Quay Hotel
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Intro Dm
verse 1
Dm
The sun was down, the mist was high
Dm
I just kissed my love goodbye
Am
She was off to chase a will
Dm
From an uncle in west Brazil
Dm
So there I was, all alone
Dm
Another week away from home
Am
Walking down some foggy street
Dm
Looking out for a place to sleep
C F Am Gm
But a sound through the wind was carried well (oh so well)
C#7 A Dm
The squeaking sign of Quay Hotel
verse 2
Dm
Well the lights were dim, the lifts were slow
Dm
Still people, they come and go
Am
Full of whispers and shady deals
Dm
Pouring out over greasy meals
Dm
Then evening came, and songs would flow
Dm
From the lady at 'le grande piano'
Am
But the voice of Lilli-Ann
Dm
Sounds suspiciously like a man
C F Am A7
Funny how I never heard those songs (all those songs)
Dm
But they knew them well - in Quay Hotel
Dm Dm Dm C
Am Dm Dm
verse 3
Dm
Well the song and dance went raving on
Dm
But I kept feeling there was something wrong
Am
For the look on every face
Dm
Put a gloom on this eerie place
Dm
Nervously they seemed to wait
Dm
For some dramatic unknown fate
Am
They seemed to know their every stand
Dm
Like a spring-winding monkey band
Dm
I ran up to the door and tried to turn the keys
Dm
But a porter said, 'This way, please
Am
Retire to your room
Dm
For your turn will be coming soon.'
C F Am A7
And the night began to feel so long (oh so long)
Dm
I didn't sleep so well - in Quay Hotel
Dm Dm Dm C Am
Dm Dm Am Dm
Dm Dm Am Dm
Dm
I knew I was a mistaken face
Dm
In this macabre waiting place
Am
For the guests of this Hotel
Dm
Are checked in by the tolling bell
C F Am A7
For I awoke in the same old foggy street
Dm
Without a trace in hell - of Quay Hotel
Dm Dm Dm C
Am Dm
Dm
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