Hotel California
1976 — Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey
Key: Am (DUD-DUD-)
Version 0 (2016-01-18)
Baritone
Chords
Intro:
Am
E7
G
D
F
C
Dm
E7
Intro:
Am
E7
G
D
F
C
Dm
E7
Intro:
Am
On a dark desert highway
On a dark desert highway
E7
cool wind in my hair
cool wind in my hair
G
Warm smell of colitas
Warm smell of colitas
D
rising up through the air
rising up through the air
F
Up ahead in the distance
Up ahead in the distance
C
I saw a shimmering light
I saw a shimmering light
Dm
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
E7
I had to stop for the night
I had to stop for the night
Am
There she stood in the doorway
There she stood in the doorway
E7
I heard the mission bell
I heard the mission bell
G
And I was thinking to myself this could be
And I was thinking to myself this could be
D
heaven or this could be hell
heaven or this could be hell
F
Then she lit up a candle
Then she lit up a candle
C
and she showed me the way
and she showed me the way
Dm
There were voices down the corridor
There were voices down the corridor
E7
I thought I heard them say
I thought I heard them say
F
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-
C
fornia
fornia
Such a
Dm
lovely place such a
lovely place such a
Am
lovely face
lovely face
F
Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali-
Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali-
C
fornia
fornia
Any
Dm
time of year you can
time of year you can
E7
find it here
find it here
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Am
Her mind is Tiffany twisted
Her mind is Tiffany twisted
E7
she got the Mercedes bends
she got the Mercedes bends
G
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys
D
that she calls friends
that she calls friends
F
How they dance in the courtyard
How they dance in the courtyard
C
sweet summer sweat
sweet summer sweat
Dm
Some dance to remember
Some dance to remember
E7
some dance to forget
some dance to forget
Am
So I called up the captain
So I called up the captain
E7
please bring me my wine
please bring me my wine
He said
G
we haven't had that spirit here since
we haven't had that spirit here since
D
1969
1969
F
And still those voices are calling from
And still those voices are calling from
C
far away
far away
Dm
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Wake you up in the middle of the night
E7
just to hear them say
just to hear them say
F
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-
C
fornia
fornia
Such a
Dm
lovely place such a
lovely place such a
Am
lovely face
lovely face
They
F
livin' it up at the Hotel Cali-
livin' it up at the Hotel Cali-
C
fornia
fornia
What a
Dm
nice surprise bring your
nice surprise bring your
E7
alibis
alibis
Am
Mirrors on the ceiling
Mirrors on the ceiling
E7
the pink champagne on ice
the pink champagne on ice
And she said
G
we are all just prisoners here
we are all just prisoners here
D
of our own device
of our own device
F
And in the master's chambers
And in the master's chambers
C
they gathered for the feast
they gathered for the feast
Dm
They stab it with their steely knives but they
They stab it with their steely knives but they
E7
just can't kill the beast
just can't kill the beast
Am
Last thing I remember I was
Last thing I remember I was
E7
running for the door
running for the door
G
I had to find the passage back to the
I had to find the passage back to the
D
place I was before
place I was before
F
Relax said the nightman we are
Relax said the nightman we are
C
programmed to receive
programmed to receive
Dm
You can check out anytime you like
You can check out anytime you like
E7
but you can never leave
but you can never leave
F
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-
C
fornia
fornia
Such a
Dm
lovely place such a
lovely place such a
Am
lovely face
lovely face
They
F
livin' it up at the Hotel Cali-
livin' it up at the Hotel Cali-
C
fornia
fornia
What a
Dm
nice surprise bring your
nice surprise bring your
E7
alibis
alibis
Am