Hotel California is the title song from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977. Three months after its release, the single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The Eagles also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Hotel California" at the 20th Grammy Awards in 1978. The song is rated highly in many rock music lists and polls; Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 49 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Em 022000 B7 021202 Dsus2 000230 *** ATTENTION CAPO on 7th FRET *** A9 042000 12 String guitar it is preferable C 032010 But 6 String guitar is more than OK as well. G 320003 These are the precise same chords Don Felder Am7 002010 used to write the music. *** CAPO 7th FRET *** INTRO Em B7 Dsus2 A9 C G Am7 B7 Em On a dark desert highway, B7 Cool wind in my hair Dsus2 Warm smell of colitas A9 Rising up through the air C Up ahead in the distance, G I saw a shimmering light Am7 My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim B7 I had to stop for the night Em There she stood in the doorway; B7 I heard the mission bell Dsus2 And I was thinking to myself A9 This could be heaven or this could be hell C Then she lit up a candle, G And she showed me the way Am7 There were voices down the corridor; B7 I thought I heard them say… C G Welcome to the Hotel California B7 Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Em Such a lovely face C G Plenty of room at the Hotel California Am7 Any time of year (Any time of year) B7 You can find it here Em Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, B7 She got the Mercedes bends Dsus2 She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys A9 She calls friends C How they dance in the courtyard, G Sweet summer sweat Am7 Some dance to remember, B7 Some dance to forget Em So I called up the Captain, B7 "Please bring me my wine" Dsus2 He said, "We haven't had that spirit here A9 Since nineteen sixty nine" C And still those voices G Are calling from far away, Am7 Wake you up in the middle of the night B7 Just to hear them say... C G Welcome to the Hotel California B7 Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Em Such a lovely face C G They living' it up at the Hotel California Am7 What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) B7 Bring your alibis Em Mirrors on the ceiling, B7 The pink champagne on ice Dsus2 And she said "We are all just prisoners here, A9 Of our own device" C And in the master's chambers, G They gathered for the feast Am7 They stab it with their steely knives, B7 But they just can't kill the beast Em Last thing I remember, I was B7 Running for the door Dsus2 I had to find the passage back A9 To the place I was before C "Relax,” said the night man, G "We are programmed to receive. Am7 You can check-out any time you like, B7 But you can never leave! " (Please rate the song. Thanks)