Eagles - Hotel California

      


Intro (fingerpick):
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Verse 1:
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On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
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Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
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Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
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My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#                          
I had to stop for the night
Bm                              
There she stood in the doorway;
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I heard the mission bell
A                             
And I was thinking to myself,
E                                            
'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'
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Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
Em                                   
There were voices down the corridor,
B7                            
I thought I heard them say...
Chorus:
G                        D/F#   
Welcome to the Hotel California
F#                                        
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm                                       
Such a lovely face (such a lovely place)
G                               D/F#   
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em                                  
Any time of year (any time of year)
B7                   
You can find it here
Verse 2 
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
A                                     E                      
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
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How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Em                      F#                   
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
Bm                          
So I called up the Captain,
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'Please bring me my wine'
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He said,'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
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And still those voices are calling from far away,
Em                                     
Wake you up in the middle of the night
B7                       
Just to hear them say...
Chorus:
G                        D/F#   
Welcome to the Hotel California
F#                                        
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm                                       
Such a lovely face (such a lovely place)
G                                  D/F#   
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
Em                                          
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
B7                                    
Bring your alibis (bring your alibis)
Verse 3 
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
A                                             E                  
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
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And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
Em                                    F#                                 
The stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast
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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
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'Relax,' said the night man, We are programmed to receive.
Em                                  
You can checkout any time you like,
B7                      
but you can never leave
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