[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 1 - Capo at 2 for original - Light drums] [C][C/E] When your legs don't work like they used [F] to before [G] [C][C/E] And I can't sweep you off of your feet [F][G] [C][C/E] Will your mouth still remember the [F] taste of my love [G] [C][C/E] Will your eyes still smile [F] from your cheeks [G]
And darling [C]I ... [C/E]will be loving you [F][G]till we're seventy [C][C/E][F][G] And baby my [C][C/E]heart could-still-fall-as [F][G]hard at twenty three [C][C/E][F] And I'm thinking [G]bout how
[Pre-Chorus 1] [Dm] People fall in love in myst [G] erious [C] ways [Dm]Maybe just the touch of a hand [G] Well [Dm] me I fall in love with you [G] every single [Am]day And [Dm]I just wanna tell you I am [G] (1234-stop) So honey now
[Chorus] [C] ah ah ow[C/E] [F][G] Take me into your loving [C] arms [C/E] [F][G] Kiss me under the light of a [C] thousand [C/E] stars [F][G] Place your head on my beating [C] heart [C/E] I'm thinking [F]out out out [G]loud And maybe [Am]we [G]found [F]love [C/E]right [Dm]where [G]we [C]are
[Verse 2] [C][C/E] And when my hair's all but gone and my [F] memory fades [G] [C][C/E] And the crowds don't remember my [F] name [G] [C][C/E] When my ha ah ah ands don't [F] play the strings the same way [G] [C][C/E] I know you will still love me the same [F][G]
Cause honey [C] your [C/E]soul could never [F] grow old[G] it's evergreen [C][C/E][F][G] And-baby-your [C][C/E]smile's forever-in [F] my [G]mind and memo[C]ry [C/E] [F] And I'm thinking [G]bout how
[Pre-Chorus 2] [Dm] People fall in love in mys [G] terious [C] ways [Dm] And maybe it's all part of a [G] plan Well I [Dm] 'll just keep on making the [G] same mi [Am]stake [Dm] Hoping that you'll under [G] stand (stop?) That baby now..
[Chorus] [C] ow ow [C/E] [F][G] Take me into your loving [C] arms [C/E] [F][G] Kiss me under the light of a [C] thousand [C/E] stars [F][G] Place your head on my beating [C] heart [C/E] I'm thinking [F] out [G] loud
[Interlude] That baby [Am]we [G]found [F]love [C/E]right [Dm]where [G]we [C]are
[Instrumental] [C][C/E][F][G] x 4
[Chorus] So baby now [C] ow ow [C/E] [F][G] Take me into your loving [C] arms [C/E] [F][G] Kiss me under the light of a [C] thousand [C/E] stars (oh darling) [F][G] Place your head on my beating [C] heart [C/E] I'm thinking [F] out [G] loud
[Outro] That maybe (lower bit) [Am] we [G] found [F]love [C/E] right [Dm] where [G] we [C] are Baby (higher bit) [Am] we [G] found [F]love [C/E] right [Dm] where [G] we [C] are and (lower bit) [Am] we [G] found [F]love [C/E] right [Dm] where [G] we [C] are