The Kinks - Sitting in My Hotel: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Sitting in My Hotel" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F If my friends could see me now, Am/E Driving 'round just like a film star, F7/D# C In a chauffeur driven jam jar, they would laugh, G7 C7 F C They would all be saying that it's not really me, G7 C7 F C They would all be asking who I'm trying to be F If my friends could see me now, Am/E Looking out my hotel window, F7/D# Dm7 Dm7/C A# Dressed in satin strides, and two-tone daisy roots A# F/A Gm If my friends could see me now, I know they F would smile Chorus: F C Sitting in my hotel, Dm F7/D# A# Hiding from the dramas of this great big world, D# Dm A7 Dm7 F7 A# F/A Gm Seven stories high, looking at the world go by, F C Sitting in my hotel room, thinking of Dm Dm/C the country side, F7/D# A# D# And sunny days in June, Dm7 A7 Dm F7 Trying to hide the gloom, sitting in my hotel A# F/A Gm room If my friends could see me now, dressing up in my bow-tie Prancing round the room like some outrageous poove They would tell me that I'm just being used They would ask me what I'm trying to prove They would see me in my hotel Watching late shows till the morning Writing songs for old time vaudeville revues All my friends would ask me what it's all leading to Chorus: Sitting in my hotel, looking through the window at the people in the street Seven stories high looking at the world go by Sitting in my hotel, looking at the world outside If my friends could see me now they would try to understand me They would ask me what on earth I'm trying to prove All my friends would ask me what it's all leading to You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A7  A#  Am  C  C7  D#  Dm  Dm7  E  F  F7  G7  Gm  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 "Sitting in My Hotel" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sitting in My Hotel" by The Kinks.