Intro
G#m D#7 F# C# E B C#m D#7 x2
[Verse]
G#m D#7
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
F# C#
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
E B
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
C#m
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
D#7
I had to stop for the night
G#m D#7
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
F#
And I was thinking to myself
C#
This could be heaven or this could be hell
E B
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
C#m
There were voices down the corridor,
D#7
I thought I heard them say...
[Chorus]
E B
Welcome to the Hotel California.
D#7 G#m
Such a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
E B
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
C#m D#7
Any time of year, (any time of year) You can find it here
[Verse]
G#m D#7
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, She got the Mercedes bends
F# C#
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends
E B
How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
C#m D#7
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
G#m D#7
So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said)
F# C#
We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
E B
and still those voices are calling from far away
C#m
Wake you up in the middle of the night
D#7
Just to hear them say...
[Chorus]
E B
Welcome to the Hotel California.
D#7 G#m
Such a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
E B
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
C#m D#7
What a nice surprise, (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis
[Verse]
G#m D#7
Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (and she said)
F# C#
We are all just prisoners here, of our own device
E B
and in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
C#m
They stab it with their steely knives but they
D#7
just can't kill the beast
G#m D#7
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
F# C#
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
E B
"Relax" said the night man; we are programmed to receive
C#m
You can check out any time you like
D#7
But you can never leave...
[Outro Solo]
G#m D#7 F# C# E B C#m D#7 x3
[Harmonies]
G#m D#7 F# C# E B C#m D#7 x2
(fade out)