[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
[Intro - no drums - odd time sig] [G][G][Am7/G][D7sus/G] 2x (G fingering 3rd and 4th fingers) [G] (riff - change G fingering to 2nd and 3rd fingers to play)
[Verse] Well, I'm [G] running down the road tryin' to loosen my load I've got [G] seven women [D] on my [C] mind, [G] Four that wanna own me, [D] Two that wanna stone me, [C] One says she's a friend of [G] mine,
[Chorus] Take it [Em] ea ...... [D] sy ...... take it [C] ea ...... [G] sy ...... Don't let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels Drive you [Em] crazy .... Lighten [C] up while you still [G] can .. Don't even [C] try to under [G] stand .. Just find a [Am] place to make your [C] stand and take it [G] easy
[Intro - hammer on riff in G] [G]
[Verse] Well, I'm a [G] standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona [G] Such a fine [D] sight to [C] see .. It's a [G] girl, my Lord, in a [D] flatbed Ford slowin' [C] down to take a look at [G] me
[Chorus] Come on, [Em] ba ...... [D] by ...... don't say [C] may ...... [G] be ...... I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [Em] save me .... We may [C] lose and we may [G] win though but we will [C] never be here [G] again so open [Am] up, I'm climbin' [C] in, take it [G] easy..."Alright"
[Solo - Or just play higher up barre chords to make it more interesting?] [G][G] ([G][D]) [C] - [G][D][C][G] [Em][D][C][G] - [Am][C][Em] ([Em][D]) Final [D] after 2nd beat (snare) of bar
[Verse] Well I'm [G] running down the road trying to [G]loosen my load, got a [G] world of trouble [D] on my [C] mind [G] lookin' for a lover who [D] won't blow my cover, she's [C] so hard to [G] find
[Chorus] Take it [Em] ea ...... [D] sy ...... take it [C] ea ...... [G] sy ...... Don't let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels Drive you [Em] crazy .... come on [C] ba ...... [G] by ...... don't say [C] may ......[G] be ...... I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [G] save me,
[Outro] [C] ooh,ooh, [G] ooh,ooh, X 2 [C] ooh,ooh Oh well you know we got it [G] ea [D] ea [C] sy We oughta take it [G] ea [D] ea [C] sy
[End] [Em]
[Notes] v1 - 2, v2 - 35 Play guitar riff - flick with 2nd finger and hammer onto 4th fret 3x02x3 3x04x3 3x02x3 3x04x3 ..... 3x0(2h4)x3 3x02x3 3x00x3 3x20x3 3x00x3
