(Verse)   Am                         E 
1)On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair 
2)There she stood in the doorway;  I heard the mission bell 
3)Her mind is Tiffany twisted, She got a mercedes benz 
4)So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said) 
5)Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (an she said) 
6)Last thing I remember, I was running for the door 
 
     G                        D 
1)Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air 
2)And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell 
3)She got alot of pretty pretty boys that she calls friends 
4)We haven't had that spirit here since 1969 
5)We are all just prisoners here , of our own device 
6)I had find the passage back to the place I was before  
 
   F                         C 
1)Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light 
2)Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way 
3)How they danced in the court yard sweet summer sweat 
4)and still those voice are calling from far away 
5)and in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast 
6)"Relax" said the night man; we are programmed to receive 
  
 Dm 
1)My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim 
2)There were voices down the corridor,  
3)Some dance to remember some dance to forget 
4)wake you up in the middle of the night  
5)they stab it with their steely knives but they 
6)You can check out anytime you like 
  
 E 
1)I had to stop for the night 
2)I thought I heard them say... 
4)Just to hear them say 
5)just can't kill the beast 
6)But you can never leave...   
  
 Chorus : 
  
F                        C 
Welcome to the Hotel California. 
        E                   Am 
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face 
F                               C 
There's Plenty of room at the Hotel California 
      Dm                              E                 
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here 
What a nice surprise; bring your alibis