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[Intro]

C#m   G#7  B   F#   A   E   F#m   G#7  x2

 

[Verse]

C#m                         G#7

  On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

B                      F#

  Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

A                          E

  Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

F#m

   My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

G#7

  I had to stop for the night

 

C#m                               G#7

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

B

  And I was thinking to myself

              F#

This could be heaven or this could be hell

A                          E

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

F#m

   There were voices down the corridor,

G#7

  I thought I heard them say...

 

[Chorus]

A                          E

  Welcome to the Hotel California.

       G#7                                        C#m

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

A                               E

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

    F#m                                       G#7

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

 

[Verse]

C#m                            G#7

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

B                                    F#

 She got a lot of pretty pretty boys   she calls friends

A                                   E

  How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

F#m                       G#7

  Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

 

C#m                           G#7

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

B                                     F#

 We haven't had that spirit here since 1969

A                                         E

  and still those voices are calling from far away

F#m

   Wake you up in the middle of the night

G#7

  Just to hear them say...

 

[Chorus]

A                         E

 Welcome to the Hotel California.

       G#7                                        C#m

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

        A                             E

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California

       F#m                                               G#7

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

 

[Verse]

C#m                        G#7

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

B                                F#

  We are all just prisoners here, of our own device

A                              E

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

F#m

 They stab it with their steely knives but they

G#7

just can't kill the beast

 

C#m                             G#7

   Last thing I remember, I was running for the door

B                                       F#

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

A                                   E

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

F#m

  You can check out any time you like

G#7

 But you can never leave...

 

[Outro Solo]

C#m   G#7  B   F#   A   E   F#m   G#7  x3

 

[Harmonies]

C#m   G#7  B   F#   A   E   F#m   G#7  x2

(fade out)