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 (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D G (320003@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B 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:
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x2323x@1">G(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) (x2323x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">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) (x2323x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">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) (x2323x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">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
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x2323x@1">G(9) C (x32010@1) G(9) (x2323x@1) Cmaj7 (x32000@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7 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 C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
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 C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
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|-------------------------|