Chords :

Am : x02210

E  : 022100

G  : 320033

D  : xx0232

F  : 133211

C  : x32010

Dm : xx0231

 

 

 

 

Intro : [Am][E][G][D][F][C][Dm][E] x2

 

 

 

1^st Verse :

Am                        E

 On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

G                      D

 Warm smell of colitas, rising through the air

F                                  C

 Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimering light

Dm                                       E

 My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night

 

 

 

2^nd Verse :

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

       E                                          Am

Such a lovely place (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"

 

 

 

3^rd Verse :

Am                            E

 Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz

G                                           D

 She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends

F                                 C

 How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat,

Dm                      E

 Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

 

 

 

4^th Verse :

Am                           E

 So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine", He said

G                                      d

"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"

F                                        C

 And still those voices are calling from far away

Dm                                      E

 Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say :

 

 

 

Chorus :

F                        C

Welcome to the Hotel California

       E                                          Am

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

     F                             C

They living it up at the Hotel California

       Dm                                               E>let ring

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

 

 

 

5^th Verse :

Am>let ring             E>let ring

 Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said

G>let ring                                D>let ring

"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"

F>let ring                    C>let ring

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

Dm>let ring                                    E>let ring

 They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast

 

 

 

6^th verse :

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                                       E

 You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"

 

 

 

Ending (solo) :[Am][E][G][D][F][C][Dm][E]>let ring