Bm                                    F# 

On a dark desert highway ,  cool wind in my hair

A                                 E

Warm smell of colitas , rising up through the air

G                                     D

Up ahead in the distance ,  I saw a shimering light

Em                                                            F#

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim , I had to stop for the night

Bm                                         F#

There she stood in the doorway ,  I heard the mission bell

A                                          E

And I was thinking to myself : this could be heaven or this could be hell

G                                   D

Then she lit up a candle , and she showed me the way

Em                                                        F#

There were voices down the corridor ;  I thought I heard them say:

G                                     D

Welcome to the Hotel California

F#                                                        Bm

Such a lovely place (such a lovely place) ,  such a lovely face

G                                         D

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

   Em                                              F#

Any time of year (any time of year) ,  you can find it here"

Bm                                    F#

Her mind is Tiffany twisted ,  she got the Mercedes Benz

A                                                E

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys ,  that she calls friends

G                                                  D

How they dance in the courtyard ,  sweet summer sweat

Em                                     F#

Some dance to remember ,  some dance to forget

Bm                                      F#

So I called up the captain ,  "Please bring me my wine", He said

A                                                      E

"We haven't had that spirit here since , nineteen sixty-nine"

G                                                    D

And still those voices are calling from far away

Em                                                       F#

Wake you up in the middle of the night ,  just to hear them say:

 G                                        D

"Welcome to the Hotel California

F#                                                         Bm

Such a lovely place (such a lovely place) ,  such a lovely face

   G                                     D

They livin' it up at the Hotel California

    Em                                                       F#

What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis"

Bm                               F#

Mirrors on the ceiling ,  the pink champagne on ice, and she said

 A                                                E

"We are all just prisoners here ,  of our own device"

G                                                  D

And in the master's chambers ,  they gathered for the feast

Em                                                     F#

They stab it with their steely knives , but they just can't kill the beast

Bm                                 F#

Last thing I remember ,  I was running for the door

A                                                 E

I had to find the passage back , to the place I was before

 G                                             D

"Relax," said the night man ,  "We are programmed to receive

Em                                                       F#

You can check out any time you like ,  but you can never leave"

....  G   F#  &n