Written by Don Felder/Glenn Frey/Don Henley
Am E7/G On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Gsus2 D9/F Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air F C Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light Dm7 My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim E7 I had to stop for the night Am E7/G There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell Gsus2 D9/F 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 Dm7 E7 There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say: F C Welcome to the Hotel California E7 Am Such a lovely place... such a lovely face F C Plenty of room at the Hotel California Am E7 Any time of year you can find it here Am E7/G# Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends, uh! Gsus2 D9/F She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends F C How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat Dm7 E7 Some dance to remember, some dance to forget Am E7/G So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine," he said Gsus2 D9/F# "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine" F C And still those voices are calling from far away Dm7 E7 Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say F G Welcome to the Hotel California E7 Am Such a lovely place such a lovely face F C Livin it up at the Hotel California Am E7 What a nice surprise bring your alibis Am E7/G# Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said, Gsus2 D9/F# "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device" F C And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast Dm7 E7 They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast Am E7/G# Last thing I remember, I was running for the door Gsus2 D9/F# I had to find the passage back to the place I was before F C "Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive" Dm7 E7 "You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave" *** MUITA LUZ!!***