International Hotel Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][C][D][C]

[Verse 1]
It's [D]half past nine on
Thursday night and [C]Paul has taken off
He pull[Am]s down on the throttle
[G]and [C]makes quick work of the Boss
[D]As nicotine, a sea of green,
and pat[C]rons fill the lodge
[Am]4 lost souls in [G]Ohio won't
[C]make it to Wood[D]stock
On a trip through [Dsus4]time it's[D]
69' the [C]fire in his throat
Has you [Am]wondering if he [G]was the man they
[C]tied to the [D]whipping post

[Verse 2]
'Cause [C]they [D]don't make
'em like [C]this [D]any[C]more
With gut[D]s on t[C]he floor and a vi
[D]olent roa[Dsus4]r[D]
[C]Goddamn [D]the businessman don't
wanna [C]make [D]it at all[C]
Just wanna [Am]make [D]last [C]call at [D]the
[Dsus4]internation[D] al[C]
[D]International Hotel

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][C][D][C]
[D]As Greasy

[Verse 3]
runs the patrons hum
and [C]Bucky's up to bat
The kid [Am]from Howell begin[G]s to
growl at [C]unbreakable [D]glass
The boy named Tom,
cried long Live Rock it's never gone, gone, [C]gone
At ca[Am]pacity or with [G]empty seats
the [C]show rambles [D]on

[Verse 4]
'Cause [C]they don't [D]make 'em
like [Am]this [D]anymor[C]e
With guts [D]on [C]the floor
and a [D]vi olent roar
[C]Goddamn the bus[D]inessman don't
[C]wanna [D]make it at [C]all
Just wanna make [D]last [C]call at
the [D]internation[C]al
Interna[D]tional [G]Hotel[D]

[Interlude 2]
[C][D][C]

[Verse 5]
[C]International [D]Hotel

[Interlude 3]
[C][D][C]
You [D]know there

[Verse 6]
was [G]a time
[D]when it was live
The [C]band would really play
Before you [Am]paid to see [D]karaoke
[G]an [Em]d sui[D]ci[C]de charades
When [G]it gets bleak [D]take a trip with
me up north [C]is where it's at
These [Am]places ooze work[G]ing man
[Em]blues [D]the [C]king would tip his [D]cap

[Verse 7]
'Cause [C]they don't [D]make
'em like this [C]anymore
His gut[D]s on t[C]he floor
and [D]a violent roar
[C]Goddamn [D]this business,
man don't wanna [C]make [D]it at all[C]
Just wanna make [D]last [C]call at
the [D]international
International [C]Hotel
International [G]Hotel (O
[D]h well)

[Outro 1]
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