Biography:
The Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for Only the Lonely and Suddenly, Last Summer, both of which peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively.*
First incarnation
Formed in 1971 in Berkeley, California, the band (then called The Warfield Foxes) moved to Los Angeles by 1973 seeking a record deal. The band consisted of Martha Davis on vocals and guitar, Dean Chamberlain on lead guitar, Chuck Wada on 2nd lead guitar and others.
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[Intro]
C D x2
[Verse]
C Am/E G
Sad little rendezvous
C F G
Waking to stumble on through
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Abaug E F
I remember that we all remember you
C
That's what they say
G
They are crazy in a way
C Am/E G
Downtown Tide Side Cafe
C F
Where they keep all the lights down low
G
So they don't get in your way
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Abaug
Here's to the old the new
E F
And mostly you
C G
And the strength we've had to have
[Chorus]
F C
You're so helpless
F C
And I'm so jealous
Ab
Some things never change
F C D C D
And you could never go home again
[Verse]
C Am/E G
I didn't come to see you
C F G
I came to reclaim something I'd lost
Am Abaug E F
Something sweet and tender like dignity
C G
Something to hold on to at all cost
C Am/E G
Too many years have gone by
C
And there's too much time
F G
Between the love and the lies
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Abaug E F
I wonder sometimes where we finally go
C G
Chances are I'll never know
[Chorus]
F C
And you're so helpless
F C
And I'm so jealous
Ab
Some things never change
F C D C D C
And you can never go home again
C D x2
[Verse]
C Am/E G
Sad little rendezvous
C F G
Waking to stumble on through
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Abaug E F
I remember that we all remember you
C
That's what they say
G
They are crazy in a way
C Am/E G
Downtown Tide Side Cafe
C F
Where they keep all the lights down low
G
So they don't get in your way
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Abaug
Here's to the old the new
E F
And mostly you
C G
And the strength we've had to have
[Chorus]
F C
You're so helpless
F C
And I'm so jealous
Ab
Some things never change
F C D C D
And you could never go home again
[Verse]
C Am/E G
I didn't come to see you
C F G
I came to reclaim something I'd lost
Am Abaug E F
Something sweet and tender like dignity
C G
Something to hold on to at all cost
C Am/E G
Too many years have gone by
C
And there's too much time
F G
Between the love and the lies
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Abaug E F
I wonder sometimes where we finally go
C G
Chances are I'll never know
[Chorus]
F C
And you're so helpless
F C
And I'm so jealous
Ab
Some things never change
F C D C D C
And you can never go home again
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