[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
BPM 127 [Verse 1] [Bsus2][Bm] Hello? Is there anybody [A] in there? Just nod if you can [G] hear me [G/F#][Em] Is there [Bm] anyone at home? [Bsus2][Bm] Come on now I hear you're [A] feeling down [G] I can ease [G/F#] your pai [Em] n And get you [Bm] on your feet again [Bsus2][Bm] Relax I'll need some infor [A] mation first [G] Just the basic [G/F#] fact [Em] s Can you [Bm] show me where it hurts?
[Chorus] [D] There is no pain you are re [A] ceding [D] A distant ship smoke on the ho [A] rizon [G/B] Y [C] ou are only coming through in [G] waves [G/B] Y [C] our lips move but I can't hear what you' [G] re saying When [D] I was a child I had a [A] fever My [D] hands felt just like two bal [A] loons [G/B] No [C] w I've got that feeling once a [G] gain, I can't explain, You would [G/B] not [C] understand, This is not how I [G] a [A] I [G/B][Cadd9] have be [G] come comfortably [D] numb.
[Guitar Solo 1] D A D A C G C G [A] I [G/B][C] have be [G] come comfortably [D] numb.
[Verse 2] [Bsus2][Bm] O.K. Just a little [A] pinprick There'll be no more [G] aaaaa [Em] aaah! But you may [Bm] feel a little sick [Bsus2] Can you stand [Bm] up I do believe it's [A] working, good That'll keep you [G] going through the s [Em] ho Come [Bm] on it's time to go.
[Chorus] [D] There is no pain, you are re [A] ceding [D] A distant ship smoke on the ho [A] rizon [G/B][C] You are only coming through in [G] waves [G/B] Y [C] our lips move but I can't hear what you [G] 're saying When [D] I was a child, I caught a [A] fleeting glimpse [D] Out of the corner of my [A] eye [G/B][C] I turned to look but it was [G] gone I cannot put my fin [G/B] ger [C] on it now The child is grown, The [G] dream is gone
[Asus4] And I [A][G/B][Cadd9] have bec [G] ome comfortably n [D] umb.
