Hotel Paper Chords

by Michelle Branch
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 3rd fret
Author guitarchick07 [a] 41.
2 contributors total, last edit on Sep 2, 2019

Chords

D
Em7
Cadd9
G
Bm
F#m
Am
Em

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                   Hotel Paper (live version) - Michelle Branch
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Tabbed by: guitarchick07
Email: guitarfreak07@msn.com
Tuning: EADGBe
 
Capo on 2nd fret to match studio recording, 3rd for live version.
 
u = upstroke   d = downstroke
 
D        xx0232
Em7      x22033
Cadd9    x30033
G        320033
Bm       224432
F#m      244222
 
 
[Intro/Verse]
    D          Em7        Cadd9        G          Cadd9        G
e|------2-2-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3-|
B|------3-3-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3--------3-3-3------3-3-3-|
G|------2-2-2------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0-|
D|--0---0-0-0------2-2-2--------0-0-0------0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0-|
A|-------------2---2-2-2--2h3---3-3-3------2-2-2--2h3---3-3-3--3---2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------------3---3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-|
    D   u D u  D   u D u  D     u D u  D   u D u  D     u D u  D   u D u
 
    G          G
e|------3-3-3--------3-3-3--|
B|------3-3-3--------3-3-3--|
G|------0-0-0--------0-0-0--|
D|------0-0-0--------0-0-0--|
A|------2-2-2--0h2---2-2-2--|
E|--3---3-3-3--------3-3-3--|
    D   u D u  D     u D u
 
 
[Verse 1]
D Em7   Cadd9     G     Cadd9    G
I write mostly on hotel paper
D  Em7    Cadd9       G       Cadd9                G  Em7
Knowing that my thoughts will never leave this room
D   Em7 Cadd9      G          Cadd9        G  Em7
I’d be out of line telling you, “leave her”
   D Em7 Cadd9    G          Cadd9     G  Em7
So I lie lonely surrounded by you  ooh.
   D    Em7       Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G  Em7
By you  (By) ooh (you)  (By you)
 
 
[Verse 2]
D  Em7 Cadd9      G         Cadd9    G  Em7
Lately I can’t be happy for no one
D    Em7   Cadd9       G         Cadd9    G  Em7
They think I need some time to myself  ooh 
D Em7    Cadd9       G       Cadd9    G   Em7
I try to smile but I can’t remember
    D Em7    Cadd9           G          Cadd9    G
And I know tomorrow there’ll be nothing else  ooh
 
 
[Chorus] (strum each chord four times)
    D    Em7    Cadd9
And I
  G         D    Em7    Cadd9
I wanted to be
G          D Em7 Cadd9     G         D      Em7    Cadd9    G
Giving you everything that she’s not giving
    D    Em7    Cadd9
And I
  G         D    Em7    Cadd9
I wanted to see
          G         Bm       F#m      G
‘Cause I didn’t believe what I’d been hearing
 
 
[Interlude]
Cadd9   G
D   Em7   Cadd9   G
D   Em7   Cadd9   G
 
 
[Verse 3]
D   Em7    Cadd9     G           Cadd9         G  Em7
You turned out to be more than I bargained for
    D Em7 Cadd9         G       Cadd9    G  Em7
And I can tell that you need to get away
   D    Em7 Cadd9  G            Cadd9   G        Em7
Forgive me  if I admit that I’d love to love you
D  Em7  Cadd9       G       Cadd9    G
We both realized it way too late  ooh
 
 
[Chorus] (strum each chord four times)
    D    Em7    Cadd9
And I
  G         D    Em7    Cadd9
I wanted to be
G          D Em7 Cadd9     G         D      Em7    Cadd9    G
Giving you everything that she’s not giving
    D    Em7    Cadd9
And I
  G         D    Em7    Cadd9
I wanted to see
          G         Bm       F#m      G       Cadd9
‘Cause I didn’t believe what I’d been hearing
 
 
[Outro]
Am                                             Cadd9
Maybe this wind blowing in just came from the ocean
D   Em7   Cadd9   G
N.L
D   Em7   Cadd9   G
N.L
D                       Em    G (strum up)
I write mostly on hotel paper
 
 
I'm pretty sure this is correct.  I tabbed it out from the live video on the
enhanced part of the CD.  Please email me if you find any errors.
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4 comments
clocker87
Almost entirely perfect, great job! Instead of Em7, I play Dsus4, and there are a couple places where I use C instead of Cadd9, but they all sound correct. =)
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Acoustic_
perfect! thank you!
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angel0fthewind
I absolutely love playing this on my guitar! Thank you for the wonderful tab, it sounds exactly like I remember the song. :D
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