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 HOTEL CALIFORNIA

 

The Eagles

 

Capo on 2

 

[Am] On a dark desert highway, [E] cool wind in my hair,

[G] Warm smell of colitas, [D] rising up through the air.

[F] Up ahead in the distance, [C] I saw a shimmering light.

[Dm] My head grew weary and my sight grew dim,

[E] I had to stop for the night.

 

[Am] There she stood in the doorway, [E] I heard the mission bell,

[G] And I was thinkin' to myself;

This could be [D] heaven or this could be hell.

[F] Then she lit up a candle, [C] and showed me the way.

[Dm] There were voices down the corridor,

[E] I thought I heard them say;

 

[F] Welcome to the Hotel Cali-[C]-fornia.

Such a [E] lovely place (such a lovely place) such a [Am] lovely face.

[F]  Plently of room at the Hotel Cali-[C]-fornia.

Any [Dm] time of year (any time of year) you can [E] find it here.

 

[Am] Her mind is Tiffany twisted.

[E] She got the Mercedes bends.

[G] She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, [D] that she calls friends.

[F] How they dance in the courtyard, [C] sweet summer sweat.

[Dm] Some dance to remember, [E] some dance to forget.

 

[Am] So I called up the captain, [E] "Please bring me my wine."

He said, [G] "We haven't had that spirit here since [D] nineteen sixty nine."

[F] And still those voices are calling [C] from far away,

[Dm] Wake you up in the middle of the night, [E] just to hear them say,

 

[F] Welcome to the Hotel Cali-[C]-fornia.

Such a [E] lovely place (such a lovely place) such a [Am] lovely face.

They [F] livin' it up at the Hotel Cali-[C]-fornia.

What a [Dm] nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring your [E] alibis.

 

[Am] Mirrors on the ceiling, [E] the pink champagne on ice,

[G] And she said, "We are all just prisoners here, [D] of our own device."

[F] And in the master's chambers, [C] they gathered for the feast.

[Dm] They stab it with their steely knives, but they [E] just can't kill the beast.

 

[Am] Last thing I remember, [E] I was running for the door.

[G] I had to find the passage back to the [D] place I was before.

[F] "Relax.", said the nightman, [C] "We are programmed to receive.

[Dm] You can check out any time you like, [E] but you can never leave."

 

[F] Welcome to the Hotel Cali-[C]-fornia.

Such a [E] lovely place (such a lovely place) such a [Am] lovely face.

[F]  Plently of room at the Hotel Cali-[C]-fornia.

Any [Dm] time of year (any time of year) you can [E] find it here.