[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
[USE DROP D - MAKES SOLO EASIER - Intro - BPM 85 - No drums] [D][C][G] E-5-5--5s3--3--7--87-7 B-7-7--7s5--5--8--88-8 G-7-7--7s5--5--7--77-7 D-0-0-(0)-------------
(drums in) [Verse] [D] Baby, .. when I think a [G] bout you, I think about [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove. [D] Darling....couldn't live with [G] out you, and your [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
If I [D] had..... those golden [G] dreams, of my [D] yesterday..... [G] I would [D] wrap you....In the [G] heavens, And feel it [D] dying (dying, dying) on the [G] way
[Chorus - pattern with D - xx-D xx-D - loud on snare] (can play SSxS as hard to play heavy mute on acoustic loud enough - or BBxS) I [G] feel like making [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
(drum fill) [Verse] [D] Baby, .... when I think a [G] bout you, I think about [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove. [D] Darling, ..... couldn't live with [G] out you, and your [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
And if I [D] had,...... the sun and [G] moon, and they were [D] shi........ [G] ning I would [D] give you ...... both night and [G] day, love satis [D] fy........ [G] ing
[Chorus] I [G] feel like making [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
[Like Galway Girl - Instrumental - Strum chords high - play high D with low E muted] [Play low D for some notes, then low G for others - play around 7th fret area and down neck] [D][G][D][G] x 2 - see ideas for [Solo]
[Verse] And if I [D] had ......those golden [G] dreams, of my [D] yesterday...... [G] I would [D] wrap you, ..... In the [G] heavens, And feel it [D] dying (dying, dying) on the [G] way
[Chorus] I [G] feel like making [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
[D] x 3
I [G] feel like making [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you x2
[End] [Solo - USING DROP D SO SOLO IN D WORKS BETTER IF HIT LOWER STRINGS - AND G IS GOOD AS WELL] (when playing D - can add lots of extra runs in Bm pentatonic) E x---X--- B 10--8--- G 7---7---- D 7---5---- A 0---5---- E 0---5---- Can also play notes whilst droning low D E X----------------------------------- mute with finger playing B string - angle finger over B 10-8-7--5--etc------------------------- G 7-----------------------------------mute with finger playing B string - angle finger over D 0----------------------------------- A 0----------------------------------- E 0-----------------------------------mute with thumb over top Can also play diads as well