The Motel Life Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]1, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3
The [C]lights all went [G]out sometime [D]after [G]three
A [Em]red [Bm]-headed stranger was
[D]loo[C]king at me[D]
[C]Mama, sweet [G]mama, where [D]can you be?
[G]What [Em]in this w[C]orld is to bec[D]ome of me?
[G]It's the[D] mot[G]el lif[Em]e, the[C] motel lif[G]e
Whiskey and cigar[Em]ettes,
[C]struggle and [D]strife
[G]Pray for my chil[Em]dren, [C]pray for my [G]wife
It's the motel, [Em]motel,
[D]the motel [G]life[Em][D][G]
[C]Rent it was [G]due, a [D]quarter to four
[G]The [Em]drunk in the hallway
[D]just [C]banged on my door
[D]The rain [C]that was fall[G]in'
is [D]startin' to pour
[G]I don't k[Em]now if I c[C]an take t[D]his anymore
[G]It's [D]the mot[G]el lif[Em]e, the[C] motel lif[G]e
Whiskey and ci[Em]garettes,
[C]struggle and strife
[D]Pra[G]y for my childre[Em]n, pra[C]y for my wif[G]e
It's the motel, [Em]motel,
[D]the motel [G]life[Em][C][G][Em][C][D]
[G][Em][C][G][Em][D][G]
The [C]king of the last [G]round
sit[D]s on his throne
[G]As the [Em]waitress in blue [Bm]jeans
[Em]throws [C]him his[D]
[C]The frown on the [G]bartender
is [D]turning to [G]stone
[Em]Me, I'm just waiti[C]ng,
I just [D]want to go home
[G]It's the[D] mot[G]el lif[Em]e, the[C] motel lif[G]e
Whiskey and ci[Em]garettes,
[C]struggle and [D]strife
[G]Pray for my chil[Em]dren, [C]pray for my [G]wife
It's the motel, [Em]motel, [D]the motel life
It's the [G]motel [Em]life, [C]the motel [G]life
Whiskey and cigar[Em]ettes,
[C]struggle and strife
[D]Pra[G]y for my childre[Em]n
[C]Pray for my [D]wife
[G]It's the mortal, mortal[Em]
[D]The mortal life
[G]It's [Em]the mortal,
[D]The mortal [G]life
[D]It's the [G]mortal, [Em]mortal
Mor[D]tal [G]life[C][D]
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