in Bm

[Bm]On a dark desert highway, [F#]cool wind in my hair
[A]warm smell of colitas      [E]rising up through the air.
[G]Up ahead in the distance , [D]I saw a shimmering light.
[Em]My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim [F#]I had to stop for the  
night
[Bm]There she stood in the door way; [F#]I heard the mission bell
[A]And I was thinking to myself: this could be [E]heaven and this could be  
hell
[G]Then she lit up a candle,  [D] and she showed me the way.
[Em]There were voices down the corridor; [F#]I thought I heard them say:

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[G]Welcome to the Hotel Califor[D]nia.      Such a [F#]lovely place,       
such a [Bm]lovely face.
[G]Plenty of room at the Hotel Califor[D]nia.    Any [Em]time of year        
you can [F#]find it here
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[Bm]Her mind is Tiffany twisted. [F#]She got the Mercedes Benz
[A]She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys [E]that she called friends.
[G]How they dance in the courtyard , [D]sweet summer sweat.
[Em]Some dance to remember; [F#]some dance to forget
[Bm]So I called the captai;[F#]"Please bring me my wine."  He said
[A]"We haven't had that spirit here since [E]nineteen sixty nine."
[G]And still those voices are calling from [D]far away;
[Em]Wake you up in the middle of the night [F#]just to hear them say:

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[G]Welcome to the Hotel Califor[D]nia.      Such a [F#]lovely place,       
such a [Bm]lovely face.  They
[G]livin'it up at the Hotel Califor[D]nia.  What a [Em]nice surprise    
bring your[F#]alibis
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[Bm]Mirrors on the ceiling, [F#]the pink champagne on ice, and she said
[A]"We are all just prisoners here [E]of our own device."
[G]And in the master's chambers, [D]they gather for the feast.
[Em]They stab it with their steely knives, but they [F#]just cant't kill  
the beast
[Bm]Last thing I remember, Iwas [F#]running for the door.
[A]I had to find a passage back to the [E]place I was before.
[G]"Relax," said the night man. "We are [D]programed to receive.
[Em]you can check out any time you like, but [F#]you can never leave

in Am

[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 shimmering light
[Dm]My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
[E]I had to stop for the night

[Am]There she stood in the doorway; [E7]I heard the mission bell
[G]And I was thinking to myself; This could be [D]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,
[E]I thought I heard them say...

[Chorus]
[F]Welcome to the Hotel Cali[C]fornia.
Such a [E7]lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a [Am]lovely face
[F]There's plenty of room at the Hotel Cali[C]fornia
Any [Dm]time of year, (any time of year) You can [E]find it here

[Verse]
[Am]Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, [E7]She got the Mercedes bends
[G]She got a lot of pretty pretty boys [D]she calls friends
[F]How they danced in the courtyard, [C]sweet summer sweat
[Dm]Some dance to remember, [E]some dance to forget

[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]1969
[F]and still those voices are calling from [C]far away
[Dm]Wake you up in the middle of the night 
[E]Just to hear them say...

[Chorus]
[F]Welcome to the Hotel Cali[C]fornia.
Such a [E7]lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a [Am]lovely face
[F]They're livin' it up at the Hotel Cali[C]fornia
What a [Dm]nice surprise, (what a nice surprise) [E]Bring your alibis

[Verse]
[Am]Mirrors on the ceiling; [E7]the pink champagne on ice (and she said)
[G]We are all just prisoners here, [D]of our own device
[F]and in the master's chambers, [C]they gathered for the feast
[Dm] They stab it with their steely knives but they
[E]just can't kill the beast

[Am]Last thing I remember, I was [E7]running for the door
[G]I had to find the passage back to the [D]place I was before
[F]"Relax" said the night man; [C]we are programmed to receive
[Dm]You can check out any time you like
[E]But you can never leave...