Hotel California
Bm
On a dark desert highway
F#
Cool wind in my hair ,
A
Warm smell of colitas
E
Rising up through the air.
G
Up ahead on the distance
D
I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim.
F#
I had to stop for the night.
Bm
Then she stood in the doorway:
F#
I heard a mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself:
E
"This could be heaven or this could be hell"
G
Then she lit up a candle
D
And she showed me the way
Em
There were voices down the corridor
F#
I thought I heard them say:
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 rooms at the Hotel California
Em
Any time of year , any time of year
F#
You can find it here !"
Bm
Her mind was tiffany - twisted.
F#
She got the Mercedes - Benz.
A
She got a lot of pretty - pretty boys
E
She called friends.
G
How they dance in the court-yard
D
Sweet summer swet.
Em
Some dance to remember,
F#
Some dance to foget.
Bm
So I called up a captane:
F#
"Please , bring me my wine !" he said:
A
"We haven?t had the spirit here
E
Since 1969 ".
G
And still those voices are calling
D
from far away.
Em
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#
Just to hear them say:
G D
"Welcome to the Hotel California
F#
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely place,
Bm
Such a lovely face.
G D
You?re living it up at the Hotel California.
Em
What a nice surprise, what a nice surprise,
F#
Bring your alibues".
Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling
F#
The pink shampein in ice and she said:
A
"We are all just prisoners here
E
of our own device".
G
And the masters chambers
D
They gathered for the feast.
Em
They stuf it with there stilly 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 nightman,-
D
"We are programmed to recive,
Em
You can check out any time you like
F#
But you can never leave ...."