[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
[Verse 1] Are you [G] hanging [Em] up a s [Bm] tocking on your [D] wall? [Dsus4][D][D5] It's the [G] time that [Em] every San [Bm] ta has a [D] ball [Dsus4][D][D5] Does he [C] ride a red nosed [G] reindeer? Does he [C] turn up on his s [G] leigh? Do the fai [Am] ries keep him so [C] ber for a [Dsus4] day? [D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the [Bm] future now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]
[Verse 2] Are you [G] waiting [Em] for the fa [Bm] mily to arrive [D] ? [Dsus4][D][D5] Are you [G] sure you [Em] got the [Bm] room to spare in [D] side? [Dsus4][D][D5] Does your [C] granny always [G] tell ya That the [C] old songs are the [G] best? Yet she's [Am] up and rock and [C] rollin' with the rest. [Dsus4][D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the [Bm] future now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]
[Bridge] [Dm] What will your daddy [Bb] do when he sees your [Dm] mama kissin' [Bb] Santa Claus? Ah ah [C][D]
[Verse 3] Are you [G] hanging [Em] up a stoc [Bm] king on your [D] wall? [Dsus4][D][D5] Are you [G] hoping [Em] that the [Bm] snow will start to [D] fall [Dsus4] ? [D][D5] Do you [C] slide up and down the hill [G] side In a [C] buggy you have [G] made? When you [Am] land upon your [C] head then you been slay [Dsus4] ed. [D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the fu [Bm] ture now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the fu [Bm] ture now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the fu [Bm] ture now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the fu [Bm] ture now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]
