{title:Hotel California}
{subtitle:The Eagles}
{sorttitle: Hotel California (v2)}
{meta: sortartist Eagles}
{comment: capo 7th fret}
{transpose: 5}

{comment: strum d/d/u/u/d/u}

{comment: Intro, play 2x}
[Bm] [ ] [F#7] [ ] [A] [ ] [E] [ ] [G] [ ] [D] [ ] [Em] [ ] [F#7]

[Bm]On a dark desert highway, [F#7]cool wind in my hair
[A]Warm smell of colitas, [E]rising up through the air
[G]Up ahead in the distance, [D]I saw a shimmering light
[Em]My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
[F#7]I had to stop for the night

[Bm]There she stood in the doorway, [F#7]I heard the mission bell
[A]And I was thinking to myself this could be [E]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#7]I thought I heard them say:

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[G]Welcome to the Hotel Cali[D]fornia
Such a [F#7]lovely place (such a lovely place)... such a [Bm]lovely face
[G]Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali[D]fornia
Any [Em]time of year (any time of year)... you can [F#7]find it here

[Bm]Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, [F#7]she got the Mercedes bends
[A]She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys [E]that she calls friends
[G]How they dance in the courtyard, [D]sweet summer sweat
[Em]Some dance to remember, [F#7]some dance to forget
[Bm]So I called up the captain, [F#7]"Please bring me my wine," he said
[A]"We haven't had that spirit here since [E]nineteen sixty-nine"
[G]And still those voices are calling from [D]far away
[Em]Wake you up in the middle of the night, [F#7]just to hear them say
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[G]Welcome to the Hotel Cali[D]fornia
Such [F#7]a lovely place (such a lovely place)...  such a [Bm]lovely face
[G]Livin' it up at the Hotel Cali[D]fornia
What a [Em]nice surprise... bring your [F#7]alibis

[Bm]Mirrors on the ceiling, [F#7]the pink champagne on ice, and she said,
[A]"We are all just prisoners here, [E]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, but they [F#7]just can't kill the beast
[Bm]Last thing I remember, [F#7]I was running for the door
[A]I had to find the passage back to the [E]place I was before
[G]"Relax" said the nightman, "We are [D]programmed to receive"
[Em]"You can check out anytime you like, [F#7]but you can never leave"

{comment: Solo over verse}