Hotel
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Chord F#m11 = 222222
Jungle noises fade in ... A6 / E6 pattern emerges...
A6 E6
On de ubber side ob de island
A6 E
There's a sky so clear and blue
A6 E6
Can see, cross water, to de mainland
A6 E
New life for me and you
A E
Let's buy a hotel
A
Let's get a yacht
D
We'll get a golden island
E A
In the sun made of coconut
E
Let's buy an old car
A
We'll crash in a hut
D
We'll feed the food to the Ford
E A
And we'll live off the coconut
C#m
Well there's a big black mama in a tree She's gonna cook us
F#m Bm7
She's gonna call up the rest of the tribe
E E6 E7
And it looks like the ghost of Tarzan lied
F#m
He went over to the other side
C#m
And he rang like a bell
F#m C#m
From tree to tree
A E
They never ever let you go
A E
They never ever let you go
A E
We get American menus
E6 A
With all American men
B
We're getting sick of things American
B9
We ate our way through half the Pentagon
B7 A F#m11
We had our share of big palookas
Bm F#m
Yankee go home
Bm F#m
Yankee go home
D A
They never ever let you go (x3)
D A
Instrumental break (x8)
Bm F#m
Yankee go home
Bm F#m Gm G#m
Yankee go ho ho home
A6 E6
Instrumental (x 4)
A E
Let's buy a hotel
A
Let's get a yacht
D
We'll get a golden island
E A
In the sun made of coconut
E
Let's buy an old car
A
We'll crash in a hut
D
We'll feed the food to the Ford
E A
And we'll live off the coconut
C#m
Well there's a big black mama in a tree She's gonna cook us
F#m Bm7
She's gonna call up the rest of the tribe
E E6 E7
And it looks like the ghost of Tarzan lied
F#m
He went over to the other side
C#m
And he rang like a bell
F#m C#m
From tree to tree
F#m C#m F#m C#m
Tree to tree, tree to tree
A E
They never ever let you go
A E
They never ever let you go repeat to fade...
How to play Hotel
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#m11. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.