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