CAPO 7th fret Intro: Em B7/D# Dsus2 A9/C# C G Am7 B7/D (2X) Em B7/D On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Dsus2 A9/C Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air C G Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light Am7 My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim B7 I had to stop for the night Em B7/D There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell Dsus2 A9/C And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell C G Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way Am7 B7 There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say: Chorus: C G Welcome to the Hotel California B7 Em Such a lovely place... such a lovely face C G Plenty of room at the Hotel California Am B7 Any time of year you can find it here Em B7/D# Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends, uh! Dsus2 A9/C She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends C G How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat Am7 B7 Some dance to remember, some dance to forget Em B7/D So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine," he said Dsus2 A9/C# "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine" C G And still those voices are calling from far away Am7 B7 Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say Chorus: C D Welcome to the Hotel California B7 Em Such a lovely place such a lovely face C G Livin it up at the Hotel California Am B7 What a nice surprise bring your alibis Em B7/D# Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said, Dsus2 A9/C# "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device" C G And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast Am7 B7 They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast Em B7/D# Last thing I remember, I was running for the door Dsus2 A9/C# I had to find the passage back to the place I was before C G "Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive" Am7 B7 "You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"