[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
[Chorus - No drums - chords emphasise on where snare is] You're a [F] rich girl and you've [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] Way [Bb] You can rely on the [F/A] old man's money [Gm7] You can rely on the [Bb] old man's [C] money
It's a [F] bitch girl but it's [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] way [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Gm7] Get you too far
[F single note vamp - mute and strum all strings - drums in] E -X B -X G -X D -2 A -X E -X
[Verse 1 - first snare is played on Gm7] (DROP Am7 in run - at 'dont' so have time to make Bbmaj7 really ring) (BIG HARMONIES) And [Gm7](snare) don't you [Bbmaj7-113231] know, (NO HARMONY) don't you [Gm7] know That it's [F/C] wrong to [Gm7] take what he's [Am7] givin' [Dm7] you (BIG HARMONIES)[Gm7]So far [Bbmaj7]gone, on your own [Gm7] You can [Gm7] Get along if you [Dm7] try to be strong But you'll [Gm7] never be strong [Bb/C-x3333x]
[Chorus] You're a [F] rich girl and you've [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] Way [Bb] You can rely on the [F/A] old man's money [Gm7] You can rely on the [Bb] old man's [C] money
It's a [F] bitch girl but it's [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] way [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Gm7] Get you too far
[Verse 2] [Gm7] High and [Bbmaj7] dry, out of the [Gm7] rain It's so [F/C] easy ............ to hurt [Gm7] others when you [Am7] can't feel [Dm7] pain And [Gm7] don't you [Bbmaj7] know that a love [Gm7] can't grow ....... 'Cause there's [Gm7] too much to give, 'cause you'd [Dm7] rather live For the [Gm7] thrill of it all [Bb/C] oh
[Chorus] You're a [F] rich girl and you've [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] Way [Bb] You can rely on the [F/A] old man's money [Gm7] You can rely on the [Bb] old man's [C] money
It's a [F] bitch girl but it's [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] way [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Bb] Say money but it [Dm7] won't get you [F/C] too far, [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Gm7] Get you too far [F]
And you say [Bb] you can rely on the [F/A] old man's money [Gm7] You can rely on the [Bb] old man's [C] money
You're a [F] rich girl a [Am7] rich girl ah [Dm7] you're a [F/C] rich rich girl [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Bb] Say money but it [Dm7] won't get you [F/C] too far, [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Gm7] Get you too far [F]
