Capo: 2nd fret
[Verse 1: Don Henley]
Am
On a dark desert highway
C
Cool wind in my hair
D
Warm smell of colitas
E7
Rising up through the air
C
Up ahead in the distance
Dm
I saw a shimmering light
E
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
E7
I had to stop for the night
Am
There she stood in the doorway
C
I heard the mission bell
D
And I was thinking to myself
E7
“This could be Heaven or this could be Hell”
C
Then she lit up a candle
Dm
And she showed me the way
E
There were voices down the corridor
E7
I thought I heard them say
[Chorus: Don Henley]
G D
“Welcome to the Hotel California
E
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Am
Such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
E
Any time of year (Any time of year)
E7
You can find it here”
[Verse 2: Don Henley]
Am
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
C
She got the Mercedes Benz
D
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
E7
She calls friends
C
How they dance in the courtyard
Dm
Sweet summer sweat
E
Some dance to remember
E7
Some dance to forget
Am
So I called up the Captain
C
“Please bring me my wine”
D
He said, “We haven’t had that spirit
E7
here since 1969”
C
And still those voices are calling from
Dm
far away
E
Wake you up in the middle of the night
E7
Just to hear them say
[Chorus: Don Henley]
G D
“Welcome to the Hotel California
E
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Am
Such a lovely face
G
They’re living it up at the Hotel
D
California
E
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
E7
Bring your alibis”
[Verse 3: Don Henley]
Am
Mirrors on the ceiling
C
The pink champagne on ice
G
And she said: “We are all just prisoners here
E7
Of our own device”
C
And in the master’s chambers
Dm
They gathered for the feast
E
They stab it with their steely knives
E7
But they just can’t kill the beast
Am
Last thing I remember, I was
C
Running for the door
D
I had to find the passage back
E7
To the place I was before
C
“Relax,” said the night man
Dm
“We are programmed to receive
E
You can check out any time you like
E7
But you can never leave…
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