Elton John – Holiday Inn (Guitar)

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Chords

Madman Across the Water album [Verse 1]
E                         D              A
Boston at last and the plane's touching down

E                          D             A
Our hostess is handing the hot towels around

F#m                     C#m             Bm   Bm7
From a terminal gate to a black limousine

E                              D          A
It's a ten minute ride to the Holiday Inn
[Verse 2]
E                         D              A
Boredom's a pastime that one soon acquired

E                         D              A
Where you get to the stage where you're not even tired

F#m                     C#m             Bm   Bm7
Kicking your heels till the time comes around

E                          D            A     A/B A/C#
To pick up your bags and head out of town
[Chorus]
G            D                        A
  Slow down Joe, I'm a rock and roll man

G                   D                     A       A/B A/C#
  I've twiddled my thumbs in a dozen odd bands

D                           E
  And you ain't seen nothing till you've been

     F#m      E D                  A     G     F#m    A7sus4    D/A
In a motel baby  like the Holiday Inn
[Instrumental] | E | D | A | A | | E | D | A | A | | F#m | C#m| Bm | Bm7 | | E | D | A | A A/B A/C#| [Chorus]
G            D                        A
  Slow down Joe, I'm a rock and roll man

G                   D                     A
  I've twiddled my thumbs in a dozen odd bands

       D                      E
Oh, and you ain't seen nothing till you've been

     F#m      E D                  A     G     F#m    A7sus4    D/A
In a motel baby  like the Holiday Inn
[Outro]
A   G   F#m   C/G   x8
(Repeat and fade out)