[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
[Intro - BPM 138 - No drums - try voice with about 5 people on VE20] [D-10x777x][Daug-10x877x] x 4 (drum pickup is BBS onto final Daugs)
[Verse 1 - Drums in]- play D at 5th fret so can move to A/D - x57655 easily [D] I've been [A/D - xx0220] cheated by [D] you, since I [A/D] don't know [G] when (G riff - start 3x002x) [D] So I [A/D] made up my [D] mind, it must [A/D] come to an [G] end
[D - x5777x] Look at me now, [Daug - xx0332 - OR x5877x] [D] will I [Daug] ever learn? [D] I don't know how [Daug][D] but I [Daug] suddenly [G] lose control There's a fire with [A] in my soul
[G] Just [D/F#] one [A] look and I can hear a bell ring [G] One [D/F#] more [A] look and I forget everything,
[Chorus] [D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go? [D] Mamma mia, [Bm] now I really know, [C/G] My [G] my, [Em] I could never [A] let you go.
[Instrumental] D Daug D Daug
[Verse 2] [D] I've been [A/D] angry and [D] sad about the [A/D] things that you [G] do [D] I can't [A/D] count all the [D] times that I've [A/D]told you we're [G] through
[D] And when you go, [Daug][D] when you [Daug] slam the door [D] I think you know [Daug][D] that you [Daug] won't be a [G] way too long You know that I'm [A] not that strong.
[G] Just [D/F#] one [A] look and I can hear a bell ring [G] One [D/F#] more [A] look and I forget everything
[Chorus] [D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go?
[D] Mamma mia, even if I say [C/G] Bye [G] bye, [G] leave me now or [D/G] never [D] mamma mia, it's a game we play [C/G] Bye [G] bye [G] doesn't mean for [D/G] ever
[D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go?
[D] Mamma mia, even if I say [C/G] Bye [G] bye, [G] leave me now or [D/G] never [D] mamma mia, it's a game we play [C/G] Bye [G] bye [G] doesn't mean for [D/G] ever