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:  


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  


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"