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

Bm (x24432@1)                             F#There (244322@1)she stood in the doorway;  I heard the mission bell
A (x02220@1)                                        EAnd (022100@1)I was thinking to myself this 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
Em (022000@1)                                 F#There (244322@1)were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say

 
Chorus :
 
G (320003@1)                      DWelcome (xx0232@1)to the Hotel California.
        Em (022000@1)                 Bm7Such (x20202@1)a lovely place, such 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 (any 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 she calls friends
G (320003@1)                              DHow (xx0232@1)they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
EmSome (022000@1)dance to remember, some dance to forget



Bm (x24432@1)                         F#So (244322@1)I called up the Captain, 'Please 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,
EmWake (022000@1)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
Em (022000@1)                                       Bm7Such (x20202@1)a lovely place (Such a lovely place), Such a lovely face
G (320003@1)                                DThey (xx0232@1)livin' it up at the Hotel California
Em (022000@1)                                         F#What (244322@1)a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), Bring your alibis



Bm (x24432@1)                    F#Mirrors (244322@1)on the ceiling, The 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)                           DAnd (xx0232@1)in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
EmThey (022000@1)stab it with their steely knives,
F#But (244322@1)they just can't kill the beast



Bm (x24432@1)                   F#Last (244322@1)thing I remember, I was running for the door
A (x02220@1)                                   EI (022100@1)had to find the passage back to the place I was before
G (320003@1)                           D'Relax,' (xx0232@1)said the night man, 'We are programmed to receive.
EmYou (022000@1)can check-out any time you like,
F#But (244322@1)you can never leave!'