VerseAmE
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
GD
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
FC
Up ahead in the distance, 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"
FC
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
Dm
There were voices down the corridor,
E
I thought I heard them say...
ChorusFC
Welcome to the Hotel California
E
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Am
Such a lovely face
FC
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Dm
Any time of year (Any time of year)
Em
You can find it here
VerseAmE
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
GD
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
FC
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
DmE
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
Am
So I called up the Captain,
E
"Please bring me my wine"
GD
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine"
FC
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Dm
Wake you up in the middle of the night
E
Just to hear them say...
ChorusFC
Welcome to the Hotel California
E
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Am
Such a lovely face
FC
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
Dm
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
E
Bring your alibis
VerseAm
Mirrors on the ceiling,
E
The pink champagne on ice
GD
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
F
And in the master's chambers,
C
They gathered for the feast
Dm
They 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.
D
You can check-out any time you like,
E
But you can never leave! "
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