[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 - Drum straight in] Pick up phrase 4& - D-6, B-5 then play Cm, Csus2, x46444 [C#m7][C#m7][Aadd9-x02222][E] x 4
[Verse 1] It's not a [C#m7] silly little moment It's not the [Aadd9] storm before the [E] calm This is the [C#m7] deep and dying breath of This love that we've been [Aadd9] working [E] on
Can't seem to [C#m7] hold you like I want to So I can [Aadd9] feel you in my [E] arms Nobody's [C#m7] gonna come and save you We've pulled too many [Aadd9] false al [E] arms
[Chorus - Badd11-799800,F#m11-24x200 ] We're going [Badd11] down And you can [C#m7-9-11-x-9-0-0] see it [Aadd9] too We're going [Badd11] down And you [C#m7] know that we're [F#m11-play F#m7 instead] doomed My [C#m7] dear, we're slow [C#m7] dancing in a [Aadd9] burning [E] room
[Instrumental] [C#m7][C#m7][Aadd9-x02222][E] x 4
[Verse 2] I was the [C#m7] one you always dreamed of You were the [Aadd9] one I tried to d [E] raw How dare you [C#m7] say it's nothing to me Baby, you're the only [Aadd9] light I ever [E] saw
I'll make the [C#m7] most of all the sadness You'll be a [Aadd9] bitch because you [E] can You try to [C#m7] hit me just to hurt me so you leave me feeling dirty 'Cause you [Aadd9] can't under [E] stand
[Chorus] We're going [Badd11] down And you can [C#m7] see it [Aadd9] too We're going [Badd11] down And you [C#m7] know that we're [F#m11] doomed My [C#m7] dear, we're slow [C#m7] dancing in a [Aadd9] burning [E] room
[Instrumental] [C#m7][C#m7][Aadd9-x02222][E] x 4
[Bridge] Go [F#m11] cry about it, why [C#m7C#m7-9-11-x-9-0-0] don't you [Badd11][Aadd9] Go [F#m11] cry about it, why [C#m7] don't you [Badd11][Aadd9] Go [F#m11] cry about it, why [C#m7] don't you [Badd11][Aadd9] My [C#m7] dear, we're slow [C#m7] dancing in a [Aadd9] burning [E] room
[Instrumental] [C#m7][C#m7][Aadd9-x02222][E] x 4
[Outro] Don't you think we oughta [C#m7] know by now ... Don't you [C#m7] think we should've [Aadd9] learned some [E]how [Repeat twice]
[Fade to end] [E]
(Chords I use) E A D G B e - - - - - - E 0 2 2 1 0 0 C#m7 9 11 x 9 0 0 Aadd9 5 7 7 6 0 0 Badd11 7 9 9 8 0 0 F#m11 2 4 x 2 0 0
[Tab for solo * first finger full barre] [E][C#m7]* [A][E] E 9-11s12---12--11--9------9-------- B 9----9---------------12--10----9-- G 9----9-------------------9-----9-- D 9----9-------------------x-----9-- A -----11------------------0-----x-- E -----9-------------------------0--
