Fm C7 D# A# C# G# A#m
Fm C7 On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
D# A# Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
C# G# Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
A#m My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
C7 I had to stop for the night
Fm C7 There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
D# And I was thinking to myself
A#This could be heaven or this could be hell
C# G# Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
A#m There were voices down the corridor,
C7 I thought I heard them say...
C# G# Welcome to the Hotel California.
C7 FmSuch a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
C# G#Plenty of room at the Hotel California
A#m C7Any time of year, (any time of year) You can find it here
Fm C7 Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, She got the Mercedes bends
D# A# She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends
C# G# How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
A#m C7 Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
Fm C7 So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said)
D# A# We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
C# G# and still those voices are calling from far away
A#m Wake you up in the middle of the night
C7 Just to hear them say...
C# G# Welcome to the Hotel California.
C7 FmSuch a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
C# G#They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
A#m C7What a nice surprise, (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis
Fm C7 Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (and she said)
D# A# We are all just prisoners here, of our own device
C# G# and in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
A#m They stab it with their steely knives but they
C7just can't kill the beast
Fm C7 Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
D# A# I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
C# G# "Relax" said the night man; we are programmed to receive
A#m You can check out any time you like
C7 But you can never leave...
Fm C7 D# A# C# G# A#m
Harmonies
Fm C7 D# A# C# G# A#m C7(fade out)