Quay Hotel chords

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Intro Dm 

verse 1 

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The sun was down, the mist was high 
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I just kissed my love goodbye 
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She was off to chase a will 
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From an uncle in west Brazil 

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So there I was, all alone 
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Another week away from home 
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Walking down some foggy street 
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Looking out for a place to sleep 

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But a sound through the wind was carried well (oh so well) 
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The squeaking sign of Quay Hotel 

verse 2 

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Well the lights were dim, the lifts were slow 
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Still people, they come and go 
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Full of whispers and shady deals 
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Pouring out over greasy meals 

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Then evening came, and songs would flow 
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From the lady at 'le grande piano' 
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But the voice of Lilli-Ann 
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Sounds suspiciously like a man 

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Funny how I never heard those songs (all those songs) 
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But they knew them well - in Quay Hotel 


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verse 3 

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Well the song and dance went raving on 
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But I kept feeling there was something wrong 
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For the look on every face 
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Put a gloom on this eerie place 

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Nervously they seemed to wait 
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For some dramatic unknown fate 
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They seemed to know their every stand 
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Like a spring-winding monkey band 

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I ran up to the door and tried to turn the keys 
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But a porter said, 'This way, please 
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Retire to your room 
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For your turn will be coming soon.' 

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And the night began to feel so long (oh so long) 
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I didn't sleep so well - in Quay Hotel 

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I knew I was a mistaken face 
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In this macabre waiting place 
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For the guests of this Hotel 
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Are checked in by the tolling bell 
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For I awoke in the same old foggy street 
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Without a trace in hell - of Quay Hotel 

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