Am                        E   
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair 
G                      D/F#   
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air 
F                         C9   
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light 
Dm  
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim 
E  
I had to stop for the night  
 
Am                               E   
There she stood in the doorway,  I heard the mission bell 
G                                          D/F#  
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell 
F                        C9   
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way 
Dm                                   E   
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say:  
 
 
F                           C9  
Welcome to the Hotel California 
       Dm                                            Am {Fill}   
Such a lovely place... such a lovely place... such a lovely face 
F                                  C9    
Plenty of room at the Hotel California 
    Dm                                          E   
Any time of year... any time of year... you can find it here  
 
 
Am                           E   
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends 
G                                    D   
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends 
F                                C   
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat 
Dm                      E   
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget  
Am                          E   
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine," he said 
G                                      D   
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine" 
F                                       C   
And still those voices are calling from far away 
Dm                                      E   
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say  
 
 
F                           C9     
Welcome to the Hotel California 
       Dm                                            Am {Fill}   
Such a lovely place... such a lovely place... such a lovely face 
F                               C9    
Livin it up at the Hotel California 
       Dm                                                  E   
What a nice surprise... what a nice surprise... bring your alibis  
 
 
Am                      E   
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said, 
G                                D/F#   
"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device" 
F                             C9   
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast 
Dm                                              E   
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast  
Am                     E   
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door 
G                                     D/F#   
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before 
F                                  C9   
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive" 
Dm                                   E   
"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"  
 
F                           C9     
Welcome to the Hotel California 
       Dm                                            Am {Fill}   
Such a lovely place... such a lovely place... such a lovely face 
F                               C9    
Livin it up at the Hotel California 
       Dm                                                  E   
What a nice surprise... what a nice surprise... bring your alibis