e|---------------7---7----------------------------2---2--------------|
B|-----------7-----7-----7--------------------2-----2-----2----------|
G|-------7-----7-------7-----7------------3-----3-------3-----3------|
D|---9-----9---------------9-----9----4-----4---------------4-----4--|
A|-----9-----------------------9--------4-----------------------4----|
E|-7--------------------------------2--------------------------------|
e|---------------5---5----------------------------0---0--------------|
B|-----------5-----5-----5--------------------0-----0-----0----------|
G|-------6-----6-------6-----6------------1-----1-------1-----1------|
D|---7-----7---------------7-----7----2-----2---------------2-----2--|
A|-----7-----------------------7--------2-----------------------2----|
E|-5--------------------------------0--------------------------------|
e|---------------3---3----------------------------2---3--------------|
B|-----------3-----3-----3--------------------3-----3-----3----------|
G|-------4-----4-------4-----4------------2-----2-------2-----2------|
D|---5-----5---------------5-----5----0-----0---------------0-----0--|
A|-----5-----------------------5--------0-----------------------0----|
E|-3--------------------------------2--------------------------------|
e|---------------0---0----------------------------2---2-------------2|
B|-----------0-----0-----0--------------------2-----2-----2---------2|
G|-------0-----0-------0-----0------------3-----3-------3-----3-----3|
D|---2-----2---------------2-----2----4-----4---------------4-----4-4|
A|-----2-----------------------2--------4-----------------------4---4|
E|-0--------------------------------2-------------------------------2|
| During the verses, you can choose to either arpeggiate the chords or strum them. I prefer a strum, because I do variated arpeggios for the solo. |
| | Bm | F# |
| | On a dark desert highway, | cool wind in my hair |
| | A | E |
| | Warm smell of colitas, ris | ing up through the air |
| | G | D/F# |
| | Up ahead in the distance, | I saw a shimmering light |
| | Em |
| | My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim |
| | F# |
| | I had to stop for the night |
| | Bm |
| | There she stood in the doorway; |
| | F# |
| | I heard the 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 and she showed me the way |
| | D/F# | Em |
| | | There were voices down the corridor, |
| | F# |
| | I thought I heard them say... |
| G D/F# (strum a few D/F#'s) |
| Welcome to the Hotel California |
| | F# |
| | Such a lovely place (such a lovely place) |
| | Bm |
| | Such a lovely face (such a lovely place) |
| Plenty of room at the Hotel California |
| | Em |
| | Any time of year (any time of year) |
| Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends |
| She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends |
| How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. |
| Some dance to remember, some dance to forget |
| So I called up the Captain, |
| 'Please bring me my wine' |
| He said,'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine' |
| And still those voices are calling from far away, |
| Wake you up in the middle of the night |
| Welcome to the Hotel California |
| Such a lovely place (such a lovely place) |
| Such a lovely face (such a lovely face) |
| They livin' it up at the Hotel California |
| What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) |
| Bring your alibis (bring your alibis) |
| Solo: I just re-pick the intro, but do it about 2x faster. You can screw around and arpeggiate chords as you wish. It's your song. |
| The pink champagne on ice |
| And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' |
| And in the master's chambers, |
| They gathered for the feast |
| The stab it with their steely knives, |
| But they just can't kill the beast |
| Last thing I remember, I was |
| I had to find the passage back |
| To the place I was before |
| 'Relax,' said the night man, |
| We are programmed to receive. |
| You can checkout any time you like, |
| Outro: I just like to do a funky strum on the verse chords. Somethiing like: |
e|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-x-9-x-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-x-9-x-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------------|
| Or whatever you want it to be. Just be original. I mean if people wanted to hear the album version they'd pop in the CD. |
