A House Is Not a Motel — Love

Chords and lyrics for A House Is Not a Motel by Love (key of C).

Verse 1

(Arthur Lee)
[Intro] [12-string acoustic, 4X; bass enters 3rd time]

Verse 1

[Em]At my house I've [G]got no shackles
[Am]You can come and [C]look if you want to
[Em]In the halls you'll [G]see the mantles
[Am]Where the light shines [C]dim all around you
[Am]And the streets are [D]paved with gold and if
[Am]Someone asks you, [D] you can call my [Em]name
[Intro riff] x2

Verse 2

[Em]You are just a [G]thought that someone
[Am]Somewhere somehow [C]feels you should be here
[Em]And it's so for [G]real to touch
[Am]To smell, to feel, [C]to know where you are here
[Am]And the streets are [D]paved with gold and if
[Am]Someone asks you, [D]you can call my [Em]name
You can call my name
I hear you calling my [Em]name [C]yeah[Am] [D]all right now

Solo

[Em]/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[Em]/ / / / [C]/ / / / [Am]/ / / / [D]/ / / /
[Em]/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[D]/ / / / [C]/ / / / [G]/ / / / [A]/ / / / [Em]/

Verse 3

[Em]By the time that [G]I'm through singing
[Am]The bells from the schools of[C] walls will be ringing
[Em]More confusions, [G]blood transfusions
[Am]The news today will be the [C]movies for tomorrow
[Am]And the water's [D]turned to blood, and if
[Am]You don't think so[D]
Go turn on your [Em]tub
And it it's mixed with mud
You'll see it turn to gray
And you can call my name
I hear you call my [Em]name

Drum Break

[multiple overdubbed guitar solos over Em; original release cuts off
abruptly, reissues fade out]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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