Chords for Hotel California (Live at the Millennium Concert, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999)...
Tempo:
75 bpm
Chords used:
F#
E
G
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[B] [Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[E] [Em] [F#]
[B] [Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair, [A] a warm smell of [E] kaleidoscope rising up through the air.
[G] Up ahead in the distance, [D] a sun was shimmering light.
[E] [Em] The head grew heavy and my sight grew [F#] dim.
I had to stop for the night.
[Bm] There she stood in the doorway, [F#] working for the man who was in the doorway.
[A] [E]
[G] [D] She was
[Em] a young girl, a young girl, [F#]
[G] [D]
[F#] a young girl, [Bm] a young girl, a young girl, a young
girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a
girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, [G] a young
girl, [D]
[E] [Em] [F#]
[B] [Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D] a young girl, [E] [Em] a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a
[F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D] young girl, a young girl.
[Em] [F#] Up I crept, [G] took the first step.
Welcome to the Hotel [D] California
Such [F#] a lovely place, such a lovely place, such a lovely place
[G] We're living it up at the Hotel [D] California
[Em] What a nice surprise, what a nice [F#] surprise
Bring your alibi
[Bm] Mirrors on the ceiling
[F#] We paint champagne on ice
And [A] she said, we're all just prisoners [E] here
Of our own device
[G] And in the master chambers
[D] They're gathered for the feast
[E] [Em] They stab it with their steely [F#] knife
But they just can't kill the beast
[Bm] Last thing I remember
[F#] I was running for the girl
[A] I had to finally pass it [E] back
To the place I was before
[G] Relax, said the night man
[D] We are programmed to receive
[Bm] And you can check out any time you [F#] like
But you can never leave
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[B] [Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[E] [Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [B] [D#]
[N]
[B] [Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[E] [Em] [F#]
[B] [Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair, [A] a warm smell of [E] kaleidoscope rising up through the air.
[G] Up ahead in the distance, [D] a sun was shimmering light.
[E] [Em] The head grew heavy and my sight grew [F#] dim.
I had to stop for the night.
[Bm] There she stood in the doorway, [F#] working for the man who was in the doorway.
[A] [E]
[G] [D] She was
[Em] a young girl, a young girl, [F#]
[G] [D]
[F#] a young girl, [Bm] a young girl, a young girl, a young
girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a
girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, [G] a young
girl, [D]
[E] [Em] [F#]
[B] [Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D] a young girl, [E] [Em] a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a
[F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D] young girl, a young girl.
[Em] [F#] Up I crept, [G] took the first step.
Welcome to the Hotel [D] California
Such [F#] a lovely place, such a lovely place, such a lovely place
[G] We're living it up at the Hotel [D] California
[Em] What a nice surprise, what a nice [F#] surprise
Bring your alibi
[Bm] Mirrors on the ceiling
[F#] We paint champagne on ice
And [A] she said, we're all just prisoners [E] here
Of our own device
[G] And in the master chambers
[D] They're gathered for the feast
[E] [Em] They stab it with their steely [F#] knife
But they just can't kill the beast
[Bm] Last thing I remember
[F#] I was running for the girl
[A] I had to finally pass it [E] back
To the place I was before
[G] Relax, said the night man
[D] We are programmed to receive
[Bm] And you can check out any time you [F#] like
But you can never leave
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[B] [Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[E] [Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm] [B] [D#]
[N]
Key:
F#
E
G
D
Bm
F#
E
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] [Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair, [A] a warm smell of [E] kaleidoscope rising up through the air.
[G] Up ahead in the distance, [D] a sun was shimmering light.
[E] [Em] The head grew heavy and my sight grew [F#] dim.
I had to stop for the night.
[Bm] There she stood in the doorway, [F#] working for the man who was in the doorway. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] She was _
[Em] _ a young girl, a young girl, _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ a young girl, [Bm] a young girl, a young girl, a young
girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a
girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, [G] a young
girl, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ a young girl, [E] [Em] a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] young girl, a young girl. _
[Em] _ _ _ [F#] Up I crept, [G] took the first step.
Welcome to the Hotel [D] California
Such [F#] a lovely place, such a lovely place, such a lovely place
[G] We're living it up at the Hotel [D] California _
[Em] What a nice surprise, what a nice [F#] surprise
Bring your alibi _ _
[Bm] _ Mirrors on the ceiling
[F#] We paint champagne on ice
And [A] she said, we're all just prisoners [E] here
Of our own device
[G] And in the master chambers
[D] They're gathered for the feast
[E] [Em] They stab it with their steely [F#] knife
But they just can't kill the beast
[Bm] Last thing I remember
[F#] I was running for the girl
[A] I had to finally pass it [E] back
To the place I was before
[G] _ Relax, said the night man
[D] We are programmed to receive
[Bm] And you can check out any time you [F#] like
But you can never leave
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D#] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] [Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair, [A] a warm smell of [E] kaleidoscope rising up through the air.
[G] Up ahead in the distance, [D] a sun was shimmering light.
[E] [Em] The head grew heavy and my sight grew [F#] dim.
I had to stop for the night.
[Bm] There she stood in the doorway, [F#] working for the man who was in the doorway. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] She was _
[Em] _ a young girl, a young girl, _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ a young girl, [Bm] a young girl, a young girl, a young
girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a
girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, [G] a young
girl, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ a young girl, [E] [Em] a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, a
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] young girl, a young girl. _
[Em] _ _ _ [F#] Up I crept, [G] took the first step.
Welcome to the Hotel [D] California
Such [F#] a lovely place, such a lovely place, such a lovely place
[G] We're living it up at the Hotel [D] California _
[Em] What a nice surprise, what a nice [F#] surprise
Bring your alibi _ _
[Bm] _ Mirrors on the ceiling
[F#] We paint champagne on ice
And [A] she said, we're all just prisoners [E] here
Of our own device
[G] And in the master chambers
[D] They're gathered for the feast
[E] [Em] They stab it with their steely [F#] knife
But they just can't kill the beast
[Bm] Last thing I remember
[F#] I was running for the girl
[A] I had to finally pass it [E] back
To the place I was before
[G] _ Relax, said the night man
[D] We are programmed to receive
[Bm] And you can check out any time you [F#] like
But you can never leave
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D#] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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