[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 - Full riff and drums - DROP D] [D] (twice round riff)
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[Verse 1 - singing whilst playing the riff] I've had a [D]large mouth bass bust [D] my line A+couple+of [D]beautiful girls tell [D]me good bye Trucks [D] break down, dogs [D] run off Po [D] liticians lie, being [D]fired by the boss
[Verse 2] It takes [D]one hand to count the things I can [D]count on There ain't [D]much man, that ain't never let [D]me down (Drums stop - play descending riff)
[Chorus - Slide up to notes] [D]Long neck ice cold beer [G] never broke my [D]heart Like [D]diamond rings and football teams have torn [A] this boy apart Like a [D]neon dream it just dawned on me, that bars [G] and this guitar And [D]long neck ice cold beer [A] never broke my [D]heart
[Riff - just once] [D]
[Verse 2] she was a Ca [D] ro li na blue [D] jean baby Fire [D] in her eyes that [D]drove me crazy .. it was [D]Red tail lights when she [D] left town .. If I [D]didn't know then, I [D] sure know now
[Chorus - Slide up to notes] [D]Long neck ice cold beer [G] never broke my [D]heart Like [D]diamond rings and football teams have torn [A] this boy apart Like a [D]neon dream it just dawned on me, that bars [G] and this guitar And [D]long neck ice cold beer [A] never broke my [D]heart
[Solo] [G][D][E][A]
[Verse 4 - JUST BASS DRUM] It takes [D]one hand to count the things I can [D]count on   But I got [D]one hand   that's gripping down on a [D] cold one
[Random Pause]
[Chorus - No drums] [N.C.]Long neck ice cold(snare - then drums in) beer [G] never broke my [D]heart Like [D]diamond rings and football teams have torn [A] this boy apart Like a [D]neon dream it just dawned on me, that bars [G] and this guitar And [D]long neck ice cold beer [A] never broke my [D]heart, no
[Riff out with solo] [D] It never broke my heart (play riff 4 times)