Leonard Cohen - Paper thin hotel
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Paper Thin Hotel - Leonard Cohen
*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]
FThe walls of D7/F#this hotel Gm7are paper-tC7hin
FLast night I D7/F#heard you making lGm7ove to C7him
AmThe struggleAm(maj7) mouth to mouth and Am7limb to Am6limb
DmThe grunt ofDm(maj7) unity when Dm7he came G7in
Fmaj7 (132211) Gm7
I stood there with my ear against the wall
Fmaj7 (132211) Gm7
I was not seized by jealousy at all
[Chorus]
FIn fact a burden lifted fGm7rom my soul
C7I heard that love was out of Fmy controlF6
Fmaj7A heavy bF6urden lifted from my Gm7soul
C7I heard that love was out of Fmy controlF6 Fmaj7 F6 Gm C7 Gm7 C7
[Verse]
FI listenedD7/F# to your kissesGm7 at the dooC7r
FI never D7/F#heard the world so cGm7lear beforeC7
AmYou ran yourAm(maj7) bath and you began Am7to sing Am6
DmI felt soDm(maj7) good I couldn't Dm7feel a tG7hing
Fmaj7 (132211) Gm7
I stood there with my ear against the wall
Fmaj7 (132211) Gm7
I was not seized by jealousy at all
[Chorus]
FIn fact a burden lifted fGm7rom my soul
C7I heard that love was out of Fmy controlF6
Fmaj7A heavy bF6urden lifted from my Gm7soul
C7I heard that love was out of Fmy controlF6 Fmaj7 F6 Gm C7 Gm7 C7
[Verse]
FAnd I can't D7/F#wait to tell youGm7 to your fC7ace
FAnd I can't D7/F#wait for you to Gm7take my pC7lace
Fmaj7You are The Naked AngelGm7 In My Heart
Fmaj7You are The Woman With Her Gm7Legs Apart
[Chorus]
Fmaj7It's written on the walls of Gm7this hotel
C7You go to heaven once you've bFeen to hF6ellFmaj7 F6 Gm C7 Gm7 C7
Fmaj7A heavy burden lifted fGm7rom my soul
N.C.I heard that love was out of my cFontF6rol Fmaj7 F6 Gm C7 Gm7 C7
[Outro]
F F6 Fmaj7 F6
Gm C7 Gm7 C7
Fmaj7