American Hotel chords by Tom Russell

Chords with lyrics

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

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C majorC

Verse 1:
         G+G       DmDm
Stephen sprawled across the bed
        G+G       C majorC
Raised a bottle to his mouth
         G+G       DmDm
Pictures danced inside his head
        G+G
Gentle breezes from the south
FF   A minorAm     DmDm   G+G    C majorC
Cotton fields with voices ringing low
     G+G
Old Black Joe

Verse:
  C majorC         G+G       DmDm
And here's to one, tender and fair
         G+G         C majorC
Jeannie with the light brown hair
        G+G      DmDm
Raised a banjo to her knee
       G+G
Sang a lovely melody
FF    A minorAm    DmDm  G+G     C majorC
Weep no more, my lady, shed your care
    G+G
I'll be there

Chorus:
    C majorC   G/BG/B  A minorAm   G+G    FF
And the Swanee River runs outside the door
    C majorC    G/BG/B   A minorAm   G+G   FF
And the whiskey bottles gather on the floor
    C majorC    G/BG/B  A minorAm    G+G    FF
And the Camptown ladies stop and ring the bell
    AbAb   G+G C majorC  G+G
Of the American Hotel

Instrumental:
C majorC G+G DmDm G+G C majorC G+G DmDm G+G FF A minorAm DmDm G+G C majorC  G+G

Verse:
  C majorC        G+G     DmDm
He wrote a song for everyone
           G+G       C majorC
Lifted hearts throughout the land
          G+G
Now his world's an empty one
 DmDm         G+G
A augmentedA broken dream and a trembling hand
FF    A minorAm  DmDm  G+G     C majorC
Sad and weary everywhere he'd roam
     G+G
Kentucky home

Chorus:
    C majorC   G/BG/B  A minorAm   G+G    FF
And the Swanee River runs outside the door
    C majorC    G/BG/B   A minorAm   G+G   FF
And the whiskey bottles gather on the floor
    C majorC    G/BG/B  A minorAm    G+G    FF
And the Camptown ladies stop and ring the bell
    AbAb   G+G C majorC  G+G
Of the American Hotel

Chorus:
    C majorC   G/BG/B  A minorAm   G+G    FF
And the Swanee River runs outside the door
    C majorC    G/BG/B   A minorAm   G+G   FF
And the whiskey bottles gather on the floor
    C majorC    G/BG/B  A minorAm    G+G    FF
And the Camptown ladies stop and ring the bell
    AbAb   G+G C majorC  G+G
Of the American Hotel

Outro:
C majorC  FF C majorC  DmDm G+G C majorC