[Intro]
F#m C#7 E B D A Bm C#7 x2
[Verse]
F#m C#7
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
E B
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
D A
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Bm
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
C#7
I had to stop for the night
F#m C#7
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
E
And I was thinking to myself
B
This could be heaven or this could be hell
D A
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Bm
There were voices down the corridor,
C#7
I thought I heard them say...
[Chorus]
D A
Welcome to the Hotel California.
C#7 F#m
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
D A
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Bm C#7
Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here
[Verse]
F#m C#7
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
E B
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends
D A
How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Bm C#7
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
F#m C#7
So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said)
E B
We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
D A
and still those voices are calling from far away
Bm
Wake you up in the middle of the night
C#7
Just to hear them say...
[Chorus]
D A
Welcome to the Hotel California.
C#7 F#m
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
D A
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
Bm C#7
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis
[Verse]
F#m C#7
Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (and she said)
E B
We are all just prisoners here, of our own device
D A
and in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
Bm
They stab it with their steely knives but they
C#7
just can't kill the beast
F#m C#7
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
E B
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
D A
"Relax" said the night man; we are programmed to receive
Bm
You can check out any time you like
C#7
But you can never leave...
[Outro Solo]
F#m C#7 E B D A Bm C#7 x3
[Harmonies]
F#m C#7 E B D A Bm C#7 x2
(fade out)