Hotel California
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Music: The Eagles Key: Bm Tempo (bpm) ca.: 70 Measure: 4/4 binary Genre: Rock Style: Song |
Chords: A Bm D E Em F# G |
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| Bm ·On a dark desert highway | F# ·cool wind in my hair, | |Bm |F# | | |
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| A ·warm smell of colitas | E ·rising up through the air, | |A |E | | |
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| G ·up ahead in the distance | D ·I saw a shimmering light. | |G |D | | |
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| Em ·Head grew heavy and my sight grew dim | F# ·had to stop for the night. | |Em |F# | | |
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| Bm ·There she stood in the doorway | F# ·heard the mission bell. | |Bm |F# | | |
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| A ·I was thinking to myself this could be | E · heaven or this could be hell. | |A |E | | |
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| G ·Then she lit up a candle | D ·she showed me the way. | |G |D | | |
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| Em ·There were voices down the corridor | F# ·I thought I heard them say: | |Em |F# | | |
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| G ·'Welcome to the Hotel Cali| D fornia, | |G |D | | |
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such a | F# lovely place, such a | Bm lovely face. | |F# |Bm | | |
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| G Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali| D fornia, | |G |D | | |
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any | Em time of year you can | F# find it here.' | |Em |F# | | |
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| Bm ·Her mind is tiffany twisted | F# ·she got the Mercedes Benz, | |Bm |F# | | |
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| A ·she got a lot of pretty pretty boys | E ·that she calls friends. | |A |E | | |
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| G ·How they dance in the courtyard | D ·sweet summer sweat. | |G |D | | |
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| Em ·Some dance to remember, | F# ·some dance to forget. | |Em |F# | | |
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| Bm ·So I called up the captain: | F# ·'Please bring me my wine!'. | |Bm |F# | | |
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He said | A ·'We haven't had that spirit here since | E ·1969'. | |A |E | | |
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| G ·And still those voices are calling from | D far away. | |G |D | | |
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| Em ·Wake you up in the middle of the night | F# ·just to hear them say: | |Em |F# | | |
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| G ·'Welcome to the Hotel Cali| D fornia, | |G |D | | |
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such a | F# lovely place, such a | Bm lovely face. | |F# |Bm | | |
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They | G livin' it up at the Hotel Cali| D fornia. | |G |D | | |
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What a | Em nice surprise, bring your | F# alibis.' | |Em |F# | | |
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| Bm ·Mirrors on the ceiling, | F# ·pink champagne on ice, | |Bm |F# | | |
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And she said: | A ·'We are all just prisoners here | E ·of our own device'. | |A |E | | |
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| G ·In their masters' chambers they | D ·gathered for the feast. | |G |D | | |
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| Em ·Stab it with their steely knives but they | F# just can't kill the beast. | |Em |F# | | |
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| Bm ·Last thing I remember I was | F# ·running for the door, | |Bm |F# | | |
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| A ·I had to find the passage back | E ·to the place I was before. | |A |E | | |
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| G ·'Relax', said the night man, 'we are | D ·programmed to receive. | |G |D | | |
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| Em ·You can checkout any time you like but you | F# ·can never leave.' | |Em |F# | | |
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| G ·'Welcome to the Hotel Cali| D fornia, | |G |D | | |
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such a | F# lovely place, such a | Bm lovely face. | |F# |Bm | | |
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| G Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali| D fornia, | |G |D | | |
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any | Em time of year you can | F# find it here.' | |Em |F# | | |
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