Hotel California

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


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There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
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And I was thinking to myself: This could be heaven or this could be hell
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Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
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There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say


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Welcome to the Hotel California
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Such a lovely place - such a lovely place - such a lovely face
F/G                                             C/D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
   Dm/Em                                                         E/F#
Any time of year - any time of year - you can find it here


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Her mind is tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz
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She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
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How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Dm/Em                                     E/ F#
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

 Am/Hm                                   E/F#
So I called up the captain: Please bring me the wine, he said
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We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine
F/G                                         C/D
And still those voices calling from far away
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Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say

F/G                                             C/D
Welcome to the Hotel California
 Dm/Em                                                          Am/ Hm
Such a lovely place - such a lovely place - such a lovely face
F/G                                             C/D
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
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What a nice surprise - what a nice surprise - bring your alibis  

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Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said
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We are all just prisoners here of our own device
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And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
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They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast

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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
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I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
F/G                                         C/D
Relax, said the night man, we are programmed to receive
Dm/Em                                                             E/ F#
You can check out any time you like but you can never leave
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