Hotel California — The Eagles
Chords and lyrics for Hotel California by The Eagles (key of Bm).
Intro
[Bm] [E] [F#] [A] [E] [Bm] [Gmaj7] [D] [Em] [Bm] [F#] [Bm] [Esus2/B] [F#m] [F#7] [D/F#] [F#] [A]
[D/A] [E] [G] [F#m] [D] [Em] [Bm] [G] [F#]
Verse 1
On a [Bm/F#]dark desert highway
[F#]Cool wind in my hair
[A]Warm smell of Galitas
[E]Rising [B]up through the air
[Gmaj7/D]Up ahead in the distance
[D]I saw a shimmering light
My [Em]head grew heavy [Bm]and my sight grew dim. [F#]I had to stop for the night
Verse 2
[Bm/F#]There she stood in the doorway. I [F#]heard the mission bell
And I [A/E]was thinking to myself this could [E]be heaven and this could be heaven
[B][G/D]Then she lit up a candle and [D]she showed me the way
[Em/B]There were voices down the corridor. [F#]I thought I heard them say
Chorus
[G]Welcome to the hotel, California
[D]Such [F#]a lovely place such a lovely place
Such [B]a lovely face
[F#m/C#][Bm]Ready [G]to room at the hotel, [Gmaj7]California
[D]Any time [Em]of year any time of [Bm]year you [F#]can find it here
Verse 3
Her [Bm]mind is Tiffany twisted
[F#]She got the Mercedes Benz. She [A/E]got a lot of pretty pretty boys
[G#m]She [B]calls Benz
[Gmaj7/D]How they dance in the courtyard sweet [D]summer sweat
[Em/B]Some dance to remember
[Bm][F#]Some dance to forget
Verse 4
[Gmaj7][F#maj7][Bm]So I called up the captain
[F#]Please bring me my wine. He [A/E]said we haven't had that spirit here since
[G#m7]1969
And [E]still [G/D]those voices are calling from [D]far away
Wake [Em/B]you up in the middle of the night just [F#]to hear them say
Chorus
[G]Welcome to the hotel, [D]California
Such [F#]a lovely place such a lovely place such [B]a lovely [F#m/C#]face
[Bm/D][F#m7]They [G]live in it up at the hotel, California
[D]What [Em]a nice surprise
Bring [F#]your alibis
Verse 5
[Bm]Mirrors on the ceiling
[E/B][F#]The pink champagne on ice and she said [A]we are all just prisoners here of [E][Bm]our own device
And [Gmaj7]in the master's chambers
[G][F#m]They gathered for the feast
[D][E]They stab [Em]it [Bm]with their stealing eyes, but [F#]they just can't kill the beast
Verse 6
[Bm/F#]Last thing I remember I [F#]was running for the door. [A/E]I
Had to find the passage back to [G#m7]the place I was before
[Bm][G]Relax at the nightmare
[D]Program to receive
[Em/B]You can check out anytime you like, [F#]but you can never leave
Outro
[F#maj7] [Bm/F#] [F#] [A#m] [A/E] [B7] [F#m] [G#] [Em] [Gmaj7/D] [D] [Em/B] [F#7] [F#]
[Bm] [F#/C#] [A] [Bm7] [Esus4] [F#m7/E] [B] [G#m] [D] [G/D] [D] [Em/B] [Bsus4] [F#] [F#m7] [F#] [Bm] [A#] [F#/C#] [F#m7] [A] [E] [A/E] [Gmaj7/D] [F#m] [Em] [D]
[Em] [F#m7] [Gmaj7] [F#] [D] [C#m] [Bm]
[F#] [A] [B] [E] [Gmaj7] [D] [Em] [Bm] [F#] [Bm/F#] [F#] [A/E]
[B] [E] [Gmaj7/D] [D] [Em/B] [Bm] [F#]