Key: E
Introduction: Am E E/G# G D/F# F C Dm E E/G#
Am E/G#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
G D/F#
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
F C
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Dm E E/G#)
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night
Am E E/G#)
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 C
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Dm E E/G#)
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say
(riff 1)
F C
Welcome to the Hotel California
Dm Am
Such a lovely place (sucha lovely place) such a lovely face
F C
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Dm E E/G#)
Any time of year (any time of the year) you can find it here
Am E E/G#)
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes-Benz
G D/F#
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
F C
Dm E E/G#)
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
G D/F#
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
F C
And still those voices are calling from far away
Dm E E/G#)
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say
F C
Welcome to the Hotel California
Dm Am
Such a lovely place, (such a lovely place) such a lovely face
F C
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
Dm E E/G#)
What a nice surprise, (what a nice surprise) give your alibis
Am E E/G#)
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
G D/F#
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
F C
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
Dm E E/G#)
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
Am E E/G#)
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 C
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive"
Dm E E/G#)
"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"