Intro : Bm F# A E G D Em F#
Bm F# A E G D Em F#
Bm
On a dark desert highway
F#
cool wind in my hair
A
Warm smell of colitas
E
rising up through the air
G
Up ahead in the distance
D
I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#
I had to stop for the night..
Bm
There she stood in the doorway
F#
I heard the mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself
E
this could be heaven or this could be hell
G
Then she lit up a candle
D
and she showed me the way
Em
There were voices down the corridor
F#
I thought I heard them say...
Reff :
G D
Welcome to the hotel California
F#
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm
such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the hotel California
Em
any time of year (any time of year)
F#
you can find it here
Bm
Her mind is tiffany-twisted
F#
she got the Mercedes bends
A
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
E
that she calls friends
G
How they dance in the courtyard
D
sweet summer sweat.
Em
Some dance to remember
F#
some dance to forget
Bm
So I called up the captain
F#
please bring me my wine
A
He said, we haven t had that spirit here since
E
nineteen sixty nine
G
And still those voices are calling
D
from far away
Em
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#
just to hear them say
Reff :
G D
Welcome to the hotel California
F#
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm
such a lovely face
G
They're living it up at
D
the hotel California
Em
What a nice surprise
F#
bring your alibis..
Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling
F#
the pink champagne on ice
A
And she said we are all just prisoners here
E
of our own device
G
And in the master s chambers
D
they gathered for the feast
Em
The stab it with their steely knives,
F#
but they just can t kill the beast
Bm
Last thing I remember, I was
F#
running for the door
A
I had to find the passage back
E
to the place I was before
G
relax, said the night man
D
we are programmed to receive
Em
You can checkout any time you like
F#
but you can never leave!
Outro : Bm F# A E G D Em F# (4x) ~fadeout
Bm F# A E G D Em F#
Bm
On a dark desert highway
F#
cool wind in my hair
A
Warm smell of colitas
E
rising up through the air
G
Up ahead in the distance
D
I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#
I had to stop for the night..
Bm
There she stood in the doorway
F#
I heard the mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself
E
this could be heaven or this could be hell
G
Then she lit up a candle
D
and she showed me the way
Em
There were voices down the corridor
F#
I thought I heard them say...
Reff :
G D
Welcome to the hotel California
F#
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm
such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the hotel California
Em
any time of year (any time of year)
F#
you can find it here
Bm
Her mind is tiffany-twisted
F#
she got the Mercedes bends
A
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
E
that she calls friends
G
How they dance in the courtyard
D
sweet summer sweat.
Em
Some dance to remember
F#
some dance to forget
Bm
So I called up the captain
F#
please bring me my wine
A
He said, we haven t had that spirit here since
E
nineteen sixty nine
G
And still those voices are calling
D
from far away
Em
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#
just to hear them say
Reff :
G D
Welcome to the hotel California
F#
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm
such a lovely face
G
They're living it up at
D
the hotel California
Em
What a nice surprise
F#
bring your alibis..
Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling
F#
the pink champagne on ice
A
And she said we are all just prisoners here
E
of our own device
G
And in the master s chambers
D
they gathered for the feast
Em
The stab it with their steely knives,
F#
but they just can t kill the beast
Bm
Last thing I remember, I was
F#
running for the door
A
I had to find the passage back
E
to the place I was before
G
relax, said the night man
D
we are programmed to receive
Em
You can checkout any time you like
F#
but you can never leave!
Outro : Bm F# A E G D Em F# (4x) ~fadeout
On a dark desert highway
cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas
rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance
I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night..
There she stood in the doorway
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
this could be heaven or this could be hell
Then she lit up a candle
and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say...
Reff :
Welcome to the hotel California
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the hotel California
any time of year (any time of year)
you can find it here
Her mind is tiffany-twisted
she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard
sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember
some dance to forget
So I called up the captain
please bring me my wine
He said, we haven t had that spirit here since
nineteen sixty nine
And still those voices are calling
from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
just to hear them say
Reff :
Welcome to the hotel California
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
such a lovely face
They're living it up at
the hotel California
What a nice surprise
bring your alibis..
Mirrors on the ceiling
the pink champagne on ice
And she said we are all just prisoners here
of our own device
And in the master s chambers
they gathered for the feast
The stab it with their steely knives,
but they just can t kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
running for the door
I had to find the passage back
to the place I was before
relax, said the night man
we are programmed to receive
You can checkout any time you like
but you can never leave!
cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas
rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance
I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night..
There she stood in the doorway
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
this could be heaven or this could be hell
Then she lit up a candle
and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say...
Reff :
Welcome to the hotel California
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the hotel California
any time of year (any time of year)
you can find it here
Her mind is tiffany-twisted
she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard
sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember
some dance to forget
So I called up the captain
please bring me my wine
He said, we haven t had that spirit here since
nineteen sixty nine
And still those voices are calling
from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
just to hear them say
Reff :
Welcome to the hotel California
such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
such a lovely face
They're living it up at
the hotel California
What a nice surprise
bring your alibis..
Mirrors on the ceiling
the pink champagne on ice
And she said we are all just prisoners here
of our own device
And in the master s chambers
they gathered for the feast
The stab it with their steely knives,
but they just can t kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
running for the door
I had to find the passage back
to the place I was before
relax, said the night man
we are programmed to receive
You can checkout any time you like
but you can never leave!