Eagles - Hotel California

original tuning: without capo
      my tuning: capo 2nd fret

Am                        E
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
G                     D
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
F                         C
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Dm                                        E                           E7
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night
Am                              E
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
G                                          D
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
F                         C
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Dm                                   E                           E7
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say


F                        C
Welcome to the Hotel California.
       E                                          Am           Am G
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
F                               C
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
    Dm                                      E              E7
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here


Am                           E
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz
G                                    D
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
F                                C
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Dm                      E                      E7
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
Am                           E
So I called up the captain;  "Please bring me my wine."
G                                      D
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
F                                       C
And still those voices are calling from far away
Dm                                      E                      E7
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say


F                        C
Welcome to the Hotel California.
       E                                          Am
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
F                                  C
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
       Dm                                               E       E7
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis


Am                      E
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
G                                             D
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
F                             C
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
Dm                                     E                                 E7
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
Am                     E
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
G                                     D
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
F                          C
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive"
Dm                                   E                        E7
"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"