Transpose up
Bm
On a dark desert highway,
F#
cool wind in my hair
A
Warm smell of colitas,
E
rising through the air
G
Up ahead in the distance,
D
I saw a shimering 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 doorway,
F#
I heard the mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself: this could be
E
heaven or 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:
”
G
Welcome to the Hotel
D
Califor
nia
F#
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a
Bm
lovely
face
G
Plenty of room at the Hotel Califor
D
nia
Any
Em
time of year (any time of year), you can
F#
find it here”
Bm
Her mind is Tiffany twisted,
F#
she got the Mercedes Benz
A
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys,
E
that she calls 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 up the captain,
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:
”
G
Welcome to the Hotel
D
Califor
nia
F#
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a
Bm
lovely
face
They
G
livin’ it up at the Hotel Califor
D
nia
What a
Em
nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your
F#
alibis”
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 gathered for the feast
Em
They stab it with their steely knives but they
F#
just can’t kill the beast
Bm
Last thing I remember, I was
F#
running for the door
A
I had to find the passage back to the
E
place I was before
”
G
Relax, ” said the night man, “We are
D
programmed to receive
Em
You can check out any time you like, but
F#
you can never leave”.
These known chords are used in this song.
