[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] [G][D/F#][Em] ([Em] x [D][C]) D is descending chord to C [C][Bm7] - [Am7] x x (x-[D7sus2]) - x x x x
[Verse 1] [G] Shadows Grow So [D/F#] Long Before My [Em] Eyes, And They're [C] Moving, ............ [F9] Across The Page [G] Suddenly The [D/F#] Day Turns Into [Em] Night, Far A [C] way, .......... From The [F9] City But [Bm7] Don't, ......... Hesi [E7] tate, Cause Your [Am] Love, Won't [D7] Wait
[Chorus] [G] Ooh, [D] Baby I Love Your [Am] Way [C] [G] Wanna [D] Tell You I Love Your [Am] Way [C] every day [G] Wanna [D] Be With You Night And [Am] Day [C] eh yeah eh eh
[Interlude] [G][D/F#][Em] ([Em] x [D][C]) D is descending chord to C [C][Bm7] - [Am7] x x (x-[D7sus2]) - x x x x (drums stop)
[Verse 2 - Drums back in] [G] Moon Appears To [D/F#] Shine, And Light The [Em] Sky, With The [C] Help, Of Some [F9] Firefly [G] Wonder How They [D/F#] Have, The Power To [Em] Shine, Shine, Shine I Can [C] See Them, [F9] Under The Pine But [Bm7] Don't, Hesi [E7] tate, Cause Your [Am] Love, Won't [D7] Wait
[Chorus] [G] Ooh, [D] Baby I Love Your [Am] Way [C] every day [G] Wanna [D] Tell You I Love Your [Am] Way [C] [G] Wanna [D] Be With You Night And [Am] Day [C] Oh yeah eh eh eh
[Interlude] [G][D/F#][Em] ([Em] x [D][C]) D is descending chord to C [C][C][F9][F9] [Repeat]
But [Bm7] Don't, Hesi[E7] tate, Cause Your [Am] Love, Won't [D7] Wait
[Verse 3 - Drop drums] [G] I Can See The [D/F#] Sunset In Your [Em] Eyes, Brown And [C] Grey, And [F9] Blue Besides [G] Clouds Are Stalking [D/F#] Islands In The [Em] Sun, ..... I Wish I Could [C] Buy One, .. [F9] Out Of Season But [Bm7] Don't, Hesi [E7] tate, Cause Your [Am] Love, Won't [D7] Wait
[Chorus] [G] Ooh, [D] Baby I Love Your [Am] Way [C] [G] Wanna [D] Tell You I Love Your [Am] Way [C] [G] Wanna [D] Be With You Night And [Am] Day [C] [G] Ooh, [D] Baby I Love Your [Am] Way [C] [Repeat as many times makes sense]
