Intro : [Am][E][G][D][F][C][Dm][E] x2

1st Verse :
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim,
I had to stop for the night


2nd Verse :
There she stood in the doorway,
  I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself :
  this could be heaven or this could be hell
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor ;
I thought I heard them say :

Chorus :
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place),
such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California,
Any time of year (any time of year),
you can find it here"

3rd Verse :
Her mind is Tiffany twisted,
  she got the Mercedes Benz
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys,
that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard,
sweet summer sweat,
Some dance to remember,
some dance to forget

4th Verse :
So I called up the captain,
 "Please bring me my wine", He said
"We haven't had that spirit here
  since nineteen sixty-nine"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night,
  just to hear them say :

Chorus :
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place),
  such a lovely face
They living it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise),
  bring your alibis"

5th Verse :
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne
   on ice, and she said
"We are all just prisoners here,
  of our own device"
And in the master's chambers,
  they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
  but they just can't kill the beast

6th verse :
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to
   the place I was before
"Relax," said the night man,
  "We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like,
  but you can never leave"

Ending (solo) :[Am][E][G][D][F][C][Dm][E]