Hotel California - The Eagles

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This lesson does not detail the specific picking pattern used throughout this song. Each chord is played for two measure in the verse and only one measure in the chorus. So play the strumming pattern twice per chord in the verse and once per chord in the chorus.

Chords:
Bm: X24432       F#: 244322          A: X02220
G: 320003 D: XX0232           E: 022100      Em: 022000

Strumming:
1  2   +  a   3  4  +  a
D D  D  U   D D  D U

Bm                                     F#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
A                                  E
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
G                                     D
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#
I had to stop for the night

Bm                                               F#
There she stood in the doorway;  I heard the mission bell
A                                                 E
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
G                                      D
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Em                                                       F#
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say

Chorus :
G                                         D                   Em                   Bm
Welcome to the Hotel California. Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
G                                                 D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em                                      F#
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here

Verse:

Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz
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

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:

Chorus:
G                        D                                   Em                   Bm
Welcome to the Hotel California. Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
G                                              D
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
Em                                                                       F#
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis

Verse:

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 knives but they just can't kill the beast

Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find 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"

Free Guitar Sheet Music from Hotel California Guitar Chords

This file is the author's own work and represents her interpretation of this song.
It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.