SIm FA#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
LA MIWarm smell of colitas rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
MImMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
FA#I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
LA MIAnd I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
SOL REThen she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California.
MIm FA#Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
SOL REPlenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
SIm FA#
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
SOL REHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
MIm FA#Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the captain; "Please bring me my wine."
LA MI"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
SOL REAnd still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say
Welcome to the Hotel California.
MIm FA#Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
SOL REPlenty of room at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice And she said
LA MI"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
SOL REAnd in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
SIm FA#Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
LA MII had to find the passage back to the place I was before
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive"
MIm FA#"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"
SIm FA# LA MI SOL RE MIm FA#7
SIm FA#
On a dark desert highway, cool
..wind in my hair
LA MIWarm smell of colitas rising up
..through the air
SOL REUp ahead in the distance, I saw a
..shimmering light
MImMy head grew heavy and my sight
..grew dim
FA#I had to stop for the night
SIm FA#There she stood in the doorway; I
..heard the mission bell
LAAnd I was thinking to myself this
..could be heaven or this could be
..hell
Then she lit up a candle, and she
..showed me the way
There were voices down the
FA#..corridor, I thought I heard them
..say
Welcome to the Hotel California.
MIm FA#Such a lovely place, such a
..lovely face
SOL REPlenty of room at the Hotel
..California
MImAny time of year (any time of
FA#..year) you can find it here
SIm FA#
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she
..got the Mercedes bends
LAShe got a lot of pretty, pretty
MI..boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard,
..sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance
..to forget
So I called up the captain;
.."Please bring me my wine."
"We haven't had that spirit here
..since nineteen sixty-nine"
And still those voices are calling
..from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the
FA#..night, just to hear them say
SOL RE
Welcome to the Hotel California.
MIm FA#Such a lovely place, such a
..lovely face
SOL REPlenty of room at the Hotel
..California
MImWhat a nice surprise (what a nice
..surprise) bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink
..champagne on ice And she said
"We are all just prisoners here,
..of our own device"
And in the master's chambers, they
..gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely
FA#..knives, but they just can't kill
..the beast
SIm FA#Last thing I remember, I was
..running for the door
LAI had to find the passage back to
MI..the place I was before
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are
..programmed to receive"
"You can check out anytime you
FA#..like, but you can never leave"
SIm FA# LA MI SOL
Tra le canzoni più suonate “Hotel California” rimane, ancora oggi, un pezzo epocale anche come snodo nel passaggio tra i toni morbidi del country-rock e le sonorità ben più dure che si andranno affermando nella seconda metà del decennio (segnata dall’irrompere del punk rock).