[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] [F] I, I'm so in [Am/D-x57555] love with you Whatever you w [Bb] ant to do Is all right with [Bbm9-x13111] me 'Cause [Am7] you [Gm7] make me [Fmaj7] feel [Em] so brand [Dm9-xx0210] new And [Am7] I [Gm7] want to [Fmaj7] spend my [Am7] life with [Dm9] you
[Verse 2] [F] Since, since we've been to [Am/D] gether Loving you fo [Bb] rever Is what I [Bbm9] need [Am7] Let me [Gm7] be the [Fmaj7] one you come [Em] running [Dm9] to [Am7] I'll [Gm7] never [Fmaj7] be [Am7] un-un [Dm9] true
[Bridge] [Gm9-353335] Let's, let's stay tog [Am7] ether Lovin' you w [Gm9] hether, whether Times are [Bbmaj7] good or [Am7] bad, [Dm7] happy or [C] sad
[String break] [Gm9][Gm9][Abmaj7][Gm][Abmaj7][Abmaj7] Whether times are [Bbmaj7] good or [Am7] bad, [Dm7] happy or [C] sad
[Verse 3] [F] Why, why some people [Am/D] break up Then turn around and [Bb] make up I just can't [Bbm9] see
[Am7] You'd [Gm7] never [Fmaj7] do [Em] that to [Dm9] me (would you, baby) [Am7] Staying [Gm7] around [Fmaj7] you is [Am7] all I [Dm9] see (Here's what I want us to do)
[Coda] [Gm9] Let's, we oughta stay to [Am7] gether Loving you [Gm9] whether, whether Times are [Bbmaj7] good or [Am7] bad, [Dm7] happy or [C] sad (repeat to fade)
