American Hotel chords by Tom Russell

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C

Verse 1:
                  G              Dm
Stephen sprawled across the bed
                G             C
Raised a bottle to his mouth
                  G              Dm
Pictures danced inside his head
                G
Gentle breezes from the south
F      Am          Dm     G       C
Cotton fields with voices ringing low
          G
Old Black Joe

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

Chorus:
        C      G/B   Am      G        F
And the Swanee River runs outside the door
        C       G/B     Am     G      F
And the whiskey bottles gather on the floor
        C        G/B    Am       G        F
And the Camptown ladies stop and ring the bell
        Ab     G  C    G
Of the American Hotel

Instrumental:
C  G  Dm  G  C  G  Dm  G  F Am Dm G C    G

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

Chorus:
        C      G/B   Am      G        F
And the Swanee River runs outside the door
        C       G/B     Am     G      F
And the whiskey bottles gather on the floor
        C        G/B    Am       G        F
And the Camptown ladies stop and ring the bell
        Ab     G  C    G
Of the American Hotel

Chorus:
        C      G/B   Am      G        F
And the Swanee River runs outside the door
        C       G/B     Am     G      F
And the whiskey bottles gather on the floor
        C        G/B    Am       G        F
And the Camptown ladies stop and ring the bell
        Ab     G  C    G
Of the American Hotel

Outro:
C    F  C    Dm G C