Hotel California
Intro. |Em |B7 |D |A |C |G |Am |B (2 ggr)
|Em |B7
1. On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair,
|D |A
warm smell of colitas rising up through the air.
|C |G
Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light.
|Am |B
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim. I had to stop for the night.
2. There she stood in the doorway. I heard the mission bell
and I was thinking to myself. This could be heaven or this could be hell.
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way.
There were voices down the corridor. I thought I heard them say.
|C |G
Refr. Welcome to the Hotel California.
|B7 |Em
Such a lovely place. Such a lovely face.
|C |G
Plenty of room at the Hotel California.
|Am |B
Any time of year you can find it here.
|Em |B7
3. Her mind was Tiffany twisted. She got the Mercedes bends.
|D |A
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys that she calls friends.
|C |G
How they dance in the courtyard. Sweet summer sweat.
|Am |B
Some dance to remember. Some dance to forget.
4. So I called up the captain. "Please bring me my wine"
He said: "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969."
And still those voices are calling from far away,
wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say.
|C |G
Refr.2 Welcome to the Hotel California.
|B7 |Em
Such a lovely place. Such a lovely face.
|C |G
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California.
|Am |B
What a nice surprise. Bring your alibis.
|Em |B7
5. Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice.
|D |A
And she said: "We are all just prisoners here of our own device."
|C |G
And in the masters chambers they gathered for the fiest.
|Am |B
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
6. Last thing I remember, I was running for the door.
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before.
"Relax!" said the night man. "We are programmed to receive."
"You can check out any time you like but you can never leave."
|C |G
Refr. Welcome to the Hotel California.
|B7 |Em
Such a lovely place. Such a lovely face.
|C |G
Plenty of room at the Hotel California.
|Am |B
Any time of year you can find it here.