudeville reviews All my friends would ask me what its all leading to Sitting in my hotel Lookin' through the window at the people in the street Seven stories high, lookin' at the world go by Dm Am Sitting in my hotel Dm F Bb Looking at the world outside If my friends could see me now They would try to understand me They would ask me what on earth I'm trying to prove Bb F Bb F All my friends would ask me what it's all leading to
From: Jim Smart Date: Sat, 4 May 1996 22:42:33 -1000 Sitting In My Hotel Written by: Raymond Douglas Davies Note: This is best played on a piano, but will work on guitar. It starts with a descending bass line....F, E, Eb, ....so try to emphasize that line. Note: When you see a slash, like "F/A", that means play an F chord, but with the note A as the bass... F Am/E If my friends could see me now, driving round just like a film star, F7/Eb C In a chauffeur driven jam jar, they would laugh. G7 C F C They would all be saying that it's not really me, G7 C F C They would all be asking who I'm trying to be. F If my friends could see me now, Am/E Looking out my hotel window, F7/Eb (walk up) Bb Dressed in satin strides and two-tone daisy roots, Bb F/A Gm F If my friends could see me now I know they would smile. F C Dm Eb Bb Eb Sitting in my hotel, hiding from the dramas of this great big world, Dm A7 Dm F Bb F/A Gm F Seven stories high, looking at the world go by-y. F C Dm Eb Sitting in my hotel room, thinking about the countryside and sunny Bb Eb days in June. Dm A7 Dm F Bb F/A Gm F Trying to hide the gloom, sitting in my hotel room. F Am/E If my friends could see me now, dressing up in my bow-tie, F7/Eb C Prancing round the room like some outrageous poof, G7 C F C They would tell me that I'm just being used G7 C F C They would ask me what I'm trying to prove. F They would see me in my hotel, Am/E Watching late shows till the morning, F7/Eb (walk up) Bb Writing songs for old time vaudeville revues. Bb F/A Gm F All my friends would ask me what it's all leading to. F C Dm Sitting in my hotel, looking through the window at Eb Bb Eb the people in the street, Dm A7 Dm F Bb F/A Gm F Seven stories high looking at the world go by, Dm A7 Dm F Bb F/A Gm F Sitting in my hotel, looking at the world outside. F Am/E If my friends could see me now they would try to understand me, F7/Eb Bb They would ask me what on earth I'm trying to prove. Bb F/A Gm F All my friends would ask me what it's all leading to. Submitted by Jim Smart Honolulu
Date: 19 Jun 96 16:14:35 EDT From: IAN GRANT Chords for "Sitting in My Hotel" This is a revised version of the existing chord chart. I think one chord has been changed, and a bit more detail added. F If my friends could see me now Am/E Drivin' 'round just like a film star Dm C In a chauffer driven jam jar they would laugh Gm F C They would all be saying that it's not really me Gm F C They would all be asking who I'm trying to be F If my friends could see me now Am/E Lookin' out my hotel window Dm F/C Bb Dressed in satin strides and two tone daisy roots Bb F/A Bb/G F If my friends could see me now I know they would smile F C Sitting in my hotel, Dm C Bb Hiding from the dramas of this great big world Dm A Dm F Bb Bb/A Bb/G Seven stories high, lookin' at the world go by F C Sitting in my hotel room, Dm C Bb Thinkin' 'bout the countryside and sunny days in June Dm A Dm F Bb Bb/A Bb/G Tryin' to hide the gloom, sittin' in my hotel room F If my friends could see me now Am/E Dressing up in my bow tie Dm C Prancing 'round the room like some outrageous poof Gm F C They would tell me that I'm just being used Gm F C They would ask me what I'm trying to prove F They would see me in my hotel Am/E Watching late shows 'til the morning Dm F/C Bb Writing songs for old time vaudeville reviews Bb F/A Bb/G F All my friends would ask me what its all leading to (F) C Sitting in my hotel Dm C Bb Lookin' through the window at the people in the street Dm A Dm F Bb Bb/A Bb/G Seven stories high, lookin' at the world go by Dm A Sitting in my hotel Dm F Bb Bb/A Bb/G Looking at the world outside F If my friends could see me now Am/E They would try to understand me Dm F/C Bb They would ask me what on earth I'm trying to prove Bb F/A Bb/G F All my friends would ask me what it's all leading to
Date: January 21, 2005 From: Gavin Chart Song title: Sitting In My Hotel Original Album: Everybody's In Showbiz Words and Music by Raymond Douglas Davies Copyright © 1972 Davray Music Limited Published by Davray Music Publishing Limited Transcribed by Gavin Chart NOTES: The song seems to be in the key of F, so if you want to play along, put a capo on the 5th fret position. (Or you can just play it in C.) VERSE: C Em If my friends could see me now, driving round just like a film star, C7 G In a chauffeur-driven jam-jar, they would laugh. Dm7 Am C G They would all be saying that itís not really me. Dm7 Am C G They would all be asking who Iím trying to be. C Em If my friends could see me now, looking out my hotel window, C7 F Dressed in satin strides and two-tone daisy roots. F C Dm7 C If my friends could see me now I know they would smile. CHORUS: C G7 Am C F Sitting in my hotel, hiding from the dramas of this great big world. Am E7 Am C F C G7 C Seven storeys high, looking at the world go by-y. C G7 Am Sitting in my hotel room, thinking ëbout the countryside C F and sunny days in June Am E7 Am C F C G7 C Trying to hide the gloom, sitting in my hotel room. VERSE: If my friends could see me now, dressing up in my bow-tie, Prancing round the room like some outrageous poof. They would tell me that Iím just being used. They would ask me what Iím trying to prove. They would see me in my hotel, watching late shows ëtil the morning, Writing songs for old time vaudeville revues. All my friends would ask me what itís all leading to. CHORUS: Sitting in my hotel, looking through the window at the people in the street. Seven storeys high, looking at the world go by-y. Sitting in my hotel room, looking at the world outside. VERSE: If my friends could see me now, they would try to understand me, They would ask what on earthe Iím trying to prove. All my friends would ask me what itís all leading to. CHORDS: C 332010 Em 022000 C7 032310 G 320003 Dm7 x00221 Am x02210 F x33211 G7 320001 E7 020130
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