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 AD GB E-
Asus  [x 0 2 2 3 0]
Bm7 (x20202@1) [x 2 0 2 0 2]
C (x32010@1)   [x 3 2 0 1 0]
C/G (3x555x@1) [3 x 2 0 1 0]
Cmaj7 [x 3 2 0 0 0]
Cmaj7*[x 3 4 4 5 x]
D (xx0232@1)   [x x 0 2 3 2]
Em9 (022032@1) [x 7 5 7 7 x]
Em7   [0 2 2 0 3 0]
F#m7  [2 x 2 2 2 x]
G (320003@1)   [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:
DG(9)  C (x32010@1)       G(9) (x2323x@1)Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Cmaj7 (x32000@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)Em9I (022032@1)write mostly on hotel paper
D (xx0232@1) G(9)C           G(9) (x2323x@1)    Cmaj7 (x32000@1)  Cmaj7 (x32000@1)      G(9) (x2323x@1)Em9Knowing (022032@1) that my thoughts will never leave this room
D (xx0232@1) G(9) (x2323x@1)C (x32010@1)         G(9) (x2323x@1)      Cmaj7 (x32000@1)     Cmaj7 (x32000@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)Em9I'd (022032@1)be    out of line telling you, "leave her"
   D (xx0232@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)C (x32010@1)       G(9) (x2323x@1)     Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Cmaj7 (x32000@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)Em9So (022032@1)I  lie   lonely surrounded by you

      D (xx0232@1) G(9)C  G(9) (x2323x@1)Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Cmaj7 (x32000@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)Em9...by (022032@1)you, oh

D (xx0232@1) G(9)C          G(9) (x2323x@1)    Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Cmaj7 (x32000@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)Em9Lately, (022032@1) I can't be happy for no one
D (xx0232@1)  G(9) (x2323x@1)C (x32010@1)    G(9) (x2323x@1)    Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Cmaj7 (x32000@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)Em9They (022032@1)think I need time to myself
D (xx0232@1) G(9) (x2323x@1) C (x32010@1)         G(9) (x2323x@1)  Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Cmaj7 (x32000@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)Em9I'd (022032@1)try to smile but I can't remember
DG(9)   C (x32010@1)             G(9) (x2323x@1)     Cmaj7Cmaj7  G(9) (x2323x@1)Em9I (022032@1)know tomorrow there'll be nothing else,  oh

Chorus:
    D (xx0232@1)Em7 C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)Em7 CAnd (x32010@1)I,       I wanted to be
G (320003@1)        DEm7 (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)    Em7 CG
giving you e-very-thing that she's not giving
    D (xx0232@1)Em7  C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1) Em7  CAnd (x32010@1)I,        I wanted to see
         G (320003@1)      Bm7 (x20202@1)      F#m7 (131141@2)   G(9)'cause (x2323x@1)I didn't believe what I'd been hearin'

D (xx0232@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)C (x32010@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)D (xx0232@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)C (x32010@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)-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:
    D (xx0232@1)Em7 C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)Em7 CAnd (x32010@1)I,       I wanted to be
G (320003@1)        DEm7 (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)    Em7 CG
giving you e-very-thing that she's not giving
    D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1) Em7  CAnd (x32010@1)I,       I wanted to see
         G (320003@1)      Bm7 (x20202@1)      F#m7 (131141@2)   G(9)'cause (x2323x@1)I didn't believe what I'd been hearin'

C/G  G

Asus (x02230@1)                                       Cmaj7*
Maybe this wind blowin' in just came from the ocean.

D (xx0232@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)C (x32010@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)D (xx0232@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)C (x32010@1)G(9) (x2323x@1)D (xx0232@1)                     Cmaj7I (x32000@1)write mostly on hotel 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|-------------------------|