Tom: D
Intro: 2x:
Verse:
Bm
On a dark desert highway
Gb7
Cool wind in my hair
A
Warm smell of colitas
E7
Rising up through the air
G
Up ahead in the distance
D
I saw a shimmering light
Em7
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
Gb7
I had to stop for the night
Bm
There she stood in the doorway
Gb7
I heard the mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself
E7
This could be Heaven or this could be Hell
G
Then she lit up a candle
D
And she showed me the way
Em7
There were voices down the corridor
Gb7
I thought I heard them say
Chorus:
G D
Welcome to the Hotel California
Gb7
Such a lovely place
Bm
Such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em7
Any time of year
Gb7
You can find us here
Verse:
Bm
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
Gb7
She got the Mercedes-Benz
A
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
E7
That she calls friends
G
How they dance in the courtyard
D
Sweet summer sweat
Em7
Some dance to remember
Gb7
Some dance to forget
Bm
So I called up the Captain
Gb7
Please bring me my wine, he said
A
We haven't had that spirit here since
E7
Nineteen sixty-nine
G D
And still those voices are calling from far away
Em7
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Gb7
Just to hear them say
Chorus:
G D
Welcome to the Hotel California
Gb7
Such a lovely place
Em7
Such a lovely face
G D
We're livin' it up at the Hotel California
Em7
What a nice surprise
Gb7
Bring your alibis
Verse:
Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling
Gb
The pink champagne on ice, and she said
A
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
Gb
But they just can't kill the beast
Bm
Last thing I remember, I was
Gb
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 check out any time you like
Gb
But you can never leave
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[Riff 1] (5:39)
(Repeat this Riff 1 again until fade)