The Eagles - Hotel California

[Verse]

Em                        B 
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
D                     A 
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
C                         G 
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Am 
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
B 
I had to stop for the night

Em                               B 
There she stood in the doorway;  I heard the mission bell
D                                          A 
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
C                        G 
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Am                                   B 
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say

[Chorus]

C                        G 
Welcome to the Hotel California.
       Am                   Em7 
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
C                               G 
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Am                                      B 
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
 

[Verse]

Em                           B 
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
D                        A 
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
C                                G 
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Am 
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

Em                           B 
So I called up the Captain, 'Please bring me my wine'
D                                               A 
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
C                          G 
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Am 
Wake you up in the middle of the night
B 
Just to hear them say...

[Chorus]

C                        G 
Welcome to the Hotel California
Am                                         Em7 
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place), Such a lovely face
C                                  G 
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
Am                                           B 
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), Bring your alibis

[Verse]

Em                      B 
Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
D                                             A 
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
C                             G 
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
Am 
They stab it with their steely knives,
B 
But they just can't kill the beast

Em                     B 
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
D                                     A 
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
C                             G 
'Relax,' said the night man, 'We are programmed to receive.
Am 
You can check-out any time you like,
B 
But you can never leave!'