[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] [D] You [Dsus4] fill up my [G] sen [A] ses [Bm] like a [G] night in a f [D] orest [D/C#][Bm] Like the [A] mountains in [G] spring [F#m] time [Em] like a [G] walk in the r [A7] ai Like a storm in the [G] de [A] sert [Bm] like a [G] sleepy blue [D] ocean [D/C#][Bm] You [A] fill up my [G] sen [F#m] ses [Em] come [A7] fill me a [D] gain [Dsus4] [Verse 2] [D][Dsus4] Come let me [G] love [A] you, [Bm] let me [G] give my life [D] to you [D/C#][Bm] Let me [A] drown in your [G] laugh [F#m] ter, [Em] let me [G] die in your [A7] arms Let me lay down be [G] side [A] you, [Bm] let me [G] always be [D] with you [D/C#][Bm] [A] Come let me [G] love [F#m] you, [Em] come [A7] love me a [D] gain [Dsus4]
[Instrumental] D Dsus4 G A Bm G D D/C# Bm A G F#m Em G A7 A7 A7 [A7][G][A][Bm] let me [G] give my life [D] to yo [D/C#] u [Bm] [A] Come let me [G] love [F#m] you, [Em] come [A7] love me [D] again [Dsus4]
[Verse 3] [D] You [Dsus4] fill up my [G] sen [A] ses [Bm] like a [G] night in a [D] forest [D/C#][Bm] Like the [A] mountains in [G] spring [F#m] time [Em] like a [G] walk in the [A7] rain Like a storm in the [G] de [A] sert [Bm] like a [G] sleepy blue [D] ocean [D/C#][Bm] You [A] fill up my [G] sen [F#m] ses [Em] come [A7] fill me a [D] gain [Dsus4] [[Ending]] D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
