Verse 1
Am E7 (Gb7?)
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
G D (D7?)
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
F C
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimering light
Dm
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
E (E7?)
I had to stop for the night
Am
There she stook in the doorway
E7 G
I heard the mission bell, and I was thinking to myself
D (D7?)
This could be heaven or this could be hell
F C
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Dm
There were voices down the corridor
E (E7?)
I thought I heard them say
Chorus
F C
Welcome to the Hotel California
E7
Such a lovely place
Am
Such a lovely face
F C
Plenty of the room at the Hotel California
Dm
Any time of year
E7
You can find it here
Verse 2
Am E7
Her mind is Tiffany twisted. She got a 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
Am
So I called up the Captain
E7
Please bring me my wine (he said)
G D
We haven’t had that spirit here, since 1969
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)
Verse 3
Am E7
Mirrors on the ceiling the pink champagne on ice (she said)
G D
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 but they
E
just can’t kill the beast
Am E7
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
G D
I had 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 anytime you like
E
But you can never leave
(Chorus)
Dm
What a nice surprise
E
Bring your alibis
