Tom: D
Intro: 2x:
Verse:
 
Bm
On a dark desert highway
 
Gb7
Cool wind in my hair
 
A
Warm smell of colitas
 
E7
Rising up through the air
 
G
Up ahead in the distance
 
D
I saw a shimmering light
 
Em7
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
 
Gb7
I had to stop for the night
 
Bm
There she stood in the doorway
 
Gb7
I heard the mission bell
 
A
And I was thinking to myself
 
E7
This could be Heaven or this could be Hell
 
G
Then she lit up a candle
 
D
And she showed me the way
 
Em7
There were voices down the corridor
 
Gb7
I thought I heard them say
Chorus:
G                      D
Welcome to the Hotel California
        
Gb7
Such a lovely place
       
Bm
Such a lovely face
G                                D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
     
Em7
Any time of year
         
Gb7
You can find us here
Verse:
 
Bm
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
 
Gb7
She got the Mercedes-Benz
 
A
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
 
E7
That she calls friends
 
G
How they dance in the courtyard
 
D
Sweet summer sweat
 
Em7
Some dance to remember
 
Gb7
Some dance to forget
 
Bm
So I called up the Captain
 
Gb7
Please bring me my wine, he said
 
A
We haven't had that spirit here since
 
E7
Nineteen sixty-nine
 
G                                        D
And still those voices are calling from far away
 
Em7
Wake you up in the middle of the night
 
Gb7
Just to hear them say
Chorus:
G                          D
Welcome to the Hotel California
        
Gb7
Such a lovely place
        
Em7
Such a lovely face
      
G                              D
We're livin' it up at the Hotel California
        
Em7
What a nice surprise
           
Gb7
Bring your alibis
Verse:
  
Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling
  
Gb
The pink champagne on ice, and she said
  
A
We are all just prisoners here
  
E
Of our own device
  
G
And in the master's chambers
  
D
They gathered for the feast
 
Em
The stab it with their steely knives
 
Gb
But they just can't kill the beast
 
Bm
Last thing I remember, I was
 
Gb
Running for the door
 
A
I had to find the passage back
 
E
To the place I was before
 
G
Relax, said the night man
 
D
We are programmed to receive
 
Em
You can check out any time you like
 
Gb
But you can never leave
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[Riff 1]   (5:39)
(Repeat this Riff 1 again until fade)