Hotel California

Chords

Standard

Am                        E7
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair  
G                     D7
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
F                         C
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light 
Dm                                        E7
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night 
 
Am                              E7
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell 
G                                            D7
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell" 
F                        C
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way 
Dm                                  E7
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say...
 
 
Chorus:
F                        C 
Welcome to the Hotel California 
       E7                                Am        E7  Am
Such a lovely place - Such a lovely place - Such a lovely face 
F                               C
Plenty of room at the Hotel California  
    Dm                                     E7
Any time of year - Any time of year - You can find it here
 
 
Verse:
Am                           E7
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
G                                     D7
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends 
F                                C
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. 
Dm                      E7
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
 
Am                           E7
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine" 
          G                                     D7
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine" 
F                                       C
And still those voices are calling from far away, 
Dm                                     E7
Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say... 
 
 
Chorus:
F                        C 
Welcome to the Hotel California 
       E7                                      Am        E7 Am
Such a lovely place - Such a lovely place - Such a lovely face 
F                                  C
They livin' it up at the Hotel California 
       Dm                                             E7
What a nice surprise - what a nice surprise - Bring your alibis 
 
 
Verse:
Am                      E7
Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice 
              G                               D7
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device" 
F
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast 
Dm
They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast
 
Am                           E7
Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door 
G                                 D7
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before 
F                                   C
"Relax, " said the night man, "We are programmed to receive. 
Dm                                   E7
You can check-out any time you like, But you can never leave! "