[Intro] Em B D A C G Am B Em B D A C G Am B Em On a dark desert highway B cool wind in my hair.. D Warm smell of colitas A rising up through the air.. C Up ahead in the distance G I saw a shimmering light Am My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim B I had to stop for the night.. Em There she stood in the doorway B I heard the mission bell D And I was thinking to myself A this could be heaven or this could be hell.. C Then she lit up a candle G and she showed me the way.. Am There were voices down the corridor B I thought I heard them say.. [Chorus] C G Welcome to the hotel California.. B such a lovely place such a lovely place Em F#m G Am Bm such a lovely face C G Plenty of room at the hotel California Am any time of year any time of year B you can find it here Em Her mind is tiffany twisted B she got the Mercedes bends D She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys A that she calls friends.. C How they dance in the courtyard G sweet summer sweat.. Am Some dance to remember B some dance to forget.. Em So I called up the captain B please bring me my wine D He said, we haven't had that spirit here since A nineteen sixty nine C And still those voices are calling G from far away.. Am Wake you up in the middle of the night B just to hear them say.. [Chorus] C G Welcome to the hotel California.. B such a lovely place such a lovely place Em F#m G Am Bm such a lovely face C They're living it up G at the hotel California.. Am What a nice surprise What a nice surprise B bring your alibis.. Em Mirrors on the ceiling B the pink champagne on ice.. and she said D we are all just prisoners here A of our own device C And in the master s chambers G they gathered for the feast Am The stab it with their steely knives, B but they just can't kill the beast.. Em Last thing I remember B I was running for the door D I had to find the passage back A to the place I was before.. C relax, said the night man G we are programmed to receive Am You can checkout any time you like B but you can never leave.. [Ending] Em B D A C G Am B Em B D A C G Am B Em B D A C G Am B Em B D A C G Am B Em B D A C G Am B