[Verse 1 - Drums in] [Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair [A] Warm smell of colitas, [E] rising up through the air [G] Up ahead in the distance, I [D] saw a shimmering light [Em] My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, [F#] I had to stop for the night [Bm] There she stood in the doorway; [F#] I heard the mission bell [A] And I was thinking to myself, [E] heaven or this could be hell [G] Then she lit up a candle and she [D] showed me the way [Em] There were voices down the corridor, [F#] I thought I heard them say...
[Chorus] [G] Welcome to the hotel Cali [D] fornia; [F#] lovely place, [Bm] lovely face [G] Plenty of room at the hotel Cali [D] fornia, [Em] time of year, you can [F#] find it here
[Verse 2] [Bm] Her mind is tiffany-twisted, [F#] she got the Mercedes Benz [A] She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that [E] she calls friends [G] How they dance in the courtyard, [D] sweet summer sweat. [Em] Some dance to remember, [F#] some dance to forget [Bm] So I called up the captain, [F#] please bring me my wine [A] haven t had that spirit here since [E] nineteen sixty nine [G] And still those voices are calling from [D] far away [Em] Wake you up in the middle of the night, [F#] just to hear them say
[Chorus] [G] Welcome to the hotel Cali [D] fornia; [F#] lovely place, [Bm] lovely face [G] They re living it up at the hotel Cali [D] fornia [Em] nice surprise, bring your [F#] alibis
[Verse 3] [Bm] Mirrors on the ceiling, [F#] the pink champagne on ice [A] we are all just prisoners here, [E] of our own device [G] And in the masters chambers, [D] they gathered for the feast [Em] The stab it with their steely knives, [F#] just (snare) can't (snare) kill the (snare - flamenco fill) beast [Bm] Last thing I remember, I was [F#] running for the door [A] I had to find the passage back, [E] place I was before [G] relax, said the night man, [D] programmed to receive. [Em] You can checkout any time you like, [F#] (F#stop+snare) but you can never leave! (F#F#F#)
[Another Chorus? - use snare to bring back in] [G] Welcome to the hotel Cali [D] fornia; [F#] lovely place, [Bm] lovely face [G] They re living it up at the hotel Cali [D] fornia [Em] nice surprise, bring your [F#] alibis
[Verse] [E] Don't you feel it growin', day by [A] day [E] People gettin' ready for the [C#m] new Some are [B] happy, some are s [A] a [A] Oh, we got to let the music |E | A | / / / / / / / / play mm mm
[E] What the people need Is a way to make 'em s [A] mile [E] It ain't so hard to do if you know [C#m] how Gotta get a [B] message Get it on [A] through Oh now mama, don't you ask me [E] why
[Chorus] Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music All the [F#m] tiiii- i-i- [A] iiime
[Verse] [E] Well I know, you know better Everything I [A] say [E] Meet me in the country for a [C#m] day We'll be [B] happy And we'll [A] da-a-ance [A] Oh, we're gonna dance our blues
|E | A | / / / / / / / / away [E] And if I'm feelin' good to you And you're feelin' good to [A] m [E] There ain't nothin' we can't do or [C#m] sa Feelin' [B] good, feeling [A] fine [A] Oh, baby, let the music [E] play
[Chorus] Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music All the [F#m] tiiii- i-i- [A] iiime
[Bridge] [E] Like a lazy flowing r [D/E] ive [A/E] Surrounding castles in the [E] sky [E] And the crowd is growing [D/E] bigger [A] List'nin' for the happy sounds [A] And I got to let them fly
[Chorus] Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music All the [F#m] tiiii- i-i- [A] iiime
Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music All the [F#m] tiiii- i-i- [A] iiime
Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music Whoa oh [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the [A] music All the [F#m] tiiii- i-i- [A] iiime (fade)