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[Intro]

Fm   C7  D#   A#   C#   G#   A#m   C7  x2

 

[Verse]

Fm                         C7

  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

A#m

   My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

C7

  I had to stop for the night

 

Fm                               C7

  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

A#m

   There were voices down the corridor,

C7

  I thought I heard them say...

 

[Chorus]

C#                          G#

  Welcome to the Hotel California.

       C7                                        Fm

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

C#                               G#

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

    A#m                                       C7

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

 

[Verse]

Fm                            C7

 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

A#m                       C7

  Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

 

Fm                           C7

  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

A#m

   Wake you up in the middle of the night

C7

  Just to hear them say...

 

[Chorus]

C#                         G#

 Welcome to the Hotel California.

       C7                                        Fm

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

        C#                             G#

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California

       A#m                                               C7

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

 

[Verse]

Fm                        C7

   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

A#m

 They stab it with their steely knives but they

C7

just can't kill the beast

 

Fm                             C7

   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

A#m

  You can check out any time you like

C7

 But you can never leave...

 

[Outro Solo]

Fm   C7  D#   A#   C#   G#   A#m   C7  x3

 

[Harmonies]

Fm   C7  D#   A#   C#   G#   A#m   C7  x2

(fade out)