[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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(drums in) [E] Riff x 2 and Yeah
[Verse 1] [A5] Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood [E] [E] Riff x 2 and yeah I [A5] move like a cat, charge like a ram Sting like a bee, babe I wanna be your m [E] an [E] Riff x 2 and yeah Well, it's pl [A] ain to see you were m [B] eant for me, yeah [E] I'm your toy, your 20th century boy
[E] Riff x 2
[Verse 2] [A] Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood [E] [E] Riff x 2 and yeah [A5] Fly like a plane, drive like a car Ball like a hen, babe I wanna be your m [E] an - oh [E] Riff x 2 and yeah Well, it's pl [A] ain to see you were m [B] eant for me, yeah [E] I'm your toy, your 20th century boy
[Chorus] [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy
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[Verse 3] [A5] Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood [E] [E] Riff x 2 and yeah I [A5] move like a cat, charge like a ram Sting like a bee, babe I wanna be your m [E] an [E] Riff x 2 and yeah Well, it's pl [A] ain to see you were m [B] eant for me, yeah [E] I'm your toy, your 20th century boy
[Chorus] [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy