Elliott Murphy – St Elmos Motel (Guitar)

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Song: St. Elmo's Motel Artist: Elliott Murphy Album: Beauregard (1998) Tabbed by: Javier de la Fuente Chords Intro: D+: x x x 15 15 14 Dsus4#5: x x x 15 15 15 [Intro] D+ D+ Dsus4#5 D+ Dsus4#5 D+ [Verse]
D          Bm                      G
There were so many candles on your birthday cake

D                     Daug   G                       A    
 The smoke alarm went off,    the sun was like hell fire

        G                    D     D+
On the wall was Jesus on his cross
[Verse]
D            Bm                        G
There was a moment that passed when a jet flew by

D                            Daug     G                            A
 And the room lay still with violence,  you called me a goddamned liar

     G                    D  D  D
Wet sat on that bed in silence
[Chorus]
G                   A                    D         C     G
You can drive for fourteen hours and you won't be outta Texas

Em                    G             D        C     G  G  G
You can live to be a hundred and I won't be outta you
[Verse]
            Bm               G
There was a song we sang on summer nights

D                         Daug  G              A
There was splendor in the grass, regrets and promises

G                     D  
Waiting ahead in the past
[Chorus]
G                   A                    D         C     G
You can drive for fourteen hours and you won't be outta Texas

Em                    G             D        C     G  G  G
You can live to be a hundred and I won't be outta you
[Instrumental] Em G Em G F#m A Em G Em G F#m A D D D [Verse]
              Bm                  G
There were so many things that I wanted to say

D                     Daug  G                     A
 So I said nothing at all,   I tried to buy you flowers

G                                D  D  D
But everything was closed at the mal
[Verse]
            Bm            G
There was a motorcycle's distant roar

D                      Daug G                      A
 When I turned the TV on,    you said switch the channel

            G                      D  
And when I turned around you were gone
[Chorus]
G                   A                    D         C     G
You can drive for fourteen hours and you won't be outta Texas

Em                    G             D        C     G  G  G
You can live to be a hundred and I won't be outta you

       D        C     G  G  G
And I won't be outta you

       D        C     G  G  D+
And I won't be outta you