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[Verse 1]
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Out on Route 66, way back to the sticks
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Out on the old Chisolm trail
     E                       A
Just east of El Reno next to Ted's Escondido
        E         B7        E
Sat the old Lucky Diamond Motel

[Verse 2]
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Lucille and Madonna slinging cheese enchiladas
      E                         B7
Chain smoking non-filtered Pall Malls
    E                     A
Old men shooting pool and cursing like fools
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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel

[Chorus]
         A                        E
Yeah the old Lucky Diamond, Lucky Diamond Motel
    A                       B7
The Queen of the old mother road
        A                E            A
There's color TV and the kids eat for free
       E         B7        E
At the old Lucky Diamond Motel

[Break]
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[Verse 3]
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There's air streams and truckers and two timing lovers
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Teenagers out raising hell
        E                        A
There's cowboys and shriners and old five and dimers
       E         B7        E
At the old Lucky Diamond Motel

[Verse 4]
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Room 23 was the first time for me
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A stripper named Rita Cantrell
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I spent all of my money on that sweet Spanish honey
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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel

[Chorus]
         A                        E
Yeah the old Lucky Diamond, Lucky Diamond Motel
    A                       B7
The Queen of the old mother road
        A                E            A
There's color TV and the kids eat for free
       E         B7        E
At the old Lucky Diamond Motel

[Break]
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[Verse 5]
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Oh the sign said we doze, but we never do close
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I remember her red dress so well
    E                     A
Old Rita's passed on, the neon sign's gone
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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel

[Verse 6]
          E                       A
There's a big wrecking ball, Just tore down the wall,
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A piece of America fell
    E                         A
Now I'm all for progress, but God knows that I miss
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The old Lucky Diamond Motel

[Chorus]
         A                        E
Yeah the old Lucky Diamond, Lucky Diamond Motel
    A                       B7
The Queen of the old mother road
        A                E            A
There's color TV and the kids eat for free
       E         B7        E
At the old Lucky Diamond Motel

[Chorus]
         A                        E
Yeah the old Lucky Diamond, Lucky Diamond Motel
    A                       B7
The Queen of the old mother road
        A                E            A
There's color TV and the kids eat for free
       E         B7        E
At the old Lucky Diamond Motel