Two Children In A Motel chords by Ethel Cain

• Capo on 11th

Key: Em

Chord Progression: Em-C-G-D (each repeated twice).
I added some personal differences in the second half of the song but feel
free to simply follow the pattern.




🎸 Verse 1:
         Em      Em         C      C         G       G       D         D
There’s been a stain in the carpet since the day our father took those pills
    Em        Em   C    C     G     G   D   D
And nothing’s felt real since then
   Em      Em       C     C     G        G     D       D
We haven't seen the ocean since two days after we were born
    Em      Em      C           C          G    G    D   D
And now you say you wish they’d thrown you in

🎸 Pre-Chorus 1:
    Em            C                 G                D
The red and white stripes above our bed have started tearing
    Em       C               G             D
And I’m just waiting for the stars to fall through
              Em                C              G                 D
They let this town fall down around us like we always thought it would
       Em               C         G           D
But we never left, even though we knew


🎸 Chorus:
Em      Em    C      C     G      G        D     D
You and I are not in love, we are just the same
     Em      Em   C     C      G       G       D       D
Two children in a motel making love in our own grave
    Em     Em    C          C         G           G         D       D
And we are not embarrassed, but we’re filled with worms and dirt
        Em     Em  C          C      G       G     D    D
We were better off dying with her at birth


🎸 Verse 2:
            Em        Em        C       C       G        G       D      D
And I don’t care what girls you hurt as long as you come home to me
       Em      Em    C  C   G    G    D    D
’Cause I can’t be alone for long
             Em        Em     C        C        G    G       D        D
You would’ve died if I didn’t hide you when the army came to take you
        Em       Em        C       C   G      G    D   D
You can try, but you can’t tell me I’m wrong


🎸 Pre-Chorus 2:
Em                           D
You’re the only one I’ll let touch me
       G                         C        D
’Cause no one makes me feel safe like you do
          Em            C         G            D
All these dreams of violation starting to come true
           Em            C         G          D
Deep down
I don't wanna say no to you, no to you


🎸 Chorus:

Em      Em    C      C     G      G        D     D
You and I are not in love, we are just the same
     Em      Em   C     C      G       G       D       D
Two children in a motel making love in our own grave
    Em     Em    C          C         G           G         D       D
And we are not embarrassed, but we’re filled with worms and dirt
        Em     Em  C          C      G        D
We were better off dying with her at birth