Vince Gill – Old Lucky Diamond Motel (Guitar)

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[Intro] E A E B7 E [Verse 1]
E                    A
Out on Route 66, way back to the sticks

E                      B7
Out on the old Chisolm trail

     E                       A
Just east of El Reno next to Ted's Escondido

        E         B7        E
Sat the old Lucky Diamond Motel
[Verse 2]
E                            A
Lucille and Madonna slinging cheese enchiladas

      E                         B7
Chain smoking non-filtered Pall Malls

    E                     A
Old men shooting pool and cursing like fools

       E         B7        E
At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
[Chorus]
         A                        E
Yeah the old Lucky Diamond, Lucky Diamond Motel

    A                       B7
The Queen of the old mother road

        A                E            A
There's color TV and the kids eat for free

       E         B7        E
At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
[Break] E A E B7 E [Verse 3]
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There's air streams and truckers and two timing lovers

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Teenagers out raising hell

        E                        A
There's cowboys and shriners and old five and dimers

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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
[Verse 4]
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Room 23 was the first time for me

  E                      B7
A stripper named Rita Cantrell

  E                             A
I spent all of my money on that sweet Spanish honey

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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
[Chorus]
         A                        E
Yeah the old Lucky Diamond, Lucky Diamond Motel

    A                       B7
The Queen of the old mother road

        A                E            A
There's color TV and the kids eat for free

       E         B7        E
At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
[Break] E A E B7 E [Verse 5]
       E                         A
Oh the sign said we doze, but we never do close

    E                       B7
I remember her red dress so well

    E                     A
Old Rita's passed on, the neon sign's gone

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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
[Verse 6]
          E                       A
There's a big wrecking ball, Just tore down the wall,

  E                B7
A piece of America fell

    E                         A
Now I'm all for progress, but God knows that I miss

    E         B7        E
The old Lucky Diamond Motel
[Chorus]
         A                        E
Yeah the old Lucky Diamond, Lucky Diamond Motel

    A                       B7
The Queen of the old mother road

        A                E            A
There's color TV and the kids eat for free

       E         B7        E
At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
[Chorus]
         A                        E
Yeah the old Lucky Diamond, Lucky Diamond Motel

    A                       B7
The Queen of the old mother road

        A                E            A
There's color TV and the kids eat for free

       E         B7        E
At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
[Outro] E A E B7 E