Hotel California Eagles
[Bm]On a dark desert highway, [F#]cool wind in my hair
[A]Warm smell of colitas, [E]rising through the air
[G]Up ahead in the distance, [D]I saw a shimering 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: 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#]I thought I heard them say:
"[G]Welcome to the Hotel Califor[D]nia
[F#]Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Bm]lovely face
[G]Plenty of room at the Hotel Califor[D]nia
Any [Em]time of year (any time of year), you can [F#]find it here"
[Bm]Her mind is Tiffany twisted, [F#]she got the Mercedes Benz
[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#]some dance to forget
[Bm]So I called up the captain, "[F#]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#]just to hear them say:
"[G]Welcome to the Hotel Califor[D]nia
[F#]Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Bm]lovely face
They [G]livin' it up at the Hotel Califor[D]nia
What a [Em]nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your [F#]alibis"
[Bm]Mirrors on the ceiling, [F#]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#]just can't kill the beast
[Bm]Last thing I remember, I was [F#]running for the door
[A]I had to find the passage back to the [E]place I was before
"[G]Relax," said the night man, "We are [D]programmed to receive
[Em]You can check out any time you like, but [F#]you can never leave"
chorus
hotel california
eagles
E|--------------------7--10--12--|------9----------9----------| I B|--7-----7-----7----------------|--11-----11-------------11--| N G|--7--7-----------7-----7---9---|--11---------11-----11------| T D|--9--------9-------------------|--8-------------------------| R A|--9----------------------------|----------------------------| O E|--7----------------------------|----------------------------| E|--5-----5--5--7--5--------5--7--7-----|-----7-----7--------7--| B|-----5-----------------5-----------7--|--7-----------7--------| G|--------------------------------------|--7-----7--------7-----| D|--7-----------------7--------7--------|-----------------------| A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------| E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------| E|-----7-----7--------7-------------10--| B|--8-----------8--------8--10^h12------| G|--7-----7--------7--------------------| D|--9-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| E|------10----------10----------10----------10------| B|--10------------------------------10----------11--| G|----------11--11------11--11----------------------| D|--------------------------------------12----------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| E|-----7-----7--------7--7---------|------9------9----------9--| B|--------------8--8--------8------|----------------11---------| G|--9-----9--------------------9---|--11-----11---------11-----| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------| A|-----------------------------10--|--9------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------| E|--7--7-----10--------7--7-----------|------9----------9----------| B|--7-----7------7--7--------7--------|--11-----11-------------11--| G|--7---------------------------7^h9--|--11---------11-----11------| D|--9--------9------------------------|--8-------------------------| A|--9---------------------------------|----------------------------| E|--7---------------------------------|----------------------------| E|--5-----5--5--7--5--------5--7--7-----|--------------------7--| B|-----5-----------------5-----------7--|--7--7-----------------| G|--------------------------------------|--7-----7-----7--------| D|--7-----------------7--------7--------|--9--------9-----9-----| A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------| E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------| E|-----7-----7--------7-------------10--| B|--8-----------8--------8--10^h12------| G|--7-----7--------7--------------------| D|--9-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| E|------10----------10------------------------------| B|--10--------------------------10----------10------| G|----------11--11------11--11------11--------------| D|--------------------------------------12------12--| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| E|-----7-----7--------7--7---------|------9------9----------9--| B|--------------8--8--------8------|----------------11---------| G|--9-----9--------------------9---|--11-----11---------11-----| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------| A|-----------------------------10--|--9------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
(The INTRO is now repeated as the first half of verse 1 before the
chords take over)
SOLO
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E|-----------------7--|--9b(10)-----------------------------| B|----------7^h10-----|----------------~~-------------------| G|--9b(11)------------|----------9^h11^p9--7--9--9b(11)--7--| D|--------------------|-------------------------------------| A|--------------------|-------------------------------------| E|--------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----~~~----------------~~~-------| D|--7b(8)--9--9^p8^p7--7b(8)r(7)\--| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|--7--9--9b(11)--7-------~~--7--9--9b(11)--7--------------| D|-------------------9^p8^h9-------------------9^p7^h9^p7--| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------7--10--7-------------~~~~~--7-----10b(12)^^^ B|--10b(12)------------10^p7^h10--8b(9)-----7-----------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
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(bend from 12 to 14 and release gradually over the next 9 notes so that
the tenth is an E at the 12'th fret)
E|--12b(14)r(14)r(14)r(14)r(14)r(13)r(13)r(13)r(13)r12--12^p10------12--10--| B|--------------------------------------------------------------12----------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--12--10----------------------------10\-------------| G|----------(11)r9------9------9--11-------7--9b(11)--| D|------------------12-----12-------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|--15^p12--14^p10--12^p8--10^p7--8--------------------------| G|--------------------------------7--------------------------| D|--16^p12--14^p11--12^p9--11^p7--9--0^h4-----------------0--| A|-----------------------------------------5^h7^p5-----------| E|--------------------------------------------------5^h7-----|
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E|--14--12^p10--10^p9--10-~--|--~--~--~~--~~--|--~~--9---10--12--| B|--15--10^^^^---------7--7--|--8--8--10--12--|--11--11--12--14--| G|--14--11^^^^--11^p9--7--7--|--9--9--11--12--|--11--------------| D|---------------------------|----------------|------------------| A|---------------------------|----------------|------------------| E|---------------------------|----------------|------------------| E|--14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10-------| B|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12\--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--12--9-------12--9-------12--9---18--| B|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--19--| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| E|--12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9--------| B|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10\--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--10--7-----10--7-----10--7--16--| B|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--17--| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| E|--10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----| B|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
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E|--10--5-----10--5-----10--5--14--| B|--7---7--7--7---7--7--7---7--15--| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8------| G|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9\--| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------~~--| B|--14--11------14--11------14--11--14--| G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--14--| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| (fade....) E|--14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10-------| B|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12\--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--12--9-------12--9-------12--9---18--| B|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--19--| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| E|--12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9--------| B|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10\--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--10--7-----10--7-----10--7--16--| B|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--17--| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| E|--10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----| B|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
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E|--10--5-----10--5-----10--5--14--| B|--7---7--7--7---7--7--7---7--15--| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8------| G|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9\--| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------~~--| B|--14--11------14--11------14--11--14--| G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--14--| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
[--]
Hotel N2:
============================================================================
but you can never leave...
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Now the rest of this is the ending repeat section:
-10\7---10\7---10\7---10\7---10\7-----| ------7------7------7------7------7\5-| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| -9\6---9\6---9\6-12/14---------|-9\5---9\5---9\5---9\5---9\5-------| -----7-----7-------------------|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----| -------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -7\4---7\4---7\4---10/12--------|-7\3---7\3---7\3---7\3---7\3----| -----5-----5-----5--------------|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| -5\2---5\2---5\2--8/10-------|-3\0---3\0---3\0---3\0---3\0---| -----3-----3-----------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-| -----------------------------|-------------------------------| -----------------------------|-------------------------------| -----------------------------|-------------------------------| -----------------------------|-------------------------------| -6\2---6\2---6\2--7/9-------------| -----2-----2----------------------| ----------------------------------| and repeat this last section to fade ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|
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