Sim                        Fa#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
 La                     Mi
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
 Sol                         Re
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
 Mim
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
 Fa#
I had to stop for the night

 Sim                                              Fa#
There she stood in the doorway;  I heard the mission bell
 La                                                    Mi
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
Sol                                    Re
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
 Mim                                   Fa#
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say
   Sol                        Re
Welcome to the Hotel California.
        Mim                   Sim7
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
    Sol                               Re
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
           Mim                                      Fa#
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find  it here
 Sim                               Fa#
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz
La                                          Mi
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
Sol                                          Re
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Mim                                   Fa#
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

Sim                                   Fa#
So I called up the captain;  "Please bring me my wine."
La                                   Mi
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
        Sol                              Re
And still those voices are calling from far away
Mim                                               Fa#
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say

    Sol                        Re
Welcome to the Hotel California.
           Mim                   Sim7
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
       Sol                               Re
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
           Mim                                      Fa#
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring youralibis

Sim                                 Fa#
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
                      La                              Mi
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own

device"
Sol                                                Re
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast

Mim
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just
                   Fa#
can't kill the beast
Sim                                     Fa#
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
La                                           Mi
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
Sol                                    Re
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive"
Mim                                                   Fa#
"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"