Hotel California

by Eagles

Chords

4.9 (561)

novice Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 7th fret

Version:

v5 v1 v2 v3 v4 v6 v7

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Hotel California is the title song from the Eagles' album of the same name and was

released as a single in February 1977. Three months after its release, the single

was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The Eagles

also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Hotel California" at

the 20th Grammy Awards in 1978. The song is rated highly in many rock music lists

and polls; Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 49 on its list of "The 500

Greatest Songs of All Time".

*** PAY ATTENTION TO THE CHORDS STRUCTURE ***

Em 022000 *** ATTENTION CAPO on 7th FRET ***

B7 x21202 12-string guitar, it is preferable.

Dsus2 xx0230 But a 6-string guitar is more than OK as well.

Em6 042000 These are the precise chords Don Felder

C x32010 used to compose the music. If you play it with

G 320003 an electric guitar add chorus & reverb to

Am x02210 simulate the original pitch.

*** PAY ATTENTION TO THE CHORDS STRUCTURE ***

 Strum the Em chord and then pick these notes
e|-7------------------0-------------|
B|-7----------0---------------------|
G|-7-------9------0-------0---9-----|
D|-7---9----------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------|

 Strum the B7 chord and then pick these notes
e|-7-------------------9------------|
B|-7-----------0--------------------|
G|-7-------9-------9----------------|
D|-7---8----------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------|

 Strum the Dsus2 chord, then pick these notes
e|-7-------------------0------------|
B|-7-----------10--------------0----|
G|-7-------9--------9------9--------|
D|-7---0----------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------|

 Strum the Em6 chord, then pick these notes
e|-7-------------------0------------|
B|-7-----------0--------------------|
G|-7-------0-------0----------------|
D|-7---9----------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------|

 Strum the C chord, then pick these notes
e|-7-------------------0------------|
B|-7-----------8--------------------|
G|-7-------0-------0------------0---|
D|-7---9-------------------h9-------|
A|-7--------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------|

 Strum the G chord, then pick these notes
e|-7-------------------10-----------|
B|-7-----------0--------------------|
G|-7-------0-------0----------------|
D|-7---0----------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------|

 Strum the chord Am, then pick these notes
e|-7-------------------0------------|
B|-7-----------8--------------------|
G|-7-------9-------9-------0---9----|
D|-7---9----------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------|

 Strum the chord B7, then pick these notes
e|-7-------------------9------------|
B|-7-----------0--------------------|
G|-7-------9-------9----------------|
D|-7---8----------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------|

Intro

(strumming and picking)

Verse

On a dark desert highway

Cool wind in my hair

Warm smell of colitas (bud of marijuana)

Rising up through the air

Up ahead in the distance

I saw a shimmering light

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

I had to stop for the night

There she stood in the doorway

I heard the mission bell

And I was thinking 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?

Chorus

Welcome to the Hotel Califo

rnia

Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)

Such a lovely face

Plenty of room at the Hotel Calif

ornia

Any time of year (Any time of year)

You can find it here

Verse

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted

She got the Mercedes bends

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys

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

Welcome to the Hotel Cali

fornia

Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)

Such a lovely face

They livin' it up at the Hotel Cal

ifornia

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!"