Holiday Inn Blues chords by Neil Diamond

Chords with lyrics

Funny, even though the song is called "Holiday Inn Blues", the arranger
credited on
the 45 is named Howard Johnson. The producer is Chip Taylor, the man behind
"Wild Thing". You may want to capo up 1 fret and play in A.

                 "Holiday Inn Blues"
                  (Neil Diamond)
                  Neil Diamond
              Velvet Gloves and Spit, 1968

Intro [bass, 2x, band enters 2nd time]:

    [Bb7Bb7]
    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    ----1---0-------|------1-0-0-----|
    ----------3-----|------------3---|
    1-------------1-|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|

Verses 1 & 2:

    Bb7Bb7                              Eb7Eb7
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

         Bb7Bb7
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

    Eb7Eb7        Bb7Bb7        Eb7Eb7        F7F7
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

    C7C7                 F7F7     [N.C.]
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

    bass fill:

    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    ----1---0-------|----1-0---0-----|
    ----------3-----|------------3---|
    1-------------1-|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|

[Verse 2]

Organ solo [single version fades in organ later]:

    Bb7Bb7        Eb7Eb7        Bb7Bb7        F7F7    Eb7Eb7
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

    bass fill:

    Bb7Bb7 [N.C.]
    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    ----1---0-------|--1---0---0-----|
    ----------3-----|------------3---|
    1-------------1-|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|

Verse 3 [partial]:

    Bb7Bb7                              Eb7Eb7
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

         Bb7Bb7        Eb7Eb7        F7F7        C7C7
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

                  F7F7     [N.C.]
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

    bass fill:

    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    ----1---0-------|--1---0---0-----|
    ----------3-----|------------3---|
    1-------------1-|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|

Coda:

    bass [w/ full band, repeat to fade]:

    Bb7Bb7
    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    ----1---0-------|--1---0---0-----|
    ----------3-----|------------3---|
    1-------------1-|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|

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