E B A E
i remember you well in the chelsea hotel ,
E B C#m
you were talking so brave and so sweet ,
E B A
giving me head on the unmade bed ,
E A B
while the limousines wait in the street .
C#m A
those were the reasons and that was new york ,
E B C#m
we were running for the money and the flesh .
A E
and that was called love for the workers in song
A B
probably still is for those of them left .

Cm A
ah but you got away , didn’t you babe ,
E B Cm
you just turned your back on the crowd ,
A E
you got away , i never once heard you say ,
A E
i need you , i don’t need you ,
A E
i need you , i don’t need you
A C#m B
and all of that jiving around .

E B A E
i remember you well in the chelsea hotel
E B C#m
you were famous , your heart was a legend .
E B A E
you told me again you preferred handsome men
A B
but for me you would make an exception .
C#m A
and clenching your fist for the ones like us
E B C#m
who are oppressed by the figures of beauty ,
A E
you fixed yourself , you said , “well never mind ,
A B
we are ugly but we have the music . ”

Cm A
ah but you got away , didn’t you babe ,
E B Cm
you just turned your back on the crowd ,
A E
you got away , i never once heard you say ,
A E
i need you , i don’t need you ,
A E
i need you , i don’t need you
A C#m B
and all of that jiving around .

E B A E
i don’t mean to suggest that i loved you the best ,
E B C#m
i can’t keep track of each fallen robin .
E B A E
i remember you well in the chelsea hotel ,
A B
that’s all , i don’t even think of you that often .