Chords for Eagles - Hotel California (Lyrics)
Tempo:
73.875 bpm
Chords used:
F#
Bm
Em
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [Em] [F#]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[Em] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E] [Bm] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [G] [F#]
[Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair, [A] warm smell of politas [E] [Bm] rising up through
the air.
[G] Up ahead in the distance, [D] I saw a shimmering light.
[Em] My head grew heavy [Bm] and my
sight grew dim.
[F#] I had to stop for the night.
[Bm] But there she stood in the doorway.
[F#] I heard
the mission bell.
[A] And I was thinking to myself, this [G#m] could be heaven and this [E] could be hell.
[G] Then she lit up a candle [D] and she showed me the way.
[Em] There were voices down the corridor.
[F#] I thought I heard them say, [G] Welcome to the Hotel [D] California.
[F#] Such a lovely place, [B] [Bm]
[G] [D] such
[Em] a lovely place.
Any time of year, any time of year, [F#] you can find it here.
[Bm] Her mind is
differently twisted.
[F#] She got the Mercedes Benz.
[A] She got a lot of pretty, pretty [G#m] boys.
She called [Bm] friends.
[G] I held her dance in the courtyard.
[D] Sweet summer sweat.
[Em] Some dance
to remember, [F#] some dance [Em] to [F#] forget.
[Bm] So I called up the captain.
[F#] Please bring me my wine.
[A] He
said, we haven't had that feeling here [G#] since 1969.
[E]
[G] And still those voices are calling [D] from
far [Em] away.
Went through up in the middle of the [F#] night just to hear them say, [G] Welcome to
the Hotel [D] California.
[F#] Such a lovely place, such a lovely place, [Bm] such a lovely place.
[G] They live in a fancy hotel [D] California.
[Em] What a surprise, what a nice surprise.
[F#] Bring your alibi.
[Bm] Mirrors on the ceiling.
[F#] The pink champagne on ice.
She [A] said, we are all just
prisoners [B] here [Bm] of our own device.
[G] And in the master's chambers, [D] they're gathered for the
feast.
[E] They [Em] stab it with their [Bm] stealing [F#] eyes, but they just can't kill the beast.
[Bm] Last thing I
remember, [F#] I was running for the door.
[A] I had to find the passage back [G#m] to the place I was before.
[Bm]
[G] Relax said the night man.
[D] We are programmed to receive.
[Em] We can check out any time you [F#] like, but you can never [Bm] leave.
[F#] [A]
[Bm]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] We are programmed [F#] to receive.
[A] We [G#] can [E] check out any [G] time you like, but you can never [D] leave.
[Em] [D] [Em] [F#] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [G#] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[Em] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E] [Bm] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [G] [F#]
[Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair, [A] warm smell of politas [E] [Bm] rising up through
the air.
[G] Up ahead in the distance, [D] I saw a shimmering light.
[Em] My head grew heavy [Bm] and my
sight grew dim.
[F#] I had to stop for the night.
[Bm] But there she stood in the doorway.
[F#] I heard
the mission bell.
[A] And I was thinking to myself, this [G#m] could be heaven and this [E] could be hell.
[G] Then she lit up a candle [D] and she showed me the way.
[Em] There were voices down the corridor.
[F#] I thought I heard them say, [G] Welcome to the Hotel [D] California.
[F#] Such a lovely place, [B] [Bm]
[G] [D] such
[Em] a lovely place.
Any time of year, any time of year, [F#] you can find it here.
[Bm] Her mind is
differently twisted.
[F#] She got the Mercedes Benz.
[A] She got a lot of pretty, pretty [G#m] boys.
She called [Bm] friends.
[G] I held her dance in the courtyard.
[D] Sweet summer sweat.
[Em] Some dance
to remember, [F#] some dance [Em] to [F#] forget.
[Bm] So I called up the captain.
[F#] Please bring me my wine.
[A] He
said, we haven't had that feeling here [G#] since 1969.
[E]
[G] And still those voices are calling [D] from
far [Em] away.
Went through up in the middle of the [F#] night just to hear them say, [G] Welcome to
the Hotel [D] California.
[F#] Such a lovely place, such a lovely place, [Bm] such a lovely place.
[G] They live in a fancy hotel [D] California.
[Em] What a surprise, what a nice surprise.
[F#] Bring your alibi.
[Bm] Mirrors on the ceiling.
[F#] The pink champagne on ice.
She [A] said, we are all just
prisoners [B] here [Bm] of our own device.
[G] And in the master's chambers, [D] they're gathered for the
feast.
[E] They [Em] stab it with their [Bm] stealing [F#] eyes, but they just can't kill the beast.
[Bm] Last thing I
remember, [F#] I was running for the door.
[A] I had to find the passage back [G#m] to the place I was before.
[Bm]
[G] Relax said the night man.
[D] We are programmed to receive.
[Em] We can check out any time you [F#] like, but you can never [Bm] leave.
[F#] [A]
[Bm]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] We are programmed [F#] to receive.
[A] We [G#] can [E] check out any [G] time you like, but you can never [D] leave.
[Em] [D] [Em] [F#] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [G#] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
Key:
F#
Bm
Em
G
D
F#
Bm
Em
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair, [A] warm smell of politas [E] [Bm] rising up through
the air.
[G] Up ahead in the distance, [D] I saw a shimmering light.
[Em] My head grew heavy [Bm] and my
sight grew dim.
[F#] I had to stop for the night.
[Bm] But there she stood in the doorway.
[F#] I heard
the mission bell. _
[A] And I was thinking to myself, this [G#m] could be heaven and this [E] could be hell.
[G] Then she lit up a candle [D] and she showed me the way.
[Em] There were voices down the corridor.
[F#] I thought I heard them say, [G] Welcome to the Hotel [D] California. _ _
[F#] Such a lovely place, _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ such
[Em] a lovely place.
Any time of year, any time of year, [F#] you can find it here. _ _
[Bm] Her mind is
differently twisted.
[F#] She got the Mercedes Benz.
[A] She got a lot of pretty, pretty [G#m] boys.
She called [Bm] friends.
[G] I held her dance in the courtyard.
[D] Sweet summer sweat.
[Em] Some dance
to remember, [F#] some dance [Em] to [F#] forget.
[Bm] So I called up the captain.
[F#] Please bring me my wine.
[A] He
said, we haven't had that feeling here [G#] since 1969.
[E] _
[G] And still those voices are calling [D] from
_ far [Em] away.
Went through up in the middle of the [F#] night just to hear them say, [G] Welcome to
the Hotel [D] California. _
[F#] Such a lovely place, such a lovely place, [Bm] such a lovely place.
[G] They live in a fancy hotel [D] California. _ _
[Em] What a surprise, what a nice surprise.
[F#] Bring your alibi. _ _
[Bm] Mirrors on the ceiling.
[F#] The pink champagne on ice.
She [A] said, we are all just
prisoners [B] here [Bm] of our own device.
[G] And in the master's chambers, [D] they're gathered for the
feast.
[E] They [Em] stab it with their [Bm] stealing [F#] eyes, but they just can't kill the beast.
[Bm] Last thing I
remember, [F#] I was running for the door.
[A] I had to find the passage back [G#m] to the place I was before.
[Bm] _
[G] Relax said the night man.
[D] We are programmed to receive. _
[Em] We can check out any time you [F#] like, but you can never [Bm] leave.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ We are programmed [F#] to receive. _ _
[A] We _ _ _ [G#] can [E] check out any [G] time you like, but you can never [D] leave. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair, [A] warm smell of politas [E] [Bm] rising up through
the air.
[G] Up ahead in the distance, [D] I saw a shimmering light.
[Em] My head grew heavy [Bm] and my
sight grew dim.
[F#] I had to stop for the night.
[Bm] But there she stood in the doorway.
[F#] I heard
the mission bell. _
[A] And I was thinking to myself, this [G#m] could be heaven and this [E] could be hell.
[G] Then she lit up a candle [D] and she showed me the way.
[Em] There were voices down the corridor.
[F#] I thought I heard them say, [G] Welcome to the Hotel [D] California. _ _
[F#] Such a lovely place, _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ such
[Em] a lovely place.
Any time of year, any time of year, [F#] you can find it here. _ _
[Bm] Her mind is
differently twisted.
[F#] She got the Mercedes Benz.
[A] She got a lot of pretty, pretty [G#m] boys.
She called [Bm] friends.
[G] I held her dance in the courtyard.
[D] Sweet summer sweat.
[Em] Some dance
to remember, [F#] some dance [Em] to [F#] forget.
[Bm] So I called up the captain.
[F#] Please bring me my wine.
[A] He
said, we haven't had that feeling here [G#] since 1969.
[E] _
[G] And still those voices are calling [D] from
_ far [Em] away.
Went through up in the middle of the [F#] night just to hear them say, [G] Welcome to
the Hotel [D] California. _
[F#] Such a lovely place, such a lovely place, [Bm] such a lovely place.
[G] They live in a fancy hotel [D] California. _ _
[Em] What a surprise, what a nice surprise.
[F#] Bring your alibi. _ _
[Bm] Mirrors on the ceiling.
[F#] The pink champagne on ice.
She [A] said, we are all just
prisoners [B] here [Bm] of our own device.
[G] And in the master's chambers, [D] they're gathered for the
feast.
[E] They [Em] stab it with their [Bm] stealing [F#] eyes, but they just can't kill the beast.
[Bm] Last thing I
remember, [F#] I was running for the door.
[A] I had to find the passage back [G#m] to the place I was before.
[Bm] _
[G] Relax said the night man.
[D] We are programmed to receive. _
[Em] We can check out any time you [F#] like, but you can never [Bm] leave.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ We are programmed [F#] to receive. _ _
[A] We _ _ _ [G#] can [E] check out any [G] time you like, but you can never [D] leave. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _