Intro : Am E G D F C Dm E
Am E G D F C Dm E
Am
On a dark desert highway
E
cool wind in my hair
G
Warm smell of colitas
D
rising up through the air
F
Up ahead in the distance
C
I saw a shimmering light
Dm
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
E
I had to stop for the night..
Am
There she stood in the doorway
E
I heard the mission bell
G
And I was thinking to myself
D
this could be heaven or this could be hell
F
Then she lit up a candle
C
and she showed me the way
Dm
There were voices down the corridor
E
I thought I heard them say…
Welcome to the hotel California
E
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Am
such a lovely face
F C
Plenty of room at the hotel California
Dm
any time of year (any time of year)
E
you can find it here
Am
Her mind is tiffany-twisted
E
she got the Mercedes bends
G
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
D
that she calls friends
F
How they dance in the courtyard
C
sweet summer sweat.
Dm
Some dance to remember
E
some dance to forget
Am
So I called up the captain
E
please bring me my wine
G
He said, we haven t had that spirit here since
D
nineteen sixty nine
F
And still those voices are calling
C
from far away
Dm
Wake you up in the middle of the night
E
just to hear them say
Welcome to the hotel California;
E
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Am
such a lovely face
F
They’re living it up at
C
the hotel California
Dm
What a nice surprise (What a nice surprise)
E
bring your alibis..
Am
Mirrors on the ceiling
E
the pink champagne on ice, And she said
G
we are all just prisoners here
D
of our own device
F
And in the master s chambers
C
they gathered for the feast
Dm
The stab it with their steely knives,
E
but they just can t kill the beast
Am
Last thing I remember, I was
E
running for the door
G
I had to find the passage back
D
to the place I was before
F
relax, said the night man
C
we are programmed to receive
Dm
You can checkout any time you like
E
but you can never leave!
Outro : Am E G D F C Dm E [4x..fadeout]
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Intro : Bm F# A E G D Em F#
Bm F# A E G D Em F#
Bm
On a dark desert highway
F#
cool wind in my hair
A
Warm smell of colitas
E
rising up through the air
G
Up ahead in the distance
D
I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#
I had to stop for the night..
Bm
There she stood in the doorway
F#
I heard the mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself
E
this could be heaven or this could be hell
G
Then she lit up a candle
D
and she showed me the way
Em
There were voices down the corridor
F#
I thought I heard them say…
Welcome to the hotel California
F#
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm
such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the hotel California
Em
any time of year (any time of year)
F#
you can find it here
Bm
Her mind is tiffany-twisted
F#
she got the Mercedes bends
A
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
E
that she calls friends
G
How they dance in the courtyard
D
sweet summer sweat.
Em
Some dance to remember
F#
some dance to forget
Bm
So I called up the captain
F#
please bring me my wine
A
He said, we haven t had that spirit here since
E
nineteen sixty nine
G
And still those voices are calling
D
from far away
Em
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#
just to hear them say
Welcome to the hotel California;
F#
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm
such a lovely face
G
They’re living it up at
D
the hotel California
Em
What a nice surprise
F#
bring your alibis..
Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling
F#
the pink champagne on ice
A
And she said we are all just prisoners here
E
of our own device
G
And in the master s chambers
D
they gathered for the feast
Em
The stab it with their steely knives,
F#
but they just can t kill the beast
Bm
Last thing I remember, I was
F#
running for the door
A
I had to find the passage back
E
to the place I was before
G
relax, said the night man
D
we are programmed to receive
Em
You can checkout any time you like
F#
but you can never leave!
Outro : Bm F# A E G D Em F# [4x..fadeout]