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