Leonard Cohen – Paper Thin Hotel (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
*Note: the line beginning on Am can also be played with the descending
G#, G, and F# notes as the root note, which the bass does on the recored.
This is just how I prefer to play it on guitar.
[Intro]
F F6 Fmaj7
Gm C7 Gm7 C7
F F6 Fmaj7
Gm C7 Gm7 C7
[Verse]
F D7/F# Gm7 C7 The walls of this hotel are paper-thin F D7/F# Gm7 C7 Last night I heard you making love to him Am Am(maj7) Am7 Am6 The struggle mouth to mouth and limb to limb Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 G7 The grunt of unity when he came in Fmaj7 (132211) Gm7 I stood there with my ear against the wall Fmaj7 (132211) Gm7 I was not seized by jealousy at all
[Chorus]
F Gm7 In fact a burden lifted from my soul C7 F F6 I heard that love was out of my control Fmaj7 F6 Gm7 A heavy burden lifted from my soul C7 F F6 Fmaj7 F6 Gm C7 Gm7 C7 I heard that love was out of my control
[Verse]
F D7/F# Gm7 C7 I listened to your kisses at the door F D7/F# Gm7 C7 I never heard the world so clear before Am Am(maj7) Am7 Am6 You ran your bath and you began to sing Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 G7 I felt so good I couldn't feel a thing Fmaj7 (132211) Gm7 I stood there with my ear against the wall Fmaj7 (132211) Gm7 I was not seized by jealousy at all
[Chorus]
F Gm7 In fact a burden lifted from my soul C7 F F6 I heard that love was out of my control Fmaj7 F6 Gm7 A heavy burden lifted from my soul C7 F F6 Fmaj7 F6 Gm C7 Gm7 C7 I heard that love was out of my control
[Verse]
F D7/F# Gm7 C7 And I can't wait to tell you to your face F D7/F# Gm7 C7 And I can't wait for you to take my place Fmaj7 Gm7 You are The Naked Angel In My Heart Fmaj7 Gm7 You are The Woman With Her Legs Apart
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Gm7 It's written on the walls of this hotel C7 F F6 Fmaj7 F6 Gm C7 Gm7 C7 You go to heaven once you've been to hell Fmaj7 Gm7 A heavy burden lifted from my soul N.C. F F6 Fmaj7 F6 Gm C7 Gm7 C7 I heard that love was out of my control
[Outro]
F F6 Fmaj7 F6
Gm C7 Gm7 C7
Fmaj7