[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 - No drums to start then come in] [E] - Descending riff E - 3 2 0 (snare on 2) - 'Well you're dirty' on each note Riff rhythm - x X X x - X x x x - X X x X - x 3 2 0 B S B S B S B S
For descending riff play - all 2s barred with first finger E -2-2-2------ A -2-2-2------ E -3-2-0-------
[Verse 1] Well you're [E] dirty and sweet Clad in [A] black Don't look back, and I [E] love you You're [A] dirty and sweet oh [E] yea
[E Riff]
Well you're [E] slim and you're weak You got the [A] teeth of the Hydra u- [E] pon you You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my [E] girl
[Chorus] Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 2x
[Verse 2] Well you're [E] built like a car You got a [A] hubcap diamond star [E] halo You're [A] built like a car Oh [E] yeah
[E Riff]
You're an [E] untamed youth That's the [A] truth, with your cloak full of [E] eagles You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my [E] girl
[Chorus] Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 2x
[Verse 3] Well you're [E] windy and wild You got the [A] blues in your shoes and your [E] stockings You're [A] windy and wild Oh [E] yeah
[E Riff]
[E] Well you're built like a car You got a [A] hubcap diamond star [E] halo You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my g [E] irl
[Chorus] Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 2x
[Turnaround E X8]
[Verse 4] [E] Well you're dirty and sweet Clad in b [A] lack Don't look back, and I love [E] you You're [A] dirty and sweet oh [E] yea
[E Riff]
Well you [E] dance when you walk So lets [A] dance take a chance under [E] -stand you You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my [E] girl
[Chorus] Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 3x
[Turnaround E X8]
[Chorus] Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 3x [Outro] G A E
