• Song:

    Room 8

  • Artist:

    Rilo Kiley

 D (xx0232@1)          D"Room (xx0232@1)8", the invite says,
 D (xx0232@1)                    A"Come (x02220@1)and surprise your oldest friend."
     D (xx0232@1)           GThe (320003@1)door's ajar, what's behind,
        D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)     DIn (xx0232@1)room 8, room 8, room 8?

D (xx0232@1)                DCards (xx0232@1)are found in boxes there,
 D (xx0232@1)                  AWelcome (x02220@1)me in to the earthly air.
   D (xx0232@1)             GA (320003@1)baby girl named Jennifer,
      D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)          DBorn (xx0232@1)here, born here, in room 8.

Solo:
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
D A D

D (xx0232@1)               DLock (xx0232@1)the car, tremble and shake,
 D (xx0232@1)                ABaby, (x02220@1)the call was just a fake.
      D (xx0232@1)              GBut (320003@1)there she is, spotted through rain,
       D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)        D"Jennifer", (xx0232@1)she calls your name.

D (xx0232@1)          DOn (xx0232@1)the bed, hip displaced,
  D (xx0232@1)              ABroken (x02220@1)nose and a toothless face.
      D (xx0232@1)          GBut (320003@1)she's alive, she's awake,
        D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)     DIn (xx0232@1)room 8, room 8, room 8.

And she whispers,
 G (320003@1)                 F#We're (244322@1)still working full-time for love--
Bm (x24432@1)        Bm/A (x04440@1)         G (320003@1) Underpaid,    overworked,  uninsured. 
 G (320003@1)               F#We'll (244322@1)work gladly with our hands,
       D (xx0232@1) D/C# (x40232@1)    Bm (x24432@1) Bm/AWe'll (x04440@1)take off our gloves,
          G (320003@1)              A'til (x02220@1)it's only love, 'til love remains, 
        D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)     DIn (xx0232@1)room 8, room 8, room 8.

D (xx0232@1)             DI've (xx0232@1)never felt this pain before,
 D (xx0232@1)              ADoubled (x02220@1)over the motel floor.
    D (xx0232@1)           GThe (320003@1)ambulance it pulls away,
           D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)   DWith (xx0232@1)only tears as my alibi.

G (320003@1)                F#But (244322@1)I'm still workin' full-time for love--
Bm (x24432@1)      Bm/A (x04440@1)             G (320003@1)  9 to 5,     weekends, and,  holidays.
 G (320003@1)                   F#Don't (244322@1)lay me off with severance pay,
      D (xx0232@1)    D/C# (x40232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)  Bm/AWork (x04440@1)me 'til I'm enslaved,
          G (320003@1)            ABy (x02220@1)your elusive ways, invisible love,
        D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)     DIn (xx0232@1)room 8, room 8, room 8.

A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D

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