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[Verse 1]
     G
Well out on the bypass
G
Not too far,
          D
There's a joint that's a jumpin'
          D
When they close up the bars
       G
And if walls could talk
         G
Man, the stories they'd tell
G                        D     G
Holding up the roof on a cheap motel
G                        D     G
Holding up the roof on a cheap motel


[Chorus]
        C
You can rent 'em all night
            C
But they're cheaper by the hour
    G
The towels are clean
         G
But they still smell sour
    C
The night clerk's smiling
            C
'Cause he's usually stoned
            G
But you can do out there
         G
What you can't do at home


[Verse 2]
          G
There's a cigarette burn
       G
On the table by the bed
      D
And a King James bible
       D
That's never been read
   G
If walls could talk
         G
Man, the stories they'd tell
G                         D     G
Holding up the walls on a cheap motel
G                         D     G
Holding up the walls on a cheap motel

[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
           C
They got a cinder block wall
       C
So you can't be seen
G
Walking out naked
       G
By the ice machine
C
Keep it hush-hush
          C
Cause you never can tell
G
Who you'll see walking
         G
'Round a cheap motel


[Verse 3]
          G
There's a cigarette burn
       G
On the table by the bed
      D
And a King James bible
       D
That's never been read
   G
If walls could talk
         G
Man, the stories they'd tell
G                        D     G
Holding up the roof on a cheap motel
G                        D     G
Holding up the roof on a cheap motel
G                        D     G
Holding up the roof on a cheap motel
G                        D     G
Holding up the roof on a cheap motel   Hey!


[Outro]
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G D G
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G D G
G                   D
Just holdin' up the roof
       G
Just a-holdin' up the roof on a cheap motel