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[Intro]

Cm   G7  A#   F   G#   D#   Fm   G7  x2

 

[Verse]

Cm                         G7

  On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

A#                      F

  Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

G#                          D#

  Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

Fm

   My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

G7

  I had to stop for the night

 

Cm                               G7

  There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell

A#

  And I was thinking to myself

              F

This could be heaven or this could be hell

G#                          D#

  Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way

Fm

   There were voices down the corridor,

G7

  I thought I heard them say...

 

[Chorus]

G#                          D#

  Welcome to the Hotel California.

       G7                                        Cm

Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face

G#                               D#

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

    Fm                                       G7

Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here

 

[Verse]

Cm                            G7

 Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends

A#                                    F

 She got a lot of pretty pretty boys   she calls friends

G#                                   D#

  How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

Fm                       G7

  Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

 

Cm                           G7

  So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said)

A#                                     F

 We haven't had that spirit here since 1969

G#                                         D#

  and still those voices are calling from far away

Fm

   Wake you up in the middle of the night

G7

  Just to hear them say...

 

[Chorus]

G#                         D#

 Welcome to the Hotel California.

       G7                                        Cm

Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face

        G#                             D#

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California

       Fm                                               G7

What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis

 

[Verse]

Cm                        G7

   Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (and she said)

A#                                F

  We are all just prisoners here, of our own device

G#                              D#

  and in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast

Fm

 They stab it with their steely knives but they

G7

just can't kill the beast

 

Cm                             G7

   Last thing I remember, I was running for the door

A#                                       F

  I had to find the passage back to the place I was before

G#                                   D#

  "Relax" said the night man; we are programmed to receive

Fm

  You can check out any time you like

G7

 But you can never leave...

 

[Outro Solo]

Cm   G7  A#   F   G#   D#   Fm   G7  x3

 

[Harmonies]

Cm   G7  A#   F   G#   D#   Fm   G7  x2

(fade out)