A#m F7 G# D# F# C# D#m

A#m F7 On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

G# D# Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

F# C# Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

D#m My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

F7 I had to stop for the night

A#m F7 There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell

G# And I was thinking to myself

D#This could be heaven or this could be hell

F# C# Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way

D#m There were voices down the corridor,

F7 I thought I heard them say...

F# C# Welcome to the Hotel California.

F7 A#mSuch a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face

F# C#Plenty of room at the Hotel California

D#m F7Any time of year, (any time of year) You can find it here

A#m F7 Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, She got the Mercedes bends

G# D# She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends

F# C# How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

D#m F7 Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

A#m F7 So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said)

G# D# We haven't had that spirit here since 1969

F# C# and still those voices are calling from far away

D#m Wake you up in the middle of the night

F7 Just to hear them say...

F# C# Welcome to the Hotel California.

F7 A#mSuch a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face

F# C#They're livin' it up at the Hotel California

D#m F7What a nice surprise, (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis

A#m F7 Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (and she said)

G# D# We are all just prisoners here, of our own device

F# C# and in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast

D#m They stab it with their steely knives but they

F7just can't kill the beast

A#m F7 Last thing I remember, I was running for the door

G# D# I had to find the passage back to the place I was before

F# C# "Relax" said the night man; we are programmed to receive

D#m You can check out any time you like

F7 But you can never leave...

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Harmonies

A#m F7 G# D# F# C# D#m F7(fade out)