7 Chords used in the song: Am, E7, G, D, F, C, Dm
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Intro:
Am E7 G D F
A|---0-0-00----2-2----2-2-22----0-0----0-0-00
E|--0---------0------3---------2------1------
C|-0--0------2--2---2--2------2--2---0--0----
G|2---------1------0---------2------2--------
C Dm E7
A|---3-3----0-0-00----2-2-
E|--0------1---------0----
C|-0--0---2--2------2--2--
G|0------2---------1------ (x2)
#muted down strum twice, or nock twice
1st Verse :
Am
On a dark desert highway
E7
Cool wind in my hair
G
Warm smell of colitas
D
Rising up through the air
F
Up ahead in the distance
C
I saw a shimering light
Dm
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
E7
I had to stop for the night
2nd Verse :
Am
There she stood in the doorway
E7
I heard the mission bell
G
And I was thinking to myself,
D
this could be heaven or this could be hell
F
Then she lit up a candle
C
and she showed me the way
Dm
There were voices down the corridor
E7
I thought I heard them say:
Chorus :
F C
Welcome to the Hotel California
E7 Am
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
F C
Plenty of room at the Hotel California,
Dm E7
Any time of year, you can find it here"
3rd Verse :
Am
Her mind is Tiffany twisted
E7
She got the Mercedes Benz
G
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
D
That she calls friends
F
How they dance in the courtyard
C
Sweet summer sweat
Dm
Some dance to remember
E7
Some dance to forget
4th Verse :
Am
So I called up the captain
E7
"Please bring me my wine", He said
G
"We haven't had that spirit here since
D
Nineteen sixty-nine"
F
And still those voices are calling from
C
Far away
Dm
Wake you up in the middle of the night
E7
Just to hear them say:
Chorus :
F C
Welcome to the Hotel California
E7 Am
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
F C
They living it up at the Hotel California
Dm E7>let ring
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
5th Verse :
Am>let ring
Mirrors on the ceiling
E7>let ring
Pink champagne on ice, and she said
G>let ring
"We are all just prisoners here
D>let ring
Of our own device"
F>let ring
And in the master's chambers
C>let ring
They gathered for the feast
Dm>let ring
They stab it with their steely knives
E7>let ring
but they just can't kill the beast
6th verse :
Am
Last thing I remember I was
E7
Running for the door
G
I had to find the passage back
D
To the place I was before
F
"Relax," said the night man "We are
C
Programmed to receive
Dm
You can check out any time you like
E7
But you can never leave"
Ending (solo) :[Am][E7][G][D][F][C][Dm][E7]>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.