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
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission [C7]bell
Then I was [Am7]thinking to [C7]myself this could be [Am]Heaven or this could be [Am]Hell
Then she lit up a candle and [Bm]she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor I thought I heard them [A]say
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"Welcome to [C7]the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
(Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of ɾoom at the Hotel California
Any time of year
(Any time of year)
You can find it here"
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got [Fm7]the Mercedes Bends
She got [Fm7]a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to [C7]ɾemember, some dance to [C7]forget
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my [A]wine"
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you [A7up in the middle of the night just to [C7]hear them [A]say
[Chorus]
Mirrors on [C7]the ceiling, the pink champagne on [C7]ice
And she said, "We are all [Em]just prisoners here of our own device"
And in the master's chambers they gathered for [Dm7]the feast
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I ɾemember I was [Am7]ɾunning for [Dm7]the door
I had to [C7]find the passage back to [C7]the place I was [Am7]before
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to [C7]ɾeceive
You can check out any time you [A7like [F]but you [A7can never leave"
