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 Hotel California By Eagles Song Guitar Piano Chords 

 

[Intro]

Bm F#7 A E G D Em F#7 (x2)

[Verse]

Bm F#7

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

A E

Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

G D

Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

Em

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

F#7

I had to stop for the night

Bm F#7

There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell

A

And I was thinking to myself

E

This could be heaven or this could be hell

G D

Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way

Em

There were voices down the corridor,

F#7

I thought I heard them say...

 

[Chorus]

G D

Welcome to the Hotel California.

F#7 Bm

Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face

G D

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

Em F#7

Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here

 

[Verse]

Bm F#7

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends

A E

She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends

G D

How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

Em F#7

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

Bm F#7

So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said)

A E

We haven't had that spirit here since 1969

G D

and still those voices are calling from far away

Em

Wake you up in the middle of the night

F#7

Just to hear them say...

 

[Chorus]

G D

Welcome to the Hotel California.

F#7 Bm

Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face

G D

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California

Em F#7

What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis

 

[Verse]

Bm F#7

Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (and she said)

A E

We are all just prisoners here, of our own device

G D

and in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast

Em

They stab it with their steely knives but they

F#7

just can't kill the beast

Bm F#7

Last thing I remember, I was running for the door

A E

I had to find the passage back to the place I was before

G D

"Relax" said the night man; we are programmed to receive

Em

You can check out any time you like

F#7

But you can never leave...

 

[Outro Solo]

Bm F#7 A E G D Em F#7 (x3)

 

[Harmonies]

Bm F#7 A E G D Em F#7 (x2)

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