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[Intro]

Dm   A7  C   G   A#   F   Gm   A7  x2

 

[Verse]

Dm                         A7

  On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

C                      G

  Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

A#                          F

  Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

Gm

   My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

A7

  I had to stop for the night

 

Dm                               A7

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

C

  And I was thinking to myself

              G

This could be heaven or this could be hell

A#                          F

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

Gm

   There were voices down the corridor,

A7

  I thought I heard them say...

 

[Chorus]

A#                          F

  Welcome to the Hotel California.

       A7                                        Dm

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

A#                               F

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

    Gm                                       A7

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

 

[Verse]

Dm                            A7

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

C                                    G

 She got a lot of pretty pretty boys   she calls friends

A#                                   F

  How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

Gm                       A7

  Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

 

Dm                           A7

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

C                                     G

 We haven't had that spirit here since 1969

A#                                         F

  and still those voices are calling from far away

Gm

   Wake you up in the middle of the night

A7

  Just to hear them say...

 

[Chorus]

A#                         F

 Welcome to the Hotel California.

       A7                                        Dm

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

        A#                             F

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California

       Gm                                               A7

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

 

[Verse]

Dm                        A7

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

C                                G

  We are all just prisoners here, of our own device

A#                              F

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

Gm

 They stab it with their steely knives but they

A7

just can't kill the beast

 

Dm                             A7

   Last thing I remember, I was running for the door

C                                       G

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

A#                                   F

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

Gm

  You can check out any time you like

A7

 But you can never leave...

 

[Outro Solo]

Dm   A7  C   G   A#   F   Gm   A7  x3

 

[Harmonies]

Dm   A7  C   G   A#   F   Gm   A7  x2

(fade out)