Hotel California Eagles
(To play as recorded: Capo guitar 7 frets and transpose song +5 semitone i.e. Bm becomes Em)
(To play on easily on mandolin: Capo 2 frets and play song -2 semitone i.e. Bm becomes Am)
[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...
[G]Welcome to the Hotel Cali[D]fornia...
Such a [F#7]lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Bm]lovely face...[F#7/C#] [Bm/D]
[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, [E7]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 [E7]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...
[G]Welcome to the Hotel Cali[D]fornia...
Such a [F#7]lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Bm]lovely face...[F#7/C#] [Bm/D]
[G]They livin' it up at the Hotel Cali[D]fornia...
What a [Em]nice surprise,(what a 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, [E7]of our own device"
[G]And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
[Em]They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
[Bm]Last thing I remember, I was [F#7]running for the door
[A]I had to find the passage back to [E7]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, [F#7]but you can never leave".
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