Instruments
| Bm | F#7 | A | E9 || G | D | Em | F#7 || Bm | F#7 | A | E9 || G | D | Em | F#7 |
Verse
| Bm | F#7 | On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair| A | E9 | Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air| G | D | Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light| Em | My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim| F#7 | I had to stop for the night.
Verse 2
| Bm | F#7 |There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell | A | and I was thinking to myself, | E9 |"This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"| G | D | Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way| Em | There were voices down the corridor, | F#7 | I thought I heard them say...
Hook 1
| G | D | Welcome to the Hotel California | F#7 | Bm |Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face | G | D | Plenty of room at the Hotel California | Em | F#7 |Any time of year (Any time of year) You can find it here
Verse 3
| Bm | F#7 | Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes benz| A | E9 | She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends| G | D | How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.| Em | F#7 | Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
Verse 4
| Bm | F#7 | So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine" | A | E9 |He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine"| G | D | And still those voices are calling from far away,| Em | F#7 | Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say...
Hook 2
| G | D | Welcome to the Hotel California | F#7 | Bm |Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face | G | D |They livin' it up at the Hotel California | Em | F#7 |What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis
Verse 5 [Cool Down]
| Bm | F#7 | Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice | A | E9 |And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"| G | D | And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast| Em | F#7 | They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast
Verse 6 [Band]
| Bm | F#7 | Last thing I remember, I was running for the door| A | E9 | I had to find the passage back to the place I was before| G | D | "Relax, " said the night man, "We are programmed to receive.| Em | F#7 | You can check-out any time you like, But you can never leave! "
Ending [Guitar Solo] [Fade]
| Bm | F#7 | A | E9 || G | D | Em | F#7 | [x5] [fade]
