Al Stewart - Broadway hotel
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Al Stewart - Broadway Hotel
[Key: A] (it becomes E in the "Break" sections)
[Time signature: 3/4] (it's written in 3/4 for clarity but should be in 6/8)
[Tempo: 160 bpm]
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[Verse] (A.Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums)
F#mYou told the mDan in the F#mBroadway HDotel
ENothing was stDranger thaC#mn being yoDurself
F#mAnd he repliDed, with a tF#mear in his eDye
|Bm |
[Chorus]
ELove was a rDollaway
EJust a cajolDe away
EMist on a suDmmer's day
C#mNothing was Dclear
ELove was a sDmile away
EJust a defilDe away
EI sought it Devery way
C#mNo-one came Dnear
|D | | |
[Verse] (Violin, Mandolin, A.Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums)
F#mYou asked the Dman for a F#mroom with a vDiew
ENothing was saDid as he sC#mtared at his Dshoe
F#mThen he replieDd as he gaF#mve you the keDy
|Bm |
[Chorus]
ELove was a rDollaway
EJust an unfoDld away
EThat's all tDhere is to say
C#mNo-one came Dnear
|D | | |
[Break]
AAlone in your rG6oom you hide
As the F#m7night rolls by
In the sEtreet outside
AAnd you feel over the wG6ords he said
Till they F#m7turn to rain
All aroEund your head
|C#m | |
[Violin Solo]
|F#m |D |F#m |D |
|E |D |C#m |D |
|F#m |D |F#m |D |
|Bm |
|E |D |
|E |D |
|E |D |
|C#m |D |
|D | | |
[Break]
AYou're seeking aG6 hideaway
Where the F#m7light of day
Doesn't toEuch your face
AAnd a door-sign keeps G6the world away
BehinF#m7d the shades
Of yoEur silent day
|C#m | |
[Verse]
F#mYou made your hDome in the F#mBroadway HDotel
ERoom service cDame at the pC#mush of a bDell
F#mAnd the man sDaid as he putF#m down the Dtray
|Bm |
[Chorus]
ELove was a steDalaway
EJust a reveDal away
EI tried to fDind a way
C#mNothing was Dclear
EThen as he tDurned away
EYou asked theD man to stay
EHe was there Dall the day
C#mNo-one came nDear
|D | | |
[Outro]
(Piano)
|F#m | |E6 | |
|Dmaj7 | |C# | |
(Violin, Piano, A.Guitar, Bass, Drums)
|F#m | |E6 | |
|Dmaj7 | |C# | |
|F#m | |E6 | |
|Dmaj7 | |C# | |
|F#m | |E6 | |
|Dmaj7 | |C# | |
|F#m | |E6 | |
|Dmaj7 | |C# | |
|F#m | |E6 | |
|Dmaj7 | |C# | |
(Fading out)
|F#m | |E6 | |
|Dmaj7 | |C# | |
|F#m | |E6 | |
|Dmaj7 | |C# | |