C#m G#7 B F# A E F#m
C#m G#7 On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
B F# Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
A E Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
F#m My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
G#7 I had to stop for the night
C#m G#7 There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
B And I was thinking to myself
F#This could be heaven or this could be hell
A E Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
F#m There were voices down the corridor,
G#7 I thought I heard them say...
A E Welcome to the Hotel California.
G#7 C#mSuch a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
A EPlenty of room at the Hotel California
F#m G#7Any time of year, (any time of year) You can find it here
C#m G#7 Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, She got the Mercedes bends
B F# She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends
A E How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
F#m G#7 Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
C#m G#7 So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said)
B F# We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
A E and still those voices are calling from far away
F#m Wake you up in the middle of the night
G#7 Just to hear them say...
A E Welcome to the Hotel California.
G#7 C#mSuch a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
A EThey're livin' it up at the Hotel California
F#m G#7What a nice surprise, (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis
C#m G#7 Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (and she said)
B F# We are all just prisoners here, of our own device
A E and in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
F#m They stab it with their steely knives but they
G#7just can't kill the beast
C#m G#7 Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
B F# I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
A E "Relax" said the night man; we are programmed to receive
F#m You can check out any time you like
G#7 But you can never leave...
C#m G#7 B F# A E F#m
Harmonies
C#m G#7 B F# A E F#m G#7(fade out)