HOTEL CALIFORNIA - THE EAGLES

HOTEL  CALIFORNIA   -   THE EAGLES
Bm                        F#

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
A                     E
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
G                         D
 Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
 F#

Am     E    G     D
I had to stop for the night
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(Alternative chords in A minor)

Bm                               F#
F      C    Dm    E
Chorus
 F      C    Dm    Am7
 F      C    Dm    E
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And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
There she stood in the doorway;  I heard the mission bell
 A                                          E
 G                        D

CHORUS
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

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(1)Plenty of room at the Hotel California
G                        D
Welcome to the Hotel California.
        Em                   Bm7
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
    G                               D

(2)What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring your alibis
(2)They livin' it up at the Hotel California
        Em                                      F#
(1)Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here


Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends

"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

So I called up the captain;  "Please bring me my wine."
And still those voices are calling from far away

They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say

CHORUS (with ending 2)

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

Last thing I remember, I was running for the door

Bm      2 2 4 4 3 2   bar at 2nd   or   x x 4 4 3 2
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive"
"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"

(Instrumental and fade)
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>Chords used:
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>        E A D G B e
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Bm7     2 2 4 2 3 2   bar at 2nd   or   x x 4 2 3 2
 F#      2 4 4 3 2 2   bar at 2nd   or   x 4 4 3 2 2
 A       0 0 2 2 2 0
 E       0 2 2 1 0 0
 G       3 2 0 0 0 3
 D       x 0 0 2 3 2

Em      0 2 2 0 0 0