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[Intro]

A#m   F7  G#   D#   F#   C#   D#m   F7  x2

 

[Verse]

A#m                         F7

  On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

G#                      D#

  Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

F#                          C#

  Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

D#m

   My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

F7

  I had to stop for the night

 

A#m                               F7

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

G#

  And I was thinking to myself

              D#

This could be heaven or this could be hell

F#                          C#

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

D#m

   There were voices down the corridor,

F7

  I thought I heard them say...

 

[Chorus]

F#                          C#

  Welcome to the Hotel California.

       F7                                        A#m

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

F#                               C#

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

    D#m                                       F7

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

 

[Verse]

A#m                            F7

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

G#                                    D#

 She got a lot of pretty pretty boys   she calls friends

F#                                   C#

  How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

D#m                       F7

  Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

 

A#m                           F7

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

G#                                     D#

 We haven't had that spirit here since 1969

F#                                         C#

  and still those voices are calling from far away

D#m

   Wake you up in the middle of the night

F7

  Just to hear them say...

 

[Chorus]

F#                         C#

 Welcome to the Hotel California.

       F7                                        A#m

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

        F#                             C#

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California

       D#m                                               F7

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

 

[Verse]

A#m                        F7

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

G#                                D#

  We are all just prisoners here, of our own device

F#                              C#

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

D#m

 They stab it with their steely knives but they

F7

just can't kill the beast

 

A#m                             F7

   Last thing I remember, I was running for the door

G#                                       D#

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

F#                                   C#

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

D#m

  You can check out any time you like

F7

 But you can never leave...

 

[Outro Solo]

A#m   F7  G#   D#   F#   C#   D#m   F7  x3

 

[Harmonies]

A#m   F7  G#   D#   F#   C#   D#m   F7  x2

(fade out)