The Eagles - Hotel California
[Verse]
A#m F
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
G# D#
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
F# C#
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
D#m
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F
I had to stop for the night
A#m F
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
G# D#
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
F# C#
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
D#m F
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say
[Chorus]
F# C#
Welcome to the Hotel California.
D#m A#m7
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
F# C#
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
D#m F
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
[Verse]
A#m F
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
G# D#
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
F# C#
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
D#m
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
A#m F
So I called up the Captain, 'Please bring me my wine'
G# D#
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
F# C#
And still those voices are calling from far away,
D#m
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F
Just to hear them say...
[Chorus]
F# C#
Welcome to the Hotel California
D#m A#m7
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place), Such a lovely face
F# C#
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
D#m F
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), Bring your alibis
[Verse]
A#m F
Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
G# D#
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
F# C#
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
D#m
They stab it with their steely knives,
F
But they just can't kill the beast
A#m F
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
G# D#
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
F# C#
'Relax,' said the night man, 'We are programmed to receive.
D#m
You can check-out any time you like,
F
But you can never leave!'