David Bowie - The Motel: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Motel" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn The Motel Guitar Chords and Lyrics by David Bowie
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Motel" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F# For we're living F7 In a safety zone F# F7 Don't be holding back from me F# F7 We're living from hour to hour down here F# F7 And we'll take it when we can It's a kind of living which recognises The death of the odourless man When nothing is vanity nothing's too slow It's not Eden but it's no sham Chorus: F# F7 There is no hell F# F7 There is no shame F# There is no hell F7 Like an old hell F# F7 There is no hell G# And it's lights up, boys G# Fm7 Lights up boys Explosion falls upon deaf ears While we're swimming in a sea of sham Living in the shadow of vanity A complex fashion for a simple man Chorus: And there is no hell And there is no shame And there is no hell Like an old hell There is no hell And the silence flies On its brief flight A razor sharp crap shoot affair And we light up our lives Fm Gm7-5 G# D# And there's no more of me exploding you F# G# D# Re-exposing you F# G# D# Like everybody do F# G# D# Re-exploding you F# Fm I don't know what to use E Make somebody move F# Me exploding G# Me exploding you You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsD#  E  Fm  F#  F7  Fm7  Gm  G#  Gm7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Motel" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Motel" by David Bowie.