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[Intro]

Em   B7  D   A   C   G   Am   B7  x2

 

[Verse]

Em                         B7

  On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

D                      A

  Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

C                          G

  Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

Am

   My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

B7

  I had to stop for the night

 

Em                               B7

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

D

  And I was thinking to myself

              A

This could be heaven or this could be hell

C                          G

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

Am

   There were voices down the corridor,

B7

  I thought I heard them say...

 

[Chorus]

C                          G

  Welcome to the Hotel California.

       B7                                        Em

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

C                               G

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

    Am                                       B7

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

 

[Verse]

Em                            B7

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

D                                    A

 She got a lot of pretty pretty boys   she calls friends

C                                   G

  How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

Am                       B7

  Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

 

Em                           B7

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

D                                     A

 We haven't had that spirit here since 1969

C                                         G

  and still those voices are calling from far away

Am

   Wake you up in the middle of the night

B7

  Just to hear them say...

 

[Chorus]

C                         G

 Welcome to the Hotel California.

       B7                                        Em

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

        C                             G

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California

       Am                                               B7

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

 

[Verse]

Em                        B7

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

D                                A

  We are all just prisoners here, of our own device

C                              G

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

Am

 They stab it with their steely knives but they

B7

just can't kill the beast

 

Em                             B7

   Last thing I remember, I was running for the door

D                                       A

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

C                                   G

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

Am

  You can check out any time you like

B7

 But you can never leave...

 

[Outro Solo]

Em   B7  D   A   C   G   Am   B7  x3

 

[Harmonies]

Em   B7  D   A   C   G   Am   B7  x2

(fade out)