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[Intro]

Gm   D7  F   C   D#   A#   Cm   D7  x2

 

[Verse]

Gm                         D7

  On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

F                      C

  Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

D#                          A#

  Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

Cm

   My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

D7

  I had to stop for the night

 

Gm                               D7

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

F

  And I was thinking to myself

              C

This could be heaven or this could be hell

D#                          A#

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

Cm

   There were voices down the corridor,

D7

  I thought I heard them say...

 

[Chorus]

D#                          A#

  Welcome to the Hotel California.

       D7                                        Gm

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

D#                               A#

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

    Cm                                       D7

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

 

[Verse]

Gm                            D7

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

F                                    C

 She got a lot of pretty pretty boys   she calls friends

D#                                   A#

  How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

Cm                       D7

  Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

 

Gm                           D7

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

F                                     C

 We haven't had that spirit here since 1969

D#                                         A#

  and still those voices are calling from far away

Cm

   Wake you up in the middle of the night

D7

  Just to hear them say...

 

[Chorus]

D#                         A#

 Welcome to the Hotel California.

       D7                                        Gm

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

        D#                             A#

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California

       Cm                                               D7

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

 

[Verse]

Gm                        D7

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

F                                C

  We are all just prisoners here, of our own device

D#                              A#

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

Cm

 They stab it with their steely knives but they

D7

just can't kill the beast

 

Gm                             D7

   Last thing I remember, I was running for the door

F                                       C

  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

Cm

  You can check out any time you like

D7

 But you can never leave...

 

[Outro Solo]

Gm   D7  F   C   D#   A#   Cm   D7  x3

 

[Harmonies]

Gm   D7  F   C   D#   A#   Cm   D7  x2

(fade out)