[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 - play hammer on with little finger so easier to finger notes and keep ringing
E -x-------0 1 3 ------8----8------------------------3p1----1-- B -3---1-3---------10----10-8-----8b10----6--8b10---------3-1-- G -2-0h2--------------------9-------------------------------2-- D -0------------------------10------------------------------3-- A --------------------------10--0---------------------------3-- E -----------------8--------8----------------------1--------1--
Alternative idea - play Fshape chords with F7 fingering but mute the 7th with second finger - frees up little finger to play notes of the solo - e.g. 810x988 and 13x211 Strumming guitar pattern - play bass note, pluck top notes with fingers - first 2 8th notes then play for rest of bar with chords offbeat then for the 'right down' chords pluck all staccato
BPM 128 Intro Dm |C |Am |F ||(x3) C |G |Am G |F | || Verse 1 [Dm] You know I [C] need your love [Am] You've got that hold over [F] me [Dm] Long as I [C] got your love [Am] You know that I'll never l [F] eave [Dm] When I wanted you to [C] share my life I [Am] had no doubt in my [F] mind And it's been [C] you [G] Woman R [Am] ight d [G] own the l [F] ine
[Dm] I know how much I le [C] an on you [Am] Only you can s [F] e [Dm] The changes that I'v [C] e been through [Am] Have left a mark on [F] m [Dm] You've been as constant as a n [C] orthern star [Am] The brightest light that sh [F] ines And it's been [C] you [G] Woman R [Am] ight d [G] own the l [F] ine
Bridge [D] I just want to [Bm] say this is [G] my way Of [E/G#] telling you e [A] verything I could n [F] ever Say bef [Dm] or [Bm] Yeah this is [G] my way Of [E/G#] telling you that [A] every day I'm [F] loving you so much [Dm] more...
Verse 2 [(Dm)] 'Cause you bel [C] ieved in me [Am] Through my darkest ni [F] ght [Dm] Put something better insi [C] de of me [Am] You brought me into the li [F] ght [Dm] Threw away all those c [C] razy dreams [Am] I put them all beh [F] ind And it was [C] you [G] Woman R [Am] ight d [G] own the l [F] ine
Solo Dm |C |Am |F ||(x3) C |G |Am G |F | ||
Bridge [D] I just want to [Bm] say this is [G] my way Of [E/G#] telling you [A] everything I could [F] never Say be [Dm] fore [Bm] Yeah this is [G] my way Of [E/G#] telling you that [A] every day I'm [F] loving you so much m [Dm] ore...
Verse 3 [(Dm] If [)] I should d [C] oubt myself [Am] If I'm losing gr [F] ound [Dm] I won't turn to [C] someone else [Am] They'd only let me d [F] own [Dm] When I wanted you to s [C] hare my life [Am] I had no doubt in my mi [F] n
And it's been [C] you [G] Woman R [Am] ight d [G] own the l [F] ine
Outro D Bm G E/G# A F Dm Bm G E/G# A F Dm (&fade)Oooh ooohhh..Woooh... etc.