The Eagles - Hotel California
[Verse]
Cm G
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
A# F
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
G# D#
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Fm
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
G
I had to stop for the night
Cm G
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
A# F
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
G# D#
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Fm G
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say
[Chorus]
G# D#
Welcome to the Hotel California.
Fm Cm7
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
G# D#
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Fm G
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
[Verse]
Cm G
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
A# F
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
G# D#
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Fm
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
Cm G
So I called up the Captain, 'Please bring me my wine'
A# F
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
G# D#
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Fm
Wake you up in the middle of the night
G
Just to hear them say...
[Chorus]
G# D#
Welcome to the Hotel California
Fm Cm7
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place), Such a lovely face
G# D#
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
Fm G
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), Bring your alibis
[Verse]
Cm G
Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
A# F
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
G# D#
And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast
Fm
They stab it with their steely knives,
G
But they just can't kill the beast
Cm G
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
A# F
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
G# D#
'Relax,' said the night man, 'We are programmed to receive.
Fm
You can check-out any time you like,
G
But you can never leave!'