Intro: Em B7/D# Dsus2 A9/C# C G Am7 B7/D (2X)
Em B7/D
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Dsus2 A9/C
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
C G
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Am7
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
B7
I had to stop for the night
Em B7/D
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
Dsus2 A9/C
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
C G
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Am7 B7
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say:
C G
Welcome to the Hotel California
B7 Em
Such a lovely place... such a lovely face
C G
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em B7
Any time of year you can find it here
Em B7/D#
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends, uh!
Dsus2 A9/C
She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
C G
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Am7 B7
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
Em B7/D
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine," he said
Dsus2 A9/C#
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine"
C G
And still those voices are calling from far away
Am7 B7
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say
C D
Welcome to the Hotel California
B7 Em
Such a lovely place such a lovely face
C G
Livin it up at the Hotel California
Em B7
What a nice surprise bring your alibis
Em B7/D#
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said,
Dsus2 A9/C#
"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
C G
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
Am7 B7
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
Em B7/D#
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
Dsus2 A9/C#
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
C G
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive"
Am7 B7
"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"
