The Eagles
Hotel California
Tabbed by: Paul Currier
intro:
Capo 7 only on the intro, it repeats through the song
Em B7
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Dsus2 E9
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C G
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Am7 B7
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No Capo
GUITAR 2 (six-string acoustic)
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Verse 1:
On a dark desert high-way cool wind in my hair
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warm smell of co-li- tas rising up in the air.
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Up ahead in the dis-tance, I saw a shimmering light.
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My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
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I had to stop for the night.
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There she stood... I heard the... And I was thinking..
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...heaven and this... Then she lit up... And she showed me...
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There were voices down... thought I heard them say.
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Chorus :
GUITAR 1 strums the following chords
C G B7 Em
C G Am B7
Welcome to the Hotel California
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G---------------------|--11---------12-----11--12/14-----12-----11--|
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... such a lovely face
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Plenty of room...
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Verse 2:
Her mind is Tiffany... she got the Mercedes bends
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She got a lot of pretty,... That she calls friends
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How they dance in ... sweet summer sweat
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Some dance to remember Some dance to forget
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So I called up the Captain
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Please bring me my wine He said
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We haven't had that spirit here since
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nine - teen six - ty nine
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And still those voices are calling from
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far away
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Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear...
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Chorus:
Welcome to the
Hotel California such a ...
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Such a lovely face They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
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Verse 3 with other parts
Solo GUITAR 7
never leave.
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