A E>Warm smell of colitas rising up through the airG D>Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering lightEm>My head grew heavy and my sight grew dimF#>I had to stop for the nightBm F#>There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bellA E>And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hellG D>Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the wayEm F#>There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say>>CHORUSG D>Welcome to the Hotel California.Em Bm7>Such a lovely place, such a lovely faceG D>(1)Plenty of room at the Hotel California>(2)They livin' it up at the Hotel CaliforniaEm F#>(1)Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here>(2)What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring your alibis>>>Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends>She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends>How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat>Some dance to remember, some dance to forget>>So I called up the captain; "Please bring me my wine.">"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine">And still those voices are calling from far away>Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say>>CHORUS (with ending 2)>>Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice>And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device">And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast>They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast>>Last thing I remember, I was running for the door>I had to find the passage back to the place I was before>"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive">"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave">>(Instrumental and fade)>Chords used:>> E A D G B e> +-----------+Bm 2 2 4 4 3 2 bar at 2nd or x x 4 4 3 2Bm7 2 2 4 2 3 2 bar at 2nd or x x 4 2 3 2F# 2 4 4 3 2 2 bar at 2nd or x 4 4 3 2 2A 0 0 2 2 2 0E 0 2 2 1 0 0G 3 2 0 0 0 3D x 0 0 2 3 2Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
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