The Eagles – Hotel California cover by Felix Irwan
Intro : Am E G D F C Dm E
Am E G D F C Dm E
Am
On a dark desert highway
E
Cool wind in my hair
G
Warm smell of colitas
D
Rising up through the air
F
Up ahead in the distance
C
I saw a shimmering light
Dm
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
E
I had to stop for the night..
Am
There she stood in the doorway
E
I heard the mission bell
G
And I was thinking to myself
D
This could be heaven or this could be hell
F
Then she lit up a candle
C
And she showed me the way
Dm
There were voices down the corridor
E
I thought I heard them say
Reff :
F C
Welcome to the hotel California
E
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Am
Such a lovely face
F C
Plenty of room at the hotel California
Dm
Any time of year (any time of year)
E
You can find it here
Am
Her mind is tiffany-twisted
E
She got the Mercedes bends
G
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys
D
That she calls friends
F
How they dance in the courtyard
C
Sweet summer sweat
Dm
Some dance to remember
E
Some dance to forget
Am
So I called up the captain
E
Please bring me my wine
G
He said we haven t had that spirit here since
D
Nineteen sixty nine
F
And still those voices are calling
C
From far away
Dm
Wake you up in the middle of the night
E
Just to hear them say
Reff :
F C
Welcome to the hotel California
E
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Am
Such a lovely face
F
They’re living it up at
C
The hotel California
Dm
What a nice surprise (What a nice surprise)
E
Bring your alibis
Am
Mirrors on the ceiling
E
The pink champagne on ice and she said
G
We are all just prisoners here
D
Of our own device
F
And in the master s chambers
C
They gathered for the feast
Dm
The stab it with their steely knives
E
But they just can t kill the beast
Am
Last thing I remember I was
E
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 checkout any time you like
E
But you can never leave!
