1. Strophe:
EmOn a dark desert highway,
H7cool wind in my hair,
DWarm smell of colitas
Arising up through the air.
CUp ahead in the distance I
Gsaw a shimmering light.
AmMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I
200b
H7had to stop for the night.
2. Strophe:
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
And I was thinkin' 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 corridor I thought I heard them say:
Refrain:
CWelcome to the Hotel Cali
Gfornia,
AmSuch a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a
Emlovely face.
CPlenty of room at the Hotel Cali
Gfornia,
Any
Amtime of year, (any time of year), you can
H7find it here.
3. Strophe:
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Bens,
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends.
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat,
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget.
4. Strophe:
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine,"
He said, "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 night, just to hear them say:
Refrain:
Welcome to the Hotel California,
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face.
They livin' it up at the Hotel California,
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis.
5. Strophe:
AmMirrors on the ceiling, the
Epink champagne on ice an she said:
G„We are all just prisoners here of
Dour own device."
FAnd in the master’s chambers they
Cgathered for the feast.
They
Dmstab it with their steely knives but they
Ejust can’t kill the beast.
6. Strophe:
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door.
I had to fing the passage back to the place I was before.
„Relax", said the night man, „We are programmed to receive.
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave."
Refrain:
Welcome to the Hotel California,
Such a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face.
Plenty of room at the Hotel California,
Any time of year, (any time of year), you can find it here.
Welcome to the Hotel California,
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face.
They livin' it up at the Hotel California,
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis.