Hotel California Eagles
(Verse 1)
[Bm]On a dark desert highway, [F#7]cool wind in my hair
[A]Warm smell of colitas[E7] 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 [E7]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
(Chorus)
[G]Welcome to the Hotel Calif[D]ornia.
Such a [F#7]lovely place, such a l[Bm]ovely face
[G]Plenty of room at the Hotel Calif[D]ornia
Any t[Em]ime of year (any time of year) you can f[F#7]ind it here
(Verse 2)
[Bm]Her mind is Tiffany-twisted,[F#7] she got the Mercedes Benz
[A]She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys [E7]she calls friends
[G]How they dance in the courtyard, sw[D]eet 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'
[A]He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since [E7]nineteen sixty nine'
[G]And still those voices are calling from f[D]ar away,
[Em]Wake you up in the middle of the night
[F#7]Just to hear them say
(Chorus)
[G]Welcome to the Hotel Calif[D]ornia
Such[F#7] a lovely place (Such a lovely place), Such a l[Bm]ovely face
[G]They livin' it up at the Hotel Cali[D]fornia
What a n[Em]ice surprise (what a nice surprise), Bring your [F#7]alibis
(Verse 3)
[Bm]Mirrors on the ceiling,[F#7] The pink champagne on ice
And she said [A]'We are all just prisoners here,[E7] 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 j[F#7]ust 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 [E7]place I was before
[G]'Relax,' said the night man,[D] 'We are programmed to receive.
[Em]You can check-out any time you like,
But [F#7]you can never leave!'
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