[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:
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" [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"
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[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".