Hotel California Uke tab by The Eagles

7 Chords used in the song: Em, B, D, A, C, G, Am

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Intro : Em chordEm B chordB D chordD A chordA C chordC G chordG Am chordAm B chordB x2


1st Verse :
Em chordEm B chordB
On a dark desert highway cool wind in my hair
D chordD A chordA
Warm smell of colitas rising through the air
C chordC G chordG
Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimering light
Am chordAm B chordB
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night



2nd Verse :
Em chordEm B chordB
There she stood in the doorway I heard the mission bell
D chordD A chordA
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
C chordC G chordG
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
Am chordAm B chordB
There were voices down the corridor I thought I heard them say



Chorus :
C chordC G chordG
Welcome to the Hotel California
B chordB Em chordEm
Such a lovely place such a lovely place such a lovely face
C chordC G chordG
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Am chordAm B chordB
Any time of year any time of year you can find it here



3rd Verse :
Em chordEm B chordB
Her mind is Tiffany twisted she got the Mercedes Benz
D chordD A chordA
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys that she calls friends
C chordC G chordG
How they dance in the courtyard sweet summer sweat
Am chordAm B chordB
Some dance to remember some dance to forget


4th Verse :
Em chordEm B chordB
So I called up the captain Please bring me my wine He said
D chordD A chordA
We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine
C chordC G chordG
And still those voices are calling from far away
Am chordAm B chordB
Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say



Chorus :
C chordC G chordG
Welcome to the Hotel California
B chordB Em chordEm
Such a lovely place such a lovely place such a lovely face
C chordC G chordG
They living it up at the Hotel California
Am chordAm B chordB>let ring
What a nice surprise what a nice surprise bring your alibis



5th Verse :
Em chordEm>let ring B chordB>let ring
Mirrors on the ceiling the pink champagne on ice and she said
D chordD>let ring A chordA>let ring
We are all just prisoners here of our own device
C chordC>let ring G chordG>let ring
And in the master's chambers they gathered for the feast
Am chordAm>let ring B chordB>let ring
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast



6th verse :
Em chordEm B chordB
Last thing I remember I was running for the door
D chordD A chordA
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
C chordC G chordG
Relax said the night man We are programmed to receive
Am chordAm B chordB
You can check out any time you like but you can never leave



Ending (solo) : Em chordEm B chordB D chordD A chordA C chordC G chordG Am chordAm B chordB >let ring

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About this song: Hotel California

Hotel California is the title song from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in early 1977. It is one of the best-known songs of the album-oriented rock era. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Frey. The Eagles' original recording of the song features Henley singing the lead vocals and concludes with an extended section of electric guitar interplay between Felder and Joe Walsh. "Hotel California" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in May 1977. Read more on Last.fm.

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