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Old Dominion - Hotel Key Ukulele Chords

Chord reference E, F#, B, G#m, C#
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[E] [F#] [B] [G#m] [E] [F#] [B] [G#m] [E]Well it was down some street we couldn’t [F#]even pronounce We were [B]smoking a little from a [C#]half an ounce [E]Tequila was cheap but the [F#]flow we were feeling was [G#m]real [B] Neither [E]one of us looking for [F#]three little words [B]Unless those three words were [C#]’do not disturb’ [E]Checkout was s’posed to be [F#]noon but we slept in [B]’til three

[E]She kept the [F#]hotel [B]key, slipped it [G#m]in her purse, I guess [E]It makes her [F#]think of [B]me, and that [G#m]night we left our [E]hearts on Our sleeves and the [F#]clothes all over the floor [B]We both know we can’t [G#m]open the door no more, [E]but she kept the [F#]hotel [B]key

[E]Well I could still see her on the bed sitting [F#]Indian style With my [B]t-shirt on and a [C#]half drunk smile She [E]talked about Austin and [F#]how she’d get back there [G#m]someday [B] We had the [E]curtains wide open and a [F#]song on my phone We [B]danced by the TV we [C#]never turned on And [E]wondered would anyone [F#]miss us if we ran [G#m]away [B] But [E]this isn’t one of those [F#]stories that ends up that [B]way, na

[E]She kept the [F#]hotel [B]key, slipped it [G#m]in her purse, I guess [E]It makes her [F#]think of [B]me, and that [G#m]night we left our [E]hearts on Our sleeves and the [F#]clothes all over the floor [B]We both know we can’t [G#m]open the door no more, [E]but she kept the [F#]hotel [B]key [G#m]yeah

Ooh ooh [E]ooh ooh, ooh [F#]ooh ooh ooh, [B]ooh ooh ooh ooh [G#m] Ooh ooh [E]ooh ooh, ooh [F#]ooh, ooh ooh [B] [G#m] Ooh ooh [E]ooh ooh, ooh [F#]ooh ooh ooh, [B]ooh ooh ooh ooh [G#m] Ooh ooh [E]ooh ooh, ooh [F#]ooh, ooh ooh [B] [G#m]

We left the [E]lights, we left the [F#]crowd, we left the [B]world and locked it [G#m]out She left a [E]picture in my [F#]head, she left the [B]night I can’t [G#m]forget, but

[E]She kept the [F#]hotel [B]key, slipped it [G#m]in her purse, I guess [E]It makes her [F#]think of [B]me, and that [G#m]night we left our [E]hearts on Our sleeves and the [F#]clothes all over the floor [B]We both know we can’t [G#m]open the door no more, [E]but she kept the [F#]hotel [B]key [G#m]Yeah, she kept it

[E]She kept the [F#]hotel [B]key, slipped it [G#m]in her purse, I guess [E]It makes her [F#]think of [B]me, and that [G#m]night we left our [E]hearts on Our sleeves and the [F#]clothes all over the floor [B]We both know we can’t [G#m]open the door no more, [E]but she kept the [F#]hotel [B]key [G#m]Yeah, she kept it, [E]she kept the [F#]hotel [B]key, [G#m]ooh [E]She kept the [F#]hotel [B]key [B](fade)

Artist Old Dominion
Album Happy Endings
Genres Country
Year 2017
Key E

How to Play Hotel Key on Ukulele?

Old Dominion - Hotel Key can be played in the key of E using the E, F#, B, G#m, C# chords.

  • For E, To play E, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave E open.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 3 on the G string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2.
  • For B, To play B, barre fret 2 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the C string with finger 2.
  • For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 4, press fret 3 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the E string with finger 4, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2.
  • For C#, To play C# | Db, barre fret 1 across G–E with finger 1, press fret 4 on the A string with finger 2.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Hotel Key with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.