Hotel California

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 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
And 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...
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 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 nineteen sixty nine'
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...
Welcome to [C7]the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis
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
Running for [Dm7]the door
I had to [C7]find the passage back
To 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,
But you [A7can never leave!'