Hotel California
Guitar Tabs

Chords For This Song

Am E G D F C E7 Dm

Intro

Am(5th fr) E (4th fret) G (3rd fret) D

F C Dm E7

(see preview clip demo link at the bottom of this page)

1st Verse

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air

Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

I had to stop for the night

2nd Verse

There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell

And I was thinking to myself, this could be heaven or this could be hell

Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way

There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say

1st Chorus

Welcome to the Hotel California

Such a lovely place ... such a lovely face

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

Any time of year, you can find it here

3rd Verse

Her mind is tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends

How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

4th Verse

So I called up the captain, please bring me my wine’ he said

We haven’t had that spirit here since 1969

And still those voices are calling from far away

Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say...

2nd Chorus

Welcome to the Hotel California

Such a lovely place, such a lovely face

They're livin’ it up at the Hotel California

What a nice surprise, bring your alibis

5th Verse

Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice

And she said ’we are all just prisoners here, of our own device

And in the master’s chambers, they gathered for the feast

They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can’t kill the beast

6th Verse

Last thing I remember, I was, running for the door

I had to find the passage back to the place I was before

Relax said the night man we are, programmed to receive

You can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave!

Ending