Hotel Can’t Afford Ya by Apologetix nn[Bm]                        [F#] nFrom a dark desert highway, we pulled into the inn n[A]                        [E] nRome called for a census, I was from Bethlehem n[G]                       [D] nUp above from a distance a star was giving me light n[Em] nMy wife was heavy ‘cause her child was due n[F#] nWe had to stop for the night nn[Bm]                       [F#] nSo I stood in the doorway of Bethlehem hotel n[A]                                       [E] nAnd I was thinking to myself "I hope to heaven they'll give me some help" n[G]                         [D] nBut they told us no-can-do and they sent me away n[Em]                                       [F#] n"There's a place around the corner though where you both can stay" nn[G]                            [D] nWelcome, but the hotel can't afford ya n       [Em]                     [Bm] nSuch a lovely place but we're out of space n[G]                                   [D] nRan out of room and the hotel can't afford ya n         [E]                     [F#] nIt's the time of year with the census here nn[Bm]                            [F#] nMy wife was definitely gifted, that's what the Lord's angel said n[A]                               [E] nShe was about to have a baby boy while still virgin n[G]                               [D] nSpent the night in the barnyard, cheap slumlord's rent n[Em                    F#] nSome night to remember, some night to forget nn[Bm]                               [F#] nSo because of what happened I was grieving for my wife n                                                               [A]      n                                     [E] nI said "They probably haven't cleaned in here since B.C. 65" n[G]                              [D] nAnimal voices were calling for straw and hay n[Em]                                            [F#] nKeeping you up through the middle of the night just as if to say… nn[G]                            [D] nWelcome, but the hotel can't afford ya n       [Em]                      [Bm] nSuch a lovely place, but we're out of space n[G]                                [D] nHoliday rush and the hotel can't afford ya n        n[Em]                     [F#] nWhat a nice surprise for your silent night nnn(Play next verse quieter) n[Bm]                          [F#] nHe was born that evening and shepherds came that night n             [A]                             [E] nAnd they said "We're all just visitors here of the Holy Christ" n[G]                            [D] nAnd in an donkey’s manger, they found the boy asleep n[Em]                             [F#] nThey started getting teary eyed so they went back to their sheep nn[Bm]                              [F#] nLast thing I remember there were wise men at the door n[A]                                     [E] nThey had a bunch of packages from the place they were before n[G]                                       [D] n"We're late," said the wise men "We had problems Christmas Eve n[Em]                                     [F#] nWe've been checking out your shiny light all through the Middle East" nnTabbed by Brian Mehlman