Eagles - Hotel California

      Song: Hotel California
Artist: The Eagles
Lyrics: Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley


[Intro] 

Bm F# A E G D Em F# (2x)


[Verse 1]

Bm                        F#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
A                       E
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
G                         D
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim,
F#
I had to stop for the night
Bm
There she stood in the doorway
F#
I heard the mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself,
E
"This could be heaven or this could be hell."
G                         D
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Em
There were voices down the corridor,
F#
I thought I heard them say:


[Chorus]

G                        D
"Welcome to the Hotel California.
F#
Such a lovely place, such a lovely place
Bm
Such a lovely face!
G                               D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California.
Em
Any time of year, any time of year
F#
You can find it here."


[Verse 2]

Bm                         F#
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz. Uh,
A
She got a lot a' pretty, pretty boys
E
That she calls "friends."
G                               D
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,
F#
"Please bring me my wine." He said,
A                                      E
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine."
G                                       D
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Em
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#
Just to hear them say:


[Chorus]

G                       D
"Welcome to the Hotel California.
F#
Such a lovely place, such a lovely place,
Bm
Such a lovely face!
G                                 D
They livin' it up at the Hotel California.
Em
What a nice surprise, what a nice surprise;
F#
Bring your alibis."


[Verse 3]

Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling,
F#
The pink champagne on ice. And she said,
A                               E
"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
G
And in the master's chambers,
D
They gathered for the feast.
Em
They stab it with their steely knives,
F#
But they just can't kill the beast.
Bm
Last thing I remember,
F#
I was running for the door.
A
I had to find the passage back
E
To the place I was before.
G
"Relax," said the night man,
D
"We are programmed to receive.
Em
You can check-out any time you like,
F#
But you can never leave!"


[Outro]

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