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HOTEL CALIFORNIA Henley, Frey & Felder The Eagles F#m7 C#m ||: On=a (dark^des^ert) high^way / | ~ ^cool (wind^in^my) hair rr | ||: There=she (stood^in^the) door^way / | I^heard=the (mis^sion^bell) ll ll | E E7 | ~ ^Warm smell^of=co li^tas / | ~ ris=ing (up^through^the) ai^r / | | ~ ^And I=was=think=ing to^my=self this^could=be | (hea^ven^or) (this^could^be) H^ell / | D A | ~ Up=a head^in=the dis^tance / | ~ I^saw=a (shim^mer^ing) light / | | ~ Then=she lit^up=a can^dle / | ~ and^she (showed^me^the) way / | Bm7 C#7 | ~ My=head grew=hea=vy=and my^sight grew^dim | # I=had=to (stop for the) night / :|| | ~ There=were voic=es=down=the cor^ri dor | # I=thought I=heard^them say / | D A C#7 | ~ Wel=com e=to=the=Ho tel Ca^li=for | n^ia / / ~ Such=a | love=ly^pla ce / ~ such=a | F#m7 D A | love^ly=face ee / / | Plen=ty=of=room at=the Ho^tel Ca^li=for | ni^a / / ~ An=y | Bm7 C#7 | ti=me=of=year rr / ~ you=can | fi=nd=it=here ee ee ee | F#m7 C#7 ||: # Her=mind=is (Tif^fa^ny) twist^ed / | # she=got=the (Mer^ce^des) Benz / | ||: ~ So=I (called^up^the) Cap^tain / | # Ple=a=se (bring^me^my) wine he^said | E E7 | # She=got=a lot=of=pret=ty pret^ty boys | ~ ^that she^calls fr=ie^nds / | | # We=have=nt had=that^spi rit^here since | ~ ^nine teen^six ty=ni^ne / | D A | ~ How=they dance^in=the court^yard / | sweet sum^mer swe=at ~ / | | ~ ^And still^those voic^es=are call=ing^from | far a^a wa=y ~ / | Bm7 C#7 | ~ ^Some dance^to=re mem^ber rr | ~ ^some (dance^to^for) get / :|| | ~ ^Wake you^up=in the^mid=dle of^the=night | ~ ^Just (to^hear^them) say / | D A C#7 | ~ Wel=com e=to=the=Ho tel Ca^li=for | n^ia / / ~ Such=a | love=ly^pla ce / ~ such=a | F#m7 D A | love^ly=face ee / ~ ^They | liv=ing=it=up at^the Ho^tel Ca^li=for | ni^a / / ~ What^a | Bm7 C#7 | nice^sur prise / bring=your | al=i=b=is ss ss ss | F#m7 C#7 ||: (~^Mir^rors) on^the=ceil ing / | ~ the=pink (cham^pagne^on) ^ice ~ and^she=said | ||: ~ ^Last (thing^I^re) mem^ber I^was | (~^run^ning) for^the=door rr / | E E7 | ~ We=are all^just (pri^son^ers) here | ~ of=our own^de=vice ee / | | ~ ^I had=to=find=the (pass^age^back) to^the | place^I was^be=fore ee / | D A | # And=in=the mas^ters cham^bers / | ~ they=gath ered^for the^feast tt | | ~ Re=lax x^said=the night^man we^are | ~ pro=gram (med^to^re) ceive / | Bm7 C#7 | # They=stab=it with^their stee=ly^knives but^they | just^cant kill^the beast / | | ~ You=can check=out=an=y time^you like | # but=you=can (n^nev^er) leave / || Repeat Chorus