CAPO 2
[Verse 1]
[Am] [E7]
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
[G] [D]
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
[F] [C]
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
[Dm]
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
[E7]
I had to stop for the night
[Am] [E7]
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
[G]
And I was thinking to myself
[D]
This could be heaven or this could be hell
[F] [C]
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
[Dm]
There were voices down the corridor,
[E7]
I thought I heard them say...
[Chorus]
[F] [C]
Welcome to the Hotel California.
[E7] [Am]
Such a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
[F] [C]
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
[Dm] [E7]
Any time of year, (any time of year) You can find it here
[Verse 2]
[Am] [E7]
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, She got the Mercedes bends
[G] [D]
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends
[F] [C]
How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
[Dm] [E7]
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
[Am] [E7]
So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said)
[G] [D]
We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
[F] [C]
and still those voices are calling from far away
[Dm]
Wake you up in the middle of the night
[E7]
Just to hear them say...
[Chorus]
[F] [C]
Welcome to the Hotel California.
[E7] [Am]
Such a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
[F] [C]
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
[Dm] [E7]
What a nice surprise, (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis
[Verse 3]
[Am] [E7]
Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (and she said)
[G] [D]
We are all just prisoners here, of our own device
[F] [C]
and in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
[Dm]
They stab it with their steely knives but they
[E7]
just can't kill the beast
[Am] [E7]
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
[G] [D]
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
[F] [C]
"Relax" said the night man; we are programmed to receive
[Dm]
You can check out any time you like
[E7]
But you can never leave...