[Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair [A] Warm smell of colitas, [E] rising through the air [G] Up ahead in the distance, [D] I saw a shimering light [Em] My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, [F#] I had to stop for the night [Bm] There she stood in the doorway, [F#] I heard the mission bell [A] And I was thinking to myself: this could be [E] heaven or this could be hell [G] Then she lit up a candle [D] and she showed me the way [Em] There were voices down the corridor; [F#] I thought I heard them say: " [G] Welcome to the Hotel Califor [D] nia [F#] Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Bm] lovely face [G] Plenty of room at the Hotel Califor [D] nia Any [Em] time of year (any time of year), you can [F#] find it here" [Bm] Her mind is Tiffany twisted, [F#] she got the Mercedes Benz [A] She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, [E] that she calls friends [G] How they dance in the courtyard, [D] sweet summer sweat [Em] Some dance to remember, [F#] some dance to forget [Bm] So I called up the captain, " [F#] Please bring me my wine", He said [A] "We havent had that spirit here since [E] nineteen sixty-nine" [G] And still those voices are calling from [D] far away [Em] Wake you up in the middle of the night, [F#] just to hear them say: " [G] Welcome to the Hotel Califor [D] nia [F#] Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Bm] lovely face They [G] livin it up at the Hotel Califor [D] nia What a [Em] nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your [F#] alibis" [Bm] Mirrors on the ceiling, [F#] the pink champagne on ice, and she said " [A] We are all just prisoners here, [E] of our own device" [G] And in the masters chambers, [D] they gathered for the feast [Em] They stab it with their steely knives but they [F#] just cant kill the beast [Bm] Last thing I remember, I was [F#] running for the door [A] I had to find the passage back to the [E] place I was before " [G] Relax," said the night man, "We are [D] programmed to receive [Em] You can check out any time you like, but [F#] you can never leave" |