[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
[TAB SECTION] [Intro] G C/G G C E 7---5-8---7-5-3-5--7----7--x--3 B 3---3-8---5-5-5-0--0----8--7--5 G 4---4-9---5-5-5-0--0----7--5--5 D x---x-10--5-5-5-0--0----9--5--5 A 5---5-10--3-3-3-x--x----10-3--3 E 3---3-8---------3--3----------3
G C/G G D/F# Em E 7---5-8---7-5-3-5--7----2----0-- B 3---3-8---5-5-5-0--0----3----0-- G 4---4-9---5-5-5-0--0----2----0-- D x---x-10--5-5-5-0--0----0----2-- A 5---5-10--3-3-3-x--x----0----2-- E 3---3-8---------3--3----2----0--
[Violin run] --------"You" "are" "the" E 2--2--2-------0-----2- B 0--1--3-------3-----3- G 2--2--2-------2-----2- D 0--0--0-------0-----0- A ---------------------- D ----------------------
[G to C/G riff in usual chorus] G C C/G E 3--2--0-- B 3--1--1-- G 0--0--0-- D 0--x--2-- A 2--3--3-- D 3-----3--
[Intro - BPM 101 - ORIGINAL KEY - CAPO AT 2] [G][C/G][G][C] (can whistle intro) [G][C/G][(G G G D/F#)][Em]
[CHORUS] [D] You can dance, [B] you can jive, [Em] having the [Em7] time of your [A] life, ooh [C] See that girl, [D/G] watch that scene, dig in the [G] dancing queen [C/G][G][G]
[VERSE] [G] Friday night and the lights are low [C/G] [G] Looking out for the place to go [Em] [D] Where they play the right [D/F#] music, [D] getting in the [D/F#] swing You come to [Em] look [Em] for a [Em] king [D][Em][Em]
[G] Anybody could be that guy [C/G] [G] Night is young and the music's [Em] high [D] With a bit of rock [D/F#] music, [D] everything is [D/F#] fine You're in the [Em] mood [Em] for a [Em] dance [D][Em][Em] And when you [Am] get the chance.
[Violin Run] [D6][D7][D]you [Dsus2]are [D]the
[CHORUS] [G] dancing queen, [C/G] young and sweet, only [G] seventeen [C/G] [G] Dancing queen, [C/G] feel the beat from the [G] tambourine [D/F#]oh [Em]yeah [D] You can dance, [B] you can jive, [Em] having the [Em7] time of your [A] life, ooh [C] See that girl, [D/G] watch that scene, dig in the [G] dancing queen [C/G][G][C/G]
[Vamp on G with C/G at end of bar]
[VERSE] [G] You're a teaser, you turn 'em on [C/G] [G] Leave them burning and then you're [Em] gone [D] Looking out for an [D/F#] other, [D] anyone will do [D/F#] You're in the [Em] mood [Em] for a [Em] dance [D][Em][Em] And when you [Am] get the chance [D6 to D7 to D to Dsus2 D] (Violin run)
[CHORUS] You are the [G] dancing queen, [C/G] young and sweet, only [G] seventeen [C/G] [G] Dancing queen, [C/G] feel the beat from the [G] tambourine [D/F#]oh [Em]yeah [D] You can dance, [B] you can jive, [Em] having the [Em7] time of your [A] life, Ooh [C/G] See that girl, [D/G] watch that scene, dig in the [G] dancing queen (G to C etc til end?)