Hotel California

[Verse]

Am                        E 
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
G                     D 
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
F                         C 
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Dm 
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
E 
I had to stop for the night

Am                               E 
There she stood in the doorway;  I heard the mission bell
G                                          D 
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                                   E 
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say

[Chorus]

F                        C 
Welcome to the Hotel California.
       Dm                   Am7 
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
F                               C 
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Dm                                      E 
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
 

[Verse]

Am                           E 
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
G                        D 
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
F                                C 
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Dm 
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

Am                           E 
So I called up the Captain, 'Please bring me my wine'
G                                               D 
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 
Wake you up in the middle of the night
E 
Just to hear them say...

[Chorus]

F                        C 
Welcome to the Hotel California
Dm                                         Am7 
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place), Such a lovely face
F                                  C 
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
Dm                                           E 
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), Bring your alibis

[Verse]

Am                      E 
Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
G                                             D 
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
F                             C 
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
Dm 
They stab it with their steely knives,
E 
But they just can't kill the beast

Am                     E 
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
G                                     D 
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 
You can check-out any time you like,
E 
But you can never leave!'