Hotel California

Am E On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair G D/F# Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air F C9 Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light Dm My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim E I had to stop for the night Am E There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell G D/F# And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell F C9 Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way Dm E There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say: F C9 Welcome to the Hotel California Dm Am {Fill} Such a lovely place... such a lovely place... such a lovely face F C9 Plenty of room at the Hotel California Dm E Any time of year... any time of year... you can find it here Am E Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends G D She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends F C How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat Dm E Some dance to remember, some dance to forget Am E So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine," he said G D "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine" F C And still those voices are calling from far away Dm E Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say F C9 Welcome to the Hotel California Dm Am {Fill} Such a lovely place... such a lovely place... such a lovely face F C9 Livin it up at the Hotel California Dm E What a nice surprise... what a nice surprise... bring your alibis Am E Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said, G D/F# "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device" F C9 And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast Dm E They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast Am E Last thing I remember, I was running for the door G D/F# I had to find the passage back to the place I was before F C9 "Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive" Dm E "You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave" F C9 Welcome to the Hotel California Dm Am {Fill} Such a lovely place... such a lovely place... such a lovely face F C9 Livin it up at the Hotel California Dm E What a nice surprise... what a nice surprise... bring your alibis