Hotel California (The Eagles)
Chords
Verse:
Bmin / F# / A / E
G / D / Emin / F#
Chorus:
G / D / F# / Bmin
G / D / Em / F#
Verse 1:
On a dark, desert highway
Cool wind, in my hair
Warm smell of colitas
Risin′ up through the air
Up ahead, in the distance
I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
Verse 2:
There she stood, in the doorway
I heard the mission bell
And, I was thinkin’ to myself
“This could be Heaven, or this could be Hell
Then she lit up a candle
And she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say
Chorus:
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year
Any time of year
You can find it here
Verse 3:
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
She got the Mercedes benz
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard
Sweet, summer sweat
Some dance to remember
Some dance to forget
Verse 4:
So, I called up the Captain
“Please bring me my wine”
He said, “We haven′t had that spirit here, since 1969”
And still those voices are callin’ from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say
Chorus:
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They’re livin′ it, up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise
What a nice surprise
Bring your alibis
Verse 5:
Mirrors on the ceiling
The pink champagne on ice
And she said, “We are all just prisoners, here, of our own device”
And in the master′s chambers
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
But, they just can’t kill the beast
Verse 6:
Last thing I remember
I was runnin′ for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place, I was before
“Relax,” said the night man
“We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave”