[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
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[Verse 1 - No drums] [Ab-466544] Out on the wiley, [E] windy moors we'd [Eb-65343] roll and fall in [C] green [Ab] You had a temper, [E] like my ealou [Eb] sy, too hot, too [C] greedy [Ab] How could you leave me, [E] when I needed to [Eb] possess you [C] I hated you, I [G] loved you too
[Bridge 1 - Bring in bass drum] [Dm7-XX0211] Bad [F] dreams in the [Esus4-022200] night [Dm7] They told [F] me I was [Esus4] going to lose the fight [Dm7] Leave be [F] hind my [Esus4] Wuthering, Wuthering, Wuthering Heights
[Chorus - Fast run down - F F/E Dm7 - Drums in] Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] I'm so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh
[Interlude] [Ab]
[Verse 2] [Ab] Oh, it gets dark, [E] it gets lonely, [Eb] on the other [C] side from you [Ab] I pine a lot, [E] I find a lot [Eb] falls through with [C] out you [Ab] I'm coming back love, [E] cruel Heathcliff, [Eb] my one dream, [C] my only [G] master
[Bridge 2] [Dm7] Too long I [F] roam in the [Esus4] night [Dm7] I'm coming [F] back to his [Esus4] side to put it right [Dm7] I'm coming [F] home to Wut [Esus4] hering, Wuthering, Wuthering Heights
[Chorus] Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] I'm so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh
[Middle 8] [Am] Ooh, let me [G] have it Let me [F] grab your [Dm] soul a [C] way [Am7] Ooh, let me [G] have it Let me [F] grab your [Dm] soul a [C] way [Am7] You know it's [G/A] me, Ca [F] thy [Am] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Repeat until end of time etc - with guitar solo happening] Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] I'm so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh
