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 
E 
I had to stop for the night
2.
Am  E7 
There she stood in the doorway. I heard the mission bell 
G  D
And I was thinking to myself “This could be  hea ven 
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 
E 
I thought I heard them say
chorus
F  C
Welcome to the Hotel  California 
E7
Such a  love ly place (such a lovely place), 
Am
such a  love ly face 
F C
Ple nty of room at the Hotel  California 
Dm E
Any  time  of year (any time of year), you can  find  it here 
3.
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 dance in the courtyard,  swe et summer sweat 
Dm  E 
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
4.
Am  E7 
So I called up the Captain: “Please bring me my wine.” 
G  D
He said, “We haven’t had that spirit here since 196 9. ” 
F C
And  still those voices are calling from  far  away 
Dm 
Wake you up in the middle of the night 
E 
Just to hear them say
F  C
Welcome to the Hotel  California 
E7
Such a  lov ely place (such a lovely place), 
Am
such a  love ly face 
F C
They  liv in’ it up at the Hotel  California 
Dm
What a  nice  surprise (what a nice surprise), 
E
bring your  ali bis
5.
Am  E7 
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice 
G  D 
And she said “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 
E
But they  just  can’t kill the beast
6.
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 
E 
But you can never leave.”