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