Originally in Bm, I play in Am
| Am | E |
| On a dark desert highway, | cool wind in my hair |
| G | D |
| Warm smell of colitas, | rising up through the air |
| F | C |
| Up ahead in the distance, | I saw a shimmering light |
| Dm |
| My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim |
| E |
| I had to stop for the night |
| Am | E |
| There she stood in the doorway, | I heard the mission bell |
| G |
| And I was thinking to myself |
| D | |
| This could be | heaven or this could be hell |
| F | C |
| Then she lit up a candle | and she showed me the way |
| Dm |
| There were voices down the corridor |
| E |
| I thought I heard them say |
| F | C |
| Welcome to the Hotel Cali | fornia |
| Dm | |
| Such a | lovely place |
| Am | |
| Such a | lovely face |
| F | C |
| Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali | fornia |
| Dm | E | |
| Any | time of year, you can | find it here |
| Am | E |
| Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, | she got the Mercedes bends |
| G | D |
| She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, | that she calls friends |
| F | C |
| How they dance in the courtyard, | sweet summer sweat |
| Dm | E |
| Some dance to remember, | some dance to forget |
| Am |
| So I called up the captain |
| E |
| Please bring me my wine |
| G | D | |
| He said, | we haven’t had that spirit here since | nineteen sixty-nine |
| F | C |
| And still those voices are calling from | far away |
| Dm |
| Wake you up in the middle of the night |
| E |
| Just to hear them say |
| F | C |
| Welcome to the Hotel Cali | fornia |
| Dm | |
| Such a | lovely place |
| Am | |
| Such a | lovely face |
| F | C | |
| We’re | livin’ it up at the Hotel Cali | fornia |
| Dm | E | |
| What a | nice surprise, bring your ali | bis |
Let ring
| Am |
| Mirrors on the ceiling |
| E |
| Pink champagne on ice |
| G | D | |
| And she said | we are all just prisoners here, | of our own device |
| F |
| And in the master’s chambers |
| C | |
| They are | gathered for the feast |
| Dm |
| They stab it with their steely knives |
| E | |
| But they | just can’t kill the beast |
Back to tempo
| Am |
| Last thing I remember |
| E | |
| I was | running for the door |
| G |
| I had to find the passage back |
| D | |
| To the | place I was before |
| F |
| Relax, said the night man |
| C | |
| We are | programmed to receive |
| Dm |
| You can check out any time you like |
| E | |
| But | you can never leave |
| Am |