Chords for Hotel California- Don Felder
Tempo:
74.975 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
C
Am
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I have a place in this song where I'm gonna stop singing and step away from the microphone kind of like this
That's gonna be your chance and your step to start about 10 seconds to sing as loud as you can
So you see me step away like this
[C] [N]
I'm not gonna be able to hear him, not with me
Make sure he's grounded
[Am] [D] [E]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[D] [Dm] [E]
[Am] [E]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[D] [Dm] [E]
[Am] [E]
[G] I'm gonna get to myself, [D] this could be heaven, this could be [Am] hell
[F] You see me at the door, [C]
stroking away, [Dm] no hands up, don't call the [E] dog, I'm [Bm] not gonna say
[F] Welcome to the Hotel [C] California, [E] such a lovely place, such a [Bm] lovely place, [A] such a [B] lovely [Am] place
[F] I never left the Hotel [C] California, [Dm] anytime of year, anytime of year, [E] you can find it here
[Am] She's dressed [D] in, [E] she's got the first hit of these bands, [G] she's got a lot of pretty, [D] pretty boys
[F#] She calls slaves, [F] has a dance in the courtyard, [C] a sweet summer sweat
[D] [Dm] It's time to rest and remember, [E] some things to forget, [Am] so I called up the captain, [E] he came out wide
[G] Captain has been in the East [D] since 1969, [F] and he's filled with forces of color [C] from far [Dm] away
We woke up [E] tonight, just to hear them say
[F] Welcome to the [C] Hotel California, [E] such a lovely place, [Bm] such a lovely place, [A] such a [B] lovely [C] place
[D] [F] He dreamed it up at the Hotel [C] California, [Dm] it was a nice surprise, it was a nice surprise
[E]
[Am] Rivers on the [D] ceiling, [E] big champagne on ice, she [G] said
[D]
In [F] the master's chambers, [C] they gather for the feast
[Dm] They stab him with a steel knife, [E] just he didn't kill the beast
[Am] The last thing I remember, [D] [E] I was running for the door
[G] Had to find the [D] passage back, to the place [F#] I'm working for
[F] Relaxed at the night man, [C] we got a whole group of children to [Dm] see
You can pick out any time you [E] like, you can pick out my [Gm] words
[Am] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [E]
[Am] [E]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Em]
[E] [Am] [E]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [E]
[Am] [E] [Am] [E]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [E]
[Am] You [E]
[G] can pick out [D] any time you [F] [C]
[Dm] [E]
like, [Am] [N]
you can pick out my words
That's gonna be your chance and your step to start about 10 seconds to sing as loud as you can
So you see me step away like this
[C] [N]
I'm not gonna be able to hear him, not with me
Make sure he's grounded
[Am] [D] [E]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[D] [Dm] [E]
[Am] [E]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[D] [Dm] [E]
[Am] [E]
[G] I'm gonna get to myself, [D] this could be heaven, this could be [Am] hell
[F] You see me at the door, [C]
stroking away, [Dm] no hands up, don't call the [E] dog, I'm [Bm] not gonna say
[F] Welcome to the Hotel [C] California, [E] such a lovely place, such a [Bm] lovely place, [A] such a [B] lovely [Am] place
[F] I never left the Hotel [C] California, [Dm] anytime of year, anytime of year, [E] you can find it here
[Am] She's dressed [D] in, [E] she's got the first hit of these bands, [G] she's got a lot of pretty, [D] pretty boys
[F#] She calls slaves, [F] has a dance in the courtyard, [C] a sweet summer sweat
[D] [Dm] It's time to rest and remember, [E] some things to forget, [Am] so I called up the captain, [E] he came out wide
[G] Captain has been in the East [D] since 1969, [F] and he's filled with forces of color [C] from far [Dm] away
We woke up [E] tonight, just to hear them say
[F] Welcome to the [C] Hotel California, [E] such a lovely place, [Bm] such a lovely place, [A] such a [B] lovely [C] place
[D] [F] He dreamed it up at the Hotel [C] California, [Dm] it was a nice surprise, it was a nice surprise
[E]
[Am] Rivers on the [D] ceiling, [E] big champagne on ice, she [G] said
[D]
In [F] the master's chambers, [C] they gather for the feast
[Dm] They stab him with a steel knife, [E] just he didn't kill the beast
[Am] The last thing I remember, [D] [E] I was running for the door
[G] Had to find the [D] passage back, to the place [F#] I'm working for
[F] Relaxed at the night man, [C] we got a whole group of children to [Dm] see
You can pick out any time you [E] like, you can pick out my [Gm] words
[Am] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [E]
[Am] [E]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Em]
[E] [Am] [E]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [E]
[Am] [E] [Am] [E]
[G] [D]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [E]
[Am] You [E]
[G] can pick out [D] any time you [F] [C]
[Dm] [E]
like, [Am] [N]
you can pick out my words
Key:
E
D
C
Am
F
E
D
C
I have a place in this song where I'm gonna stop singing and step away from the microphone kind of like this
That's gonna be your chance and your step to start about 10 seconds to sing as loud as you can
So you see me step away like this _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm not gonna be able to hear him, not with me _
Make sure he's grounded _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] I'm gonna get to myself, [D] this could be heaven, this could be [Am] hell
[F] You see me at the door, [C] _
stroking away, [Dm] no hands up, don't call the [E] dog, I'm [Bm] not gonna say
[F] Welcome to the Hotel [C] California, _ _ [E] such a lovely place, such a [Bm] lovely place, [A] such a [B] lovely [Am] place
[F] I never left the Hotel [C] California, _ _ [Dm] anytime of year, anytime of year, [E] you can find it here
[Am] She's dressed [D] in, [E] she's got the first hit of these bands, [G] she's got a lot of pretty, [D] pretty boys
[F#] She calls slaves, [F] has a dance in the courtyard, [C] a sweet summer sweat
[D] [Dm] It's time to rest and remember, [E] some things to forget, [Am] so I called up the captain, [E] he came out wide
[G] Captain has been in the East [D] since 1969, [F] _ and he's filled with forces of color [C] from far _ [Dm] away
We woke up [E] tonight, just to hear them say
[F] Welcome to the [C] Hotel California, _ _ [E] such a lovely place, [Bm] such a lovely place, [A] such a [B] lovely [C] place
[D] [F] He dreamed it up at the Hotel [C] California, _ [Dm] it was a nice surprise, it was a nice surprise
[E] _ _
_ _ [Am] Rivers on the [D] ceiling, [E] big champagne on ice, she [G] said
_ _ _ [D] _ _
In [F] the master's chambers, [C] they gather for the feast
[Dm] They stab him with a steel knife, [E] just he didn't kill the beast
[Am] The last thing I remember, [D] [E] I was running for the door
[G] Had to find the [D] passage back, to the place [F#] I'm working for
[F] _ Relaxed at the night man, [C] we got a whole group of children to [Dm] see
You can pick out any time you [E] like, you can pick out my [Gm] words
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ You _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] can pick out _ [D] any time you [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
like, [Am] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ you can pick out my words
That's gonna be your chance and your step to start about 10 seconds to sing as loud as you can
So you see me step away like this _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm not gonna be able to hear him, not with me _
Make sure he's grounded _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] I'm gonna get to myself, [D] this could be heaven, this could be [Am] hell
[F] You see me at the door, [C] _
stroking away, [Dm] no hands up, don't call the [E] dog, I'm [Bm] not gonna say
[F] Welcome to the Hotel [C] California, _ _ [E] such a lovely place, such a [Bm] lovely place, [A] such a [B] lovely [Am] place
[F] I never left the Hotel [C] California, _ _ [Dm] anytime of year, anytime of year, [E] you can find it here
[Am] She's dressed [D] in, [E] she's got the first hit of these bands, [G] she's got a lot of pretty, [D] pretty boys
[F#] She calls slaves, [F] has a dance in the courtyard, [C] a sweet summer sweat
[D] [Dm] It's time to rest and remember, [E] some things to forget, [Am] so I called up the captain, [E] he came out wide
[G] Captain has been in the East [D] since 1969, [F] _ and he's filled with forces of color [C] from far _ [Dm] away
We woke up [E] tonight, just to hear them say
[F] Welcome to the [C] Hotel California, _ _ [E] such a lovely place, [Bm] such a lovely place, [A] such a [B] lovely [C] place
[D] [F] He dreamed it up at the Hotel [C] California, _ [Dm] it was a nice surprise, it was a nice surprise
[E] _ _
_ _ [Am] Rivers on the [D] ceiling, [E] big champagne on ice, she [G] said
_ _ _ [D] _ _
In [F] the master's chambers, [C] they gather for the feast
[Dm] They stab him with a steel knife, [E] just he didn't kill the beast
[Am] The last thing I remember, [D] [E] I was running for the door
[G] Had to find the [D] passage back, to the place [F#] I'm working for
[F] _ Relaxed at the night man, [C] we got a whole group of children to [Dm] see
You can pick out any time you [E] like, you can pick out my [Gm] words
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ You _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] can pick out _ [D] any time you [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
like, [Am] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ you can pick out my words