[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] [A] Hold A major triad at 9th fret - D shape - barre 9th fret with 1st finger when have to play those notes E ------------------12---9------- B 10--10--10--12-10--------12-10- G 9---9---9---------------------- D X---X---X---------------------- A 0---0---0---------------------- E -------------------------------
[Chorus] Don't wor [A] ry, about a thing Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right Singin' don't w [A] orry, about a thing Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
[Verse] Rise up this m [A] ornin' Smile with the [E] rising sun Three little [A] birds perch by my [D] doorstep Singin' [A] sweet songs Of melodies [E] pure and true Singin', [D] this is my message to [A] you-ou-ou
[Chorus] Singin' don't [A] worry, about a thing Cause' [D] every little thing, (is) gonna be al [A] right Singin' don't w [A] orry, (don't worry) about a thing Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
[Verse] Rise up this m [A] ornin' Smile with the [E] rising sun Three little [A] birds perch by my [D] doorstep Singin' [A] sweet songs Of melodies [E] pure and true Singing, [D] this is my message to [A] you-ou-ou
[Chorus] Don't w [A] orry, about a thing Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right Singin' don't w [A] orry, about a thing Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
[Solo] [A][E] [A][D] [A][E] [D][A]
[Chorus] Don't w [A] orry, about a thing Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right Singin' don't w [A] orry, about a thing Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right Don't w [A] orry, about a thing Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right