Blue Hotel - Chris Isaak

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Blue Hotel
Chris Isaak
1987

Tabbed by Samoth


[INTRO] / MAIN RIFF
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e|-6-|-6--6-|-
B|-6-|-6--8-|-
G|-6-|-6--8-|-
D|-8-|-8--8-|-
A|-8-|-8--6-|-
E|-6-|-6--6-|-

6-|
7-|
8-|
8-|
6-|
6-|


RIFF 1
------

e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-------3-4--
A|-1---4------
E|------------

---2--1-|
---2--1-|
---3--2-|
3--4--3-|
---4--3-|
---2--1-|


RIFF 2
------

e|-------0-|--
B|-2-------|-2
G|---3-----|--
D|-----4---|--
A|---------|--
E|---------|--

---2-|-----2-|
-----|-2-----|
-3---|---3---|
-----|-------|
-----|-------|
-----|-------|

-----|-1-----1
-2---|---1----
---3-|-----2--
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------

-|-----|-1-|
-|-1---|-1-|
-|---2-|-2-|
-|-----|-3-|
-|-----|-3-|
-|-----|-1-|


RIFF 3
------

e|-6-|--------
B|-6-|--------
G|-6-|-----6-8
D|-8-|-6-8----
A|-8-|--------
E|-6-|--------

---|-6-|
---|-7-|
-8-|-8-|
---|-8-|
---|-6-|
---|---|


[Solo]
------

e|-6-|--------
B|-6-|--------
G|-6-|--------
D|-8-|-------1
A|-8-|---1-4--
E|-6-|-1------

-----|-6--6-|-
-----|-6--8-|-
-----|-6--8-|-
-1h3-|-8--8-|-
-----|-8--6-|-
-----|-6----|-

--------------
--------------
--------------
------1-1h3-3-
--1-4---------
1-------------

----------|
----------|
----------|
1---------|
---4--1---|
----------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-------1-1h3
A|---1-4------
E|-1----------

-|-6--6-|-----
-|-6--8-|-----
-|-6--8-|-----
-|-8--8-|-----
-|-8--6-|---1-
-|-6----|-1---

--------------
--------------
--------------
--1-1h3-3-1---
4------------4
--------------

-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|


e|----------|-
B|----2-----|-
G|------3---|-
D|--------4-|-
A|----------|-
E|-2--------|-

0------|-2----
--2----|---2--
----3--|-----3
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------

-|-1-----1-|--
-|---1-----|-1
-|-----2---|--
-|---------|--
-|---------|--
-|---------|--

---|-1-|
---|-1-|
-2-|-2-|
---|-3-|
---|-3-|
---|-1-|



Song structure
--------------

Intro / Main Riff x2
Riff 1 x3
Main Riff x2
Riff 2
Main Riff x2
Riff 3 x2
Riff 2
Main Riff x2
Riff 1 x3
[Solo]
Main Riff x4
Riff 2
Main Riff x2
Outro (Main Riff x1 with faster rhythms on 1st chord)



Lyrics
------

Blue Hotel
On a lonely highway
Blue Hotel
Life don't work out my way

Blue Hotel
On a lonely highway
Blue Hotel
Life don't work out my way
I wait alone each lonely night

Blue Hotel
Blue Hotel

Blue Hotel
Every room is lonely
Blue Hotel
I was waiting only
The night and the light of her lonely dream

Blue Hotel
Blue Hotel

Blue Hotel
On a lonely highway
Blue Hotel
Life don't work out my way
I wait alone each lonely night

Blue Hotel
Blue Hotel