Joe Ely - Standing at a big hotel

^DI was standing at a big hotel^F7sus4, ^{D G}Wishing everybody well, But ^Dif anybody paid me any mind it was ^Ahard to ^A7tell, ^DA big policeman on his beat^F7sus4, ^{D G}Pulled his pistol and he pointed at me, ^Dlooking down the barrel, I could see the gates of ^A7hell, I was Standing At A Big ^DHotel.

^DSo i went walking down the avenue^F7sus4, ^{D G}Looking for someone that looked like you, But I ^Dnever saw a face that ^Aseemed to ^A7ring a bell, I ^Dstopped beside the five and dime^F7sus4, ^D Just ^Gwindow-shopping & wasting time, When ^Dalong came a gal who sold me all she had to ^Asell^A7, She left me Standing At A Big ^DHotel.

^AI lost my mind in the wilds of Holly^Dwood, I ^A7did some time in the shadows where I ^Dstood, ^AI let the cards ^A7fall where they ^Dfell... And I ^Afound myself Standing At A Big ^DHotel.

^DA blind lady with her old tin cup,^{F7sus4 D G}Had her pencils all sharpened up, She was ^Dstanding in the door just to see what she could ^Asell^A7, But ^Dnobody bought a thing all night^F7sus4, ^D They just ^Gthought she was a pitiful sight, Though the ^Dlord helps a girl who helps her^Aself^A7, Standing At A Big ^DHotel.

^DWell I know what you're thinking today^F7sus4, ^D I can ^Gfeel it though I'm miles away, ^DEverybody knows I love my southern ^Abelle^A7, But from the ^Deast to the wild, wild west^F7sus4, ^D They say a ^Gbird in the hand is best, So ^Dhere I am with a bird dog and a bottle of musca^Atel^A7, Standing At A Big ^DHotel.

^AI lost my mind in the wilds of Holly^Dwood, I ^A7did some time in the shadows where I ^Dstood, ^AI let the cards ^A7fall where they ^Dfell... And I ^Afound myself Standing At A Big ^DHotel^F#, ^{G7 F#m7} Yeah I ^Afound myself Standing At A Big ^DHotel.