Hotel California

Song:Hotel California
Artist: The Eagles
From: Hotel California (1976)



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Hotel California

Song Video:


Guitar Chords Text:

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