7 Chords used in the song: Am, E, G, D, F, C, Dm
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Intro : [Am][E][G][D][F][C][Dm][E] x2
1st Verse :
Am E
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
G D
Warm smell of colitas, rising through the air
F C
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimering light
Dm E
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night
2nd Verse :
Am E
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
G D
And I was thinking to myself : this could be heaven or this could be hell
F C
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
Dm E
There were voices down the corridor ; I thought I heard them say :
Chorus :
F C
Welcome to the Hotel California
E Am
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
F C
Plenty of room at the Hotel California,
Dm E
Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here"
3rd Verse :
Am E
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz
G D
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
F C
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat,
Dm E
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
4th Verse :
Am E
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine", He said
G d
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
F C
And still those voices are calling from far away
Dm E
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say :
Chorus :
F C
Welcome to the Hotel California
E Am
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
F C
They living it up at the Hotel California
Dm E>let ring
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis"
5th Verse :
Am>let ring E>let ring
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said
G>let ring D>let ring
"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
F>let ring C>let ring
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
Dm>let ring E>let ring
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast
6th verse :
Am E
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
G D
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
F C
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
Dm E
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"
Ending (solo) :[Am][E][G][D][F][C][Dm][E]>let ring
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Jmook
(Cleveland)
If you listen carefully to the studio recording by the Eagles, there is a background guitar with DU strum pattern on the "+a" part of the count (in cut time, or 2+ and 4+ if you're counting in 4/4). So you would do DU 4 times on each chord, except verse 5 where you let it ring as indicated
26 Apr 2021
Pipolechien
(Mérignac)
Change the horrible final E by E7 or better B7, depends on ur feeling.
29 Sep 2019
SunnyH51028
(Albany,CA)
Change E to E7-sounds really cool! Great song thanks for sharing
06 Mar 2019
JaxX
(Berlin)
Chord progression is 100% correct, with NO DOUBT! I play guitar for years and i used to jam with other musicians playing this song like that ;)
It's just not transcribed in the original tuning (otherwise it's too high to sing) and i forgot to mention it. Now it's done (see the note "orignial tuning +3.5 steps") and fully accurate.
It's just not transcribed in the original tuning (otherwise it's too high to sing) and i forgot to mention it. Now it's done (see the note "orignial tuning +3.5 steps") and fully accurate.
26 Jan 2010
this like most of the tabs for this song is innacurate. the progression is Bm,F#,A,E,G,D,Em,F#.
26 Jan 2010
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