Holiday Inn chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Capo: 2
3/4 Time

No Intro:

Verse:
|D MajorD    |D MajorD      |C majorC        |G+G  |GsusGsus |G+G |
 Boston at last and the plane's touchin' down
|GsusGsus G+G G MajorG |D MajorD     |D MajorD     |C majorC     |G+G   |GsusGsus |G+G |
 -  - Our hostess is handin' the hot towels around
|GsusGsus G+G G MajorG    |E minorEm   |E minorEm    |B minorBm    |A minorAm  | Am7Am7 | A minorAm |
 -  - From the terminal gate to a black limousine
|A minorAm    |D MajorD     |D MajorD     |C majorC   |G+G  | GsusGsus | G+G | G+G |
 -- It's a ten-minute ride to the Holiday Inn

Verse:
|D MajorD     |D MajorD      |C majorC     |G+G   |GsusGsus |G+G |
 Boredom's a pasttime that one soon acquired
|GsusGsus G+G G MajorG    |D MajorD     |D MajorD         |C majorC    |G+G   |GsusGsus |G+G |
 -  - Where you get to the stage where you're not even tired
|GsusGsus G+G G MajorG |E minorEm     |E minorEm      |B minorBm     |A minorAm  | Am7Am7 | A minorAm |
 -  - - Kickin' your heels 'til the time comes around
|A minorAm  |D MajorD      |D MajorD    |C majorC     |G+G   |
 --- To pick up your bags and head out of town

| G+G | G+G | G+G G/AG/A G/BG/B |

Chorus:
|FF |FF    |C majorC     |C majorC      |G+G  | GsusGsus | G2 | G+G GsusGsus G2 |
 --- Slow down Joe, I'm a rock and roll man
|FF         |C majorC     |C majorC    |G+G  | G+G | G+G | G+G G/AG/A G/BG/B |
 - I've twiddled my thumbs in a dozen odd bands
|C majorC       |C majorC      |D MajorD      |D MajorD
 - And you ain't seen nothin' - 'til you've been
  |E minorEm  |E minorEm  |C/GC/G    |C/GC/G  |G+G  | G+G |
In a motel, baby, -- like the Holiday Inn

Break:
| FF | FF | E minorEm | E minorEm | Bb majorBb | Bb majorBb |

(Verse chords)
| D MajorD | D MajorD | C majorC | G+G | GsusGsus | G+G | GsusGsus G+G G/G |
| D MajorD | D MajorD | C majorC | G+G | GsusGsus | G+G | GsusGsus G+G G/G |
| E minorEm | E minorEm | B minorBm | A minorAm | Am7Am7 | A minorAm | A minorAm |
| D MajorD | D MajorD | C majorC | G+G | G+G | G+G | G+G G/AG/A G/BG/B |

Chorus:
|FF |FF    |C majorC     |C majorC      |G+G  | GsusGsus | G2 | G+G GsusGsus G2 |
 --- Slow down Joe, I'm a rock and roll man
|FF         |C majorC     |C majorC    |G+G  | G+G | G+G | G+G G/AG/A G/BG/B |
 - I've twiddled my thumbs in a dozen odd bands
|C majorC       |C majorC      |D MajorD      |D MajorD
 - And you ain't seen nothin' - 'til you've been
  |E minorEm  |E minorEm  |C/GC/G    |C/GC/G  |G+G  | G+G |
In a motel, baby, -- like the Holiday Inn

Outro:
| FF | FF | E minorEm | E minorEm | Bb majorBb | Bb majorBb |
||: G+G | G+G | FF | FF | E minorEm | E minorEm | Bb majorBb | Bb majorBb :|| (repeat and fade)


Additional verse:
Oh, I don't even know if it's Cleveland or Maine
With the buildings as big and rooms just the same
And the TV don't work and the french fries are cold
And the room service closed about an hour ago

(Source: eltonography.com)
Performed on BBC TV's "Sounds For Saturday" on December 8, 1971.

Charted by Dexex

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