Eagles

Hotel California(Chords)

Eagles

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Key: Em

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	        Intro: Em B7 D A  C G Am  B7 (2X)       
        
Em                                      B7       
On a dark desert highway,     cool wind in my hair,       
Dsus2                             A9/C#                              (Br to 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       
   There she stood in the doorway.     I heard the mission bell,       
Dsus2                                                                     A9/C#                                 (Br to 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 (Br up to C) 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 Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the 'Mercedes bends'. uh! Dsus2 A9/C# (Br up to C) She 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 G '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 Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said, Dsus2 A9/C# (Br up to 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 Last thing I remember, I was running for the door. Dsus2 A9/C# (Br up to C) I had to find the passage back to the place I was before. C G 'Relax,' said the night man, 'We are programmed to receive. Am7 B7 You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.'

Written by Don Felder / Don Henley / Glenn Frey

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