[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 - A5 to Bm7 is fast] [A5]My [Bm7]baby's always dancin' And it [D] wouldn't be a bad thing But [G] I don't get no loving And [G]that's [G]no [D] lie We [Bm7] spent the night in Frisco At [D] every kind of disco And [G] from that night I kissed Our love good [Asus4 - 5777xx]bye
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Verse 2] [A5]That [Bm7]nasty boogie bugs me But [D] somehow it has drugged me [G] Spellbound rhythm gets me [G]On [G]my [D] feet I've [Bm7] changed my life completely I've [D] seen the lightning leave me My [G] baby just can't take Her eyes off [Asus4 - 5777xx] me
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Break] - Drum solo whilst playing - offbeats on body of guitar (Heavy on harmonies) [D-x5777x] I just can't [D/A-55777x] I just can't [D/A] I just can't control [Asus4 - 5777xx]my [D/A]feet (Repeat 3 more times end on)
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Intro Riff][D][Bm][E][E] X 2
[Verse 3] This [Bm7] magic music grooves me That [D] dirty rhythm moves me The [G] devil's gotten to me [G]Through [G]this [D] dance
I'm [Bm7] full of funky fever And [D] fire burns inside me [G] Boogie's got me in a Super [Asus4 - 5777xx]trance
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Break - Just bass drum] [D] Sunshine [Bbmaj7] Moonlight [C] Good times [D] Boogie [D] Sunshine [Bbmaj7] Moonlight [C] Good times [D] Boogie (drums fully in) [D] Sunshine (You just gotta) [Bbmaj7] Moonlight (You just wanna) [C] Good times (Yeah, ohh) [D] Boogie (blame it on yourself)
[D] Sunshine (Ain't nobody's fault) [Bbmaj7] Moonlight (But yours and that boogie) [C] Good times (all night long) [D] Boogie (But yours and that funky boogie)
