Bruce Springsteen - Moonlight Motel

[ intro ]
D Bm G A

[ verse 1 ]

D Bm
there’s a place on a blank stretch of road where
G A
nobody travels and nobody goes and the
D Bm
deskman says these days ’round here
G A
where two young folks could probably up and disappear into
G D
rustlin’ sheets , a sleepy corner room
Bm Bm/A G
into the musty smell
D Bm
of wilted flowers and lazy afternoon hours
G A D Bm G A
at the moonlight motel

[ verse 2 ]

D Bm
now the pool’s filled with empty , eight foot deep
G A
got dandelions growin’ up through the cracks in the concrete
D Bm
chain – link fence half – rusted away
G A
got a sign , says , “children , be careful how you play”
G D
your lipstick taste and your whispered secret
Bm Bm/A G
i promised i’d never tell
D Bm
a half – drunk beer and your breath in my ear
G A D Bm G A
at the moonlight motel

[ chorus ]

G D/F#
well then , it’s bills and kids and kids and bills
Bm Bm/A G
and the ringing of the bell
D Bm
across the valley floor through the dusty screen door
G A D Bm G A
of the moonlight motel

[ verse 3 ]

D Bm
last night i dreamed of you , my lover
G A
and the wind blew through the window and blew off the covers
D Bm
of my lonely bed , i woke to something you said
G A
that it’s better to have loved , yeah , it’s better to have loved
G D
as i drove , there was a chill in the breeze
Bm Bm/A G
and leaves tumbled from the sky and fell
D Bm
on a road so black as i backtracked
G A D Bm
to the moonlight motel
G D
she was boarded up and gone like an old summer song
Bm Bm/A G
nothing but an empty shell
D Bm
i pulled in and stopped into my old spot

[ instrumental ]
G A Bm

[ chorus ]

G D
i pulled a bottle of jack out of a paper bag
Bm Bm/A G
poured one for me and one for you as well
D Bm
then it was one more shot poured out onto the parking lot
G A D Bm G A D
to the moonlight motel