[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 147 - Full drums - BIG HARMONY PATCH FOR CHORUS WATERLOO AND DISTORTION ON GUITAR?] [C]
[Verse] My, [C] my, at [D/C] (X30232) Waterloo Nap [G/B] oleon [F/A] did sur [G] render Oh [C] yeah, and [D/C] I have met my [G/B] desti [F/A] ny in [C/G] quite a [G] similar [Am] way (hard shuffle pattern) The [Am] history book on the shelf Is [D/F#] always repeating its (hold vocal note - don't descend) [G] self [F] e [C/E] e [G/D] elf
[Chorus - 3rd waterloo starts on offbeat - play C mainly on snare] [C] Waterloo - [C] I was defeated, you [F] won the war [G] Waterloo - [G] Promise to love you for [C] ever more [G] (fill 1 - x 3) [C] Waterloo - [C] Couldn't escape if I [F] wanted to [G] Waterloo - [G] Knowing my fate is to [C] be with you (C Cmaj7 C6-x3x210orx35555 C) Wo-wo-wo, wo-wo, (fill 2) [G] Waterloo - [G] Finally facing my [C] Waterloo
[Vamp][C] Aaaaaaaah (BIG HARMONY PATCH)
[Verse] My, [C] my, I t [D/C] ried to hold you [G/B] back but [F/A] you were [G] stronger Oh [C] yeah, and [D/C] now it seems my [G/B] only [F/A] chance is [C/G] giving up [G] the [Am] fight (hard shuffle pattern) And [Am] how could I ever refuse I [D/F#] feel like I win when I los [G] e [F] oo [C/E] ooo [G/D] ooose
[Chorus - Can status quo] [C] Waterloo - [C] I was defeated, you [F] won the war [G] Waterloo - [G] Promise to love you for [C] ever more [G] (fill 1 - x 3) [C] Waterloo - [C] Couldn't escape if I [F] wanted to [G] Waterloo - [G] Knowing my fate is to [C] be with you (C Cmaj7 C6-x3x210orx35555 C) Wo-wo-wo, wo-wo, (fill 2) [G] Waterloo - [G] Finally facing my [C] Waterloo
[Bridge] So [Am] how could I ever refuse I [D] feel like I win when I [G] lose
[Chorus] [C] Waterloo - [C] I was defeated, you [F] won the war [G] Waterloo - [G] Promise to love you for [C] ever more [G] (fill 1 - x 3) [C] Waterloo - [C] Couldn't escape if I [F] wanted to [G] Waterloo - [G] Knowing my fate is to [C] be with you (C Cmaj7 C6-x3x210orx35555 C) Wo-wo-wo, wo-wo, (fill 2) [G] Waterloo - [G] Finally facing my [C] Waterloo Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (fill 2) [G] Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to [C] be with you Wo-wo-wo, wo-wo, (fill 2) [G] Waterloo - Finally facing my [C] Waterloo Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (fill 2) (fade out over last 3 lines or just end on C)
[Notes] [Fill 1] 3 times play TT TT TT fill with G chord then come in on offbeat vocal) x--x--x--x-- --TT-TT-TT-V(ocal) [Fill 2] Just play snare on all Woo Woos?
