[Intro]
Am E G D F C Dm E
Am E G D F C Dm E
[Verse]
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
[Reff]
F C
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
[Reff]
F C
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)
