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[Intro]

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

 

[Verse]

D#m                         A#7

  On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

C#                      G#

  Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

B                          F#

  Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

G#m

   My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

A#7

  I had to stop for the night

 

D#m                               A#7

  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

B                          F#

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

G#m

   There were voices down the corridor,

A#7

  I thought I heard them say...

 

[Chorus]

B                          F#

  Welcome to the Hotel California.

       A#7                                        D#m

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

B                               F#

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

    G#m                                       A#7

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

 

[Verse]

D#m                            A#7

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

C#                                    G#

 She got a lot of pretty pretty boys   she calls friends

B                                   F#

  How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

G#m                       A#7

  Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

 

D#m                           A#7

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

C#                                     G#

 We haven't had that spirit here since 1969

B                                         F#

  and still those voices are calling from far away

G#m

   Wake you up in the middle of the night

A#7

  Just to hear them say...

 

[Chorus]

B                         F#

 Welcome to the Hotel California.

       A#7                                        D#m

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

        B                             F#

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California

       G#m                                               A#7

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

 

[Verse]

D#m                        A#7

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

C#                                G#

  We are all just prisoners here, of our own device

B                              F#

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

G#m

 They stab it with their steely knives but they

A#7

just can't kill the beast

 

D#m                             A#7

   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

B                                   F#

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

G#m

  You can check out any time you like

A#7

 But you can never leave...

 

[Outro Solo]

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

 

[Harmonies]

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

(fade out)