Bm                        F#

 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#

 I had to stop for the night

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Bm                               F#

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

  A                                         E

 And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell

 G                          D

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

 Em                                     F#

 There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say

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  G                             D

 Welcome to the Hotel California.

         Em                   Bm

 Such a lovely place, such a lovely face

 G                                    D

 Plenty of room at the Hotel California

Em                                           F#

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

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Bm                           F# 

Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends

A                                    E

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends



G                                D

How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

Em                      F#

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

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Bm                            F#

So I called up the captain;  "Please bring me my wine."

A                                      E

"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"

G                                       D

And still those voices are calling from far away

Em                                      F# 

Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say

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 G                             D

 Welcome to the Hotel California.

         Em                   Bm

 Such a lovely place, such a lovely face

  G                                       D

 There livin' it up at the Hotel California

         Em                                              F#

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

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 Bm                      F#  

Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice

              A                               E

And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"

G                             D

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

Em                                         F#

They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast

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Bm                           F#

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 nightman, "We are programmed to receive"

Em                                   F#

"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"

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