Intro: Bm - F#/Bb - A - E/G# - G - D/F# - Em - F# (2X) ^BmiOn a dark desert highway, ^F#/Bbcool wind in my hair ^AWarm smell of colitas, ^E/G#rising up through the air ^GUp ahead in the distance, ^D/F#I saw a shimmering light ^EmiMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim ^F#I had to stop for the night ^BmiThere she stood in the doorway, ^F#/BbI heard the mission bell ^AAnd I was thinking to myself this could be ^E/G#heaven or this could be hell ^GThen she lit up a candle,^D/F# and she showed me the way ^EmiThere were voices down the corridor, ^F#I thought I heard them say: Welcome^{G, D} to the Hotel California Such a ^F#lovely place... such a lov^Bmiely pla^A/C#ce... s^Duch^Emi a l^D/F#ovely face ^GPlenty of room at the Hotel Califor^Dnia Any ^Emitime of year... any time of year... you can ^F#find it here ^BmiHer mind is Tiffany twisted, ^F#/Bbshe got the Mercedes bends, uh! ^AShe's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys ^E/G#that she calls friends ^GHow they dance in the courtyard, ^D/F#sweet summer sweat ^EmiSome dance to remember, ^F#some dance to forget ^BmiSo I called up the captain, ^F#/Bb"Please bring me my wine," he said ^A"We haven't had that spirit here since ^E/G#nineteen sixty-nine" ^GAnd still those voices are calling from ^D/F#far away ^EmiWake you up in the middle of the night, ^F#just to hear them say Welcome^{G, D} to the Hotel California Such a ^F#lovely place... such a lo^Bmively p^A/C#lace...^D suc^Emih a lo^D/F#vely face ^GLivin it up at the Hotel Califor^Dnia What a ^Eminice surprise... what a nice surprise... bring your ^F#alibis Bm F#/Bb Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said, ^A"We are all just prisoners here, ^E/G#of our own device" ^GAnd in the master's chambers, ^D/F#they gathered for the feast ^EmiThey stab it with their steely knives, but they ^F#just can't kill the beast ^BmiLast thing I remember, ^F#/BbI was running for the door ^AI had to find the passage back to the ^E/G#place I was before ^G"Relax" said the nightman, "We are ^D/F#programmed to receive" ^Emi"You can check out anytime you like, ^F#but you can never leave"