Hotel Paper Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch : Hotel Paper
Transcribed by Jerry Sun
The chords are off of the songbook, so it should match the recording. Key of A,
not relative to capo.
Capo: 2nd fret
-E A D G B e-
Asus [x 0 2 2 3 0]
Bm7 [x 2 0 2 0 2]
C [x 3 2 0 1 0]
C/G [3 x 2 0 1 0]
Cmaj7 [x 3 2 0 0 0]
Cmaj7*[x 3 4 4 5 x]
D [x x 0 2 3 2]
Em9 [x 7 5 7 7 x]
Em7 [0 2 2 0 3 0]
F#m7 [2 x 2 2 2 x]
G [3 2 0 0 0 3]**
G(9) [3 x 0 2 0 3]
*(#11)
**I think the book uses the simple G form instead of [320033] because it sounds
better (and not for beginners), because it uses [320033] in other songs.
Intro:
[D] [--] [D] [G(9)] [C] [G(9)] [D] [G(9)] [C] [G(9)]
Verse 1 & 2:
[D]I [G(9)]write [C]mostly on [G(9)]hotel [Cmaj7]paper[Cmaj7] [G(9)] [Em9]
[D]Know[G(9)]ing [C]that my thou[G(9)]ghts will [Cmaj7]never lea[Cmaj7]ve this room[G(9)] [Em9]
[D]I'd [G(9)]be [C]out of line [G(9)]telling you,[Cmaj7] "leave her"[Cmaj7] [G(9)] [Em9]
So [D]I [G(9)]lie [C]lonely sur[G(9)]rounded by [Cmaj7]you[Cmaj7] [G(9)] [Em9]
...by [D]you,[G(9)] oh[C] [G(9)] [Cmaj7] [Cmaj7] [G(9)] [Em9]
[D]Late[G(9)]ly, [C]I can't be [G(9)]happy for [Cmaj7]no one[Cmaj7] [G(9)] [Em9]
[D]They [G(9)]think [C]I need [G(9)]time to my[Cmaj7]self[Cmaj7] [G(9)] [Em9]
[D]I'd [G(9)]try to [C]smile but I [G(9)]can't re[Cmaj7]member[Cmaj7] [G(9)] [Em9]
[D]I [G(9)]know to[C]morrow there'll [G(9)]be nothing [Cmaj7]else, [Cmaj7] oh[G(9)] [Em9]
Chorus:
And [D]I, [Em7] [C] I [G]wanted to [D]be[Em7] [C]
[G]giving you [D]e-[Em7]very-[C]thing that [G]she's not [D]giving[Em7] [C] [G]
And [D]I, [Em7] [C] I [G]wanted to [D]see[Em7] [C]
'cause I [G]didn't be[Bm7]lieve what [F#m7]I'd been [G(9)]hearin'
[D] [G(9)] [C] [G(9)] [D] [G(9)] [C] [G(9)]
-Verse 3- (just like verse 2)
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
Chorus:
And [D]I, [Em7] [C] I [G]wanted to [D]be[Em7] [C]
[G]giving you [D]e-[Em7]very-[C]thing that [G]she's not [D]giving[Em7] [C] [G]
And [D]I, [Em] [C] I [G]wanted to [D]see[Em7] [C]
'cause I [G]didn't be[Bm7]lieve what [F#m7]I'd been [G(9)]hearin'
[C/G] [G]
Asus Cmaj7*
Maybe this wind blowin' in just came from the ocean.
[D] [G(9)] [C] [G(9)] [D] [G(9)] [C] [G(9)]
[D]I write mostly on hotel [Cmaj7]paper
(end on G)
The last Cmaj7 sounds like it's strummed slowly like this:
e|-------------------------| B|-------1---0-------------| G|-----0-------------------| D|---2---------------------| A|-3-----------------------| E|-------------------------|
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