Chords
Hotel California

Key: F

Introduction:  Bm   F#7   A   E   G   D   Em   F#7  

difficulty
intermediate |||||
 Bm                                           F#7 
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
 A                                           E 
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
 G                                               D 
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
 Em                                                                           F#7 
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night
 Bm                                                           F#7 
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
 A                                                                                     E 
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
 G                                                 D 
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
 G                                                 D 
Welcome to the Hotel California
               F#7                                                                                       Bm               C#m  DEm 
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
 Bm                                                     F#7 
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
 A                                                                         E 
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
 G                                                               E 
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
 Em                                           F#7 
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
 Bm                                                     F#7 
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine."
 A                                                                                               E 
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
 G                                                     D 
Welcome to the Hotel California
                 F#7                                                                                     Bm 
Such a lovely place... such a lovely place... such a lovely face
                   G                                                           D 
We're living it up at the Hotel California
               Em                                                                                                     F#7 
What a nice surprise... what a nice surprise... bring your alibis
 Bm                                                   F#4/7                           F#7 
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice,
 A                                                               E 
"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
 Bm                                                       F#7 
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
 A                                                                         E 
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
 G                                                                   D 
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive"
 Em                                                                                           F#7 
"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"