Hotel Can't Afford Ya
ApologetixVersion1
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From a dark desert highway, we pulled into the inn
Rome called for a census, I was from Bethlehem
Up above from a distance a star was giving me light
My wife was heavy cause her child was due
We had to stop for the night
So I stood in the doorway of Bethlehem hotel
And I was thinking to myself "I hope to heaven they'll give me some help"
But they told us no-can-do and they sent me away
"There's a place around the corner though where you both can stay"
Welcome, but the hotel can't afford ya
Such a lovely place but we're out of space
Ran out of room and the hotel can't afford ya
It's the time of year with the census here
My wife was definitely gifted, that's what the Lord's angel said
She was about to have a baby boy while still virgin
Spent the night in the barnyard, cheap slumlord's rent
Some night to remember, some night to forget
So because of what happened I was grieving for my wife
I said "They probably haven't cleaned in here since B.C. 65"
Animal voices were calling for straw and hay
Keeping you up through the middle of the night just as if to say
Welcome, but the hotel can't afford ya
Such a lovely place, but we're out of space
Holiday rush and the hotel can't afford ya
What a nice surprise for your silent night
(Play next verse quieter)
He was born that evening and shepherds came that night
And they said "We're all just visitors here of the Holy Christ"
And in an ass's manger, they found the boy asleep
They started getting teary eyed so they went back to their sheep
Last thing I remember there were wise men at the door
They had a bunch of packages from the place they were before
"We're late," said the wise men "We had problems Christmas Eve
We've been checking out your shiny light all through the Middle East"
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Readable chord sheet for Hotel Can't Afford Ya by Apologetix
[Bm]From a dark desert highway[F#], we pulled into the inn [A]Rome called for a census,[E] I was from Bethlehem [G]Up above from a distance[D] a star was giving me light [Em]My wife was heavy cause her child was due [F#]We had to stop for the night [Bm]So I stood in the doorway[F#] of Bethlehem hotel [A]And I was thinking to myself "I hope to [E]heaven they'll give me some help" [G]But they told us no-can-do[D] and they sent me away [Em]"There's a place around the corner though[F#] where you both can stay" [G]Welcome, but the hotel can't [D]afford ya Such a [Em]lovely place but we're [Bm]out of space [G]Ran out of room and the hotel can't [D]afford ya It's the [E]time of year with the [F#]census here [Bm]My wife was definitely gifted,[F#] that's what the Lord's angel said [A]She was about to have a baby boy[E] while still virgin [G]Spent the night in the barnyard,[D] cheap slumlord's rent [Em]Some night to remember[F#], some night to forget [Bm]So because of what happened I was[F#] grieving for my wife I said "They probably haven't cleaned in here since B.C. 65" [A] [E] [G]Animal voices were calling for [D]straw and hay [Em]Keeping you up through the middle of the night[F#] just as if to say [G]Welcome, but the hotel can't [D]afford ya Such a [Em]lovely place, but we're [Bm]out of space [G]Holiday rush and the hotel can't [D]afford ya What a [Em]nice surprise for your [F#]silent night (Play next verse quieter) [Bm]He was born that evening and[F#] shepherds came that night And they said[A] "We're all just visitors here[E] of the Holy Christ" [G]And in an ass's manger, they [D]found the boy asleep [Em]They started getting teary eyed[F#] so they went back to their sheep [Bm]Last thing I remember there were[F#] wise men at the door [A]They had a bunch of packages from the [E]place they were before [G]"We're late," said the wise men "We had [D]problems Christmas Eve [Em]We've been checking out your shiny ligh[F#]t all through the Middle East"