Wainwright Loudon - Motel Blues guitar tab

Motel Blues - Loudon Wainwright III

Transcribed by Ramsay Wallace - RamsayW1@aol.com

This is roughly the intro. After the hammer ons you stroke the strings. Listen to the song & you'll see where it all fits in.

D/B          Dsus4 D    D/B        Dsus4 D   C    Em Em7

-----2------2-2-3-2--|------2-----2-2-3-2--|-----0------------------------------

-----3------3-3-3-3--|------3-----3-3-3-3--|-----1---3--------------------------

-----0------0-2-2-2--|------0-----0-2-2-2--|-0---0------------------------------

----0------0---0-----|-----0-----0---0-----|--0--2------------------------------

-0h2----0h2----------|--0h2---0h2----------|---3---2----------------------------

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D/B                              Dsus4 D

In this town television shuts off at two

D/B   Dsus4 D

What can a lonely rock & roller do

A7                       A7sus4     A7

The beds so big & the sheets are clean

A7                          A7sus4   A7

Your girlfriend thinks you are nineteen

D    Dsus4 D

The Styrofoam ice bucket's full of ice

C     Em   Dsus4     D    C  Em7

Come up to my motel room treat me nice

I don't want to make no late night New York Calls

I don't want to stare at those ugly grass mat walls

Chronologically I know you're young

But when you kissed me in the club you bit my tongue

I'll write a song for you, put it on my next LP

Come up to my motel room, sleep with me

There's a bible in the drawer, don't be afraid

I'll put up a sign to warn the clean up maid

There's lots of soap & lots of towels

Never mind those desk clerk scowls

I'll buy you breakfast, they'll think you're my wife

Come up to my motel room, save my life

D/B x20032   A7 x02020  A7sus4 x02030  Em7 022030