Guitar Chords
© Chorded by Anton Gavzov (https://Muzland.info)
Lyrics and Music by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Don Felder
Intro: Bm | F#7 | Asus2 | E9
G | D | Em7 | F#7
Bm | F#7 | Aadd9
E9 | G | D | Em7 | F#7
Bm F#7
On a dark desert highway,
Aadd9
Cool wind in my hair,
E9
Warm smell of colitas
G
Rising up through the air.
D
Up ahead in the distance,
Em7
I saw a shimmering light.
F#7
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim;
I had to stop for the night.
Bm F#7
There she stood in the doorway;
Aadd9
I heard the mission bell.
Aadd9/E
And I was thinking to myself:
E9 G
This could be heaven or this could be hell.
D
Then she lit up a candle,
Em7
And she showed me the way.
F#7
There were voices down the corridor;
I thought I heard them say:
Chorus:
G D
“Welcome to the Hotel California,
F#7
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place),
Bm A/C# D Em7sus2 Em7sus2/F#
Such a lovely face.
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California.
Em
Any time of year (any time of year)
F#7
You can find it here.”
Bm F#7
Her mind is Tiffany twisted.
Aadd9
She got the Mercedes bends. (Uh.)
E9
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys,
G
That she calls friends.
How they dance in the courtyard;
D Em7
Sweet summer sweat.
F#7
Some dance to remember;
F#7sus4 F#7
Some dance to forget.
Bm F#7
So I called up the captain:
“Please, bring me my wine.”
Aadd9 Aadd9/E
He said, “We haven’t had that spirit here
E9 G
Since nineteen sixty nine”.
And still those voices are calling from
D Em7
Far away;
F#7
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say, hey:
Chorus:
G D
“Welcome to the Hotel California,
F#7
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place),
Bm A/C# D Em7sus2
Such a lovely face.
Em7sus2/F# G
They’re living it up
D
At the Hotel California.
Em
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise).
F#7
Bring your alibis.”
Bm F#7
Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice,
Aadd9
And she said,
E9
“We are all just prisoners here
G
Of our own device.”
D
And in the master’s chambers,
Em7
They gathered for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives,
F#7
But they just can’t kill the beast.
Bm
Last thing I remember
F#7 Aadd9
I was running for the door.
Aadd9/E
I had to find the passage back
E9 G
To the place I was before.
“Relax,” said the nightman,
D Em7
“We are programmed to receive.
F#7
You can check out any time you like
F#5 F5 F#5
But you can never leave.”
Instrumental: Bm | F#7 | Aadd9 | E9
G | D | Em7 | F#7 } 5 times