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Hotel California chords
The Eagles

Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_244322@1">F# A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em (022000@1)name="chord_244322@1">F# 2x  *

Bm (x24432@1)                      F#On (244322@1)a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
A (x02220@1)                    EWarm (022100@1)smell of colitas, rising up through the air
G (320003@1)                         DUp (xx0232@1)ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
EmMy (022000@1)head grew heavy and my sight grew dim,
F#I (244322@1)had to stop for the night

BmThere (x24432@1)she stood in the doorway;
F#I (244322@1)heard the mission bell
AAnd (x02220@1)I was thinking to myself,
              Ethis (022100@1)could be heaven or this could be hell
G (320003@1)                              DThen (xx0232@1)she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
EmThere (022000@1)were voices down the corridor,
F#I (244322@1)thought I heard them say...

G (320003@1)                      DWelcome (xx0232@1)to the hotel California;
       F#such (244322@1)a lovely place,
       Bmsuch (x24432@1)a lovely face
G (320003@1)                             DPlenty (xx0232@1)of room at the hotel California,
    Em (022000@1)                  F#any (244322@1)time of year, you can find it here

Bm (x24432@1)                         F#Her (244322@1)mind is tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
A (x02220@1)                                        EShe (022100@1)got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
G (320003@1)                              DHow (xx0232@1)they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Em (022000@1)                    F#Some (244322@1)dance to remember, some dance to forget

Bm (x24432@1)          
So I called up the captain,
F#please (244322@1)bring me my wine
            A (x02220@1)                                EHe (022100@1)said, we haven t had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine
G (320003@1)                                     DAnd (xx0232@1)still those voices are calling from far away
Em (022000@1)        
Wake you up in the middle of the night,
F#just (244322@1)to hear them say

G (320003@1)                      DWelcome (xx0232@1)to the hotel California;
       F#such (244322@1)a lovely place,
       Bmsuch (x24432@1)a lovely face
G (320003@1)                                   DThey (xx0232@1)re living it up at the hotel California
       Em (022000@1)                      F#What (244322@1)a nice surprise, bring your alibis

Bm (x24432@1)        
Mirrors on the ceiling,
F#the (244322@1)pink champagne on ice
             A (x02220@1)                             EAnd (022100@1)she said we are all just prisoners here, of our own device
G (320003@1)      
And in the master s chambers,
Dthey (xx0232@1)gathered for the feast
EmThe (022000@1)stab it with their steely knives,
         F#but (244322@1)they just can t kill the beast

BmLast (x24432@1)thing I remember, I was
F#running (244322@1)for the door
AI (x02220@1)had to find the passage back,
       Eto (022100@1)the place I was before
Grelax, (320003@1)said the night man,
       Dwe (xx0232@1)are programmed to receive.
EmYou (022000@1)can checkout any time you like,
F#but (244322@1)you can never leave!

Bm F# A E G D Em F# 4x

* Alternate

Capo II

Bm  = Am
F#  = E
A (x02220@1) = G (320003@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   = D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G   = F (133211@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   = CEm (x32010@1) = Dm

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