Don't be bothered at all about getting the strumming patterns precise, just use my verse as a rough guide. In the first bar, as long as you get the hammer-ons then it should sound fine. I've put a measure in that Jack once played live, you can develop on that if you want. Intro G |----------3---------------------------------------3----3--0--0-| |----------3----------------3----------------------3--0-3--0--0-| |----0--0--0-----0----------0--------------0-------0--0-0--0--0-| |----0--------0--0------0-------------0----0-------0--0---------| |-------------2-----0h2-----------0h2----0h2----2--2------------| |-3---------------------------3-----------------3--3------------| Verse G C |-3---3-----3---3---3--3--3-----|-0--0------0--0------------------|- |-3---3-----3---3---3--3--3--0--|-1--1------1--1---1---1--1-0--0--|- |-0---0-----0---0---0--0--0--0--|-0--0---0--0--0---0---0--0-0--0--|- |-0---0-----0---0---0--0--0--0--|-2--2---2-----2---2---2--2-0--0--|- |-2---2-----2---2---------2--0--|-3--3---3-----3---3---3--3-0--0--|- |-3---3-----3---3---------------|---------------------------------|- D G -3---3------2--2-------2--2-2-0-|----3------3--3------3--3--3-| -2---2------3--3---2---3--3-3-0-|----3------3--3------0--3--3-| -3---3---2-----2---3---2--2-2-0-|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0-| -0---0---0-----0---0---0--0-0-0-|-0--0---0-----0---0-----0--0-| -0-------0---------0------------|-2--2---2-----2---2-----2----| --------------------------------|-3--3---3-----3---3-----3----| Verse 1 G C I was watching with one eye on the other side D I had fifteen people telling me to move G I got movin' on my mind G C I found shelter in some thoughts turning wheels around D I said thirty-nine times that 'I love you' G To the beauty I had found Well It's Chorus G One two three four take the elevator at the C Hotel Yorba I'll be glad to see you later D G F5 G All they got inside is vacancy Jack played this after the first verse once, live. G C |-3---3----3---3---3-3-----|-0-r-0-r-0-----------------|- |-3---3----3---3---3-3-----|-1-r-2-r-1----1------------|- |-0---0----0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0-r-0-r-0--0-0------------|- |-0---0----0---0---0-0-0-0-|-2-r-2-r-2--2-2------------|- |-2---2----2---3-------2-2-|-3-r-3-r-3--3-30h3--2--1--0|- |-3---3----3---2-------3-3-|---------------------------|- D Ds4 D Ds4 D G F5 G --3--3--3h4-4-3--3--4--4-2-|-3--3--------3---3--3--------| --2--2--2---2-2--2--2--2-3-|-3--3--------3---3--3---3--3-| --3--3--3---3-3--3--3--3-2-|-0--0--------0---0--0---0--0-| --0--0--0-----0--0---------|-0--0--3--3--0---0--0---0--0-| ---------------------------|-2--2--3--3--2----------2--2-| ---------------------------|-3--3--1--1--3---------------| Verse 2 G C I've been thinking of a little place down by the lake D They've got a dirty old road leading up to the house G I wonder how long it will take G C 'Till we're alone sittin' on the front porch of that home D Stomping our feet on the wooden boards G Never gonna worry about locking the door Well it's Chorus G One two three four take the elevator at the C Hotal Yorba I'll be glad to see you later D G F5 G All they got inside is vacancy Interlude (single strums) G C D G G C It might sound silly for me to think childish thought like these D G But I'm so tired of acting tough, and I'm gonna do what I please Verse 3 G C Let's get married in a big cathedral by a priest D 'Cos if I'm the man that you love the most G You could say 'I do' at least Well it's Chorus G One two three four take the elevator at the C Hotel Yorba I'll be glad to see you later D G All they got inside is vacancy And it's G Four five six seven grab you umbrella C Grab hold of me 'cos I'm your favourite fella D G C G D G All they got inside is vacancy Any comments can go to Natfish011@aol.com