Hm F#7
1. 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.
Hm F#7
2. There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
A E
And I was thinkin' 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:
G D
R: Welcome to the Hotel California,
F#7 Hm
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.
Hm F#7
3. Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz,
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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.
Hm F#7
4. So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine,"
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He said, "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:
G D
R: Welcome to the Hotel California,
F#7 Hm
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face.
G D
They livin' it up at the Hotel California,
Em F#
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis.
Hm F#7
5. Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice an she said:
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„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.
Hm F#7
6. Last thing I remember, I was running for the door.
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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 any time you like, but you can never leave."
