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Hotel California Chords And Lyrics

    Hotel California Chords and lyrics text file

    [VERSE]
    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
    My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
    F#
    I had to stop for the night
    
    Bm                               F#7       
    There she stood in the doorway;  I heard the mission bell
    A                                     
    And I was thinking to myself 
                  E
    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#
    I thought I heard them say...
    
    
    [CHORUS]
    
    G                         D
     Welcome to the Hotel California.
    F#7                                        Bm
    Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
    G                                      D
    There's Plenty of room at the Hotel California
         Em                          F#
    Anytime of year,(anytime of year) You can find it here...
    
    
    [VERSE]
    
    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                                 D
    How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
    Em                     F#
    Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
    
    Bm                          F#7
    So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said)
    A                                     E 
    We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
    G                                       D
    and still those voices are calling from far away
    Em
    Wake you up in the middle of the night
    F# 
    Just to hear them say
    
    
    [CHORUS]
    
    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#
    What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis
    
     
    [VERSE]
    
    Bm                      F#7
    Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (and she said)
    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
    They stab it with their steely knives but they
    F#
    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 night man; we are programmed to receive
    Em
    You can check out anytime you like
    F#
    But you can never leave...