Tom: G
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[Verse 1]
G
Well out on the bypass
G
Not too far,
D
There's a joint that's a jumpin'
D
When they close up the bars
G
And if walls could talk
G
Man, the stories they'd tell
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Holding up the roof on a cheap motel
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Holding up the roof on a cheap motel
[Chorus]
C
You can rent 'em all night
C
But they're cheaper by the hour
G
The towels are clean
G
But they still smell sour
C
The night clerk's smiling
C
'Cause he's usually stoned
G
But you can do out there
G
What you can't do at home
[Verse 2]
G
There's a cigarette burn
G
On the table by the bed
D
And a King James bible
D
That's never been read
G
If walls could talk
G
Man, the stories they'd tell
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Holding up the walls on a cheap motel
G D G
Holding up the walls on a cheap motel
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
C
They got a cinder block wall
C
So you can't be seen
G
Walking out naked
G
By the ice machine
C
Keep it hush-hush
C
Cause you never can tell
G
Who you'll see walking
G
'Round a cheap motel
[Verse 3]
G
There's a cigarette burn
G
On the table by the bed
D
And a King James bible
D
That's never been read
G
If walls could talk
G
Man, the stories they'd tell
G D G
Holding up the roof on a cheap motel
G D G
Holding up the roof on a cheap motel
G D G
Holding up the roof on a cheap motel
G D G
Holding up the roof on a cheap motel Hey!
[Outro]
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Just holdin' up the roof
G
Just a-holdin' up the roof on a cheap motel
