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HOTEL CALIFORNIA
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[Bm] On a dark desert highway,[F#] cool wind in my hair
[A]Warm smell of colitas [E]rising up through the air
[G]Up ahead in the distance, [D]I saw a shimmering 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
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[G]Welcome to the Hotel Cali[D]fornia.
Such a [F#]lovely place, such a [Bm]lovely face
[G]Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali[D]fornia
Any t[Em]ime of year (any time of year) you can f[F#]ind it here
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[Bm]Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, [F#]She got the Mercedes bends
[A]She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys [E]She calls friends
[D]How they dance in the courtyard, [A]Sweet summer sweat
[G]Some dance to remember, [D]Some dance to forget
[Bm]So I called up the Captain, [F#]"Please bring me my wine"
[A]He said, "We haven't had that spirit here [E]Since nineteen sixty nine"
[G]And still those voices [D]Are calling from far away,
[Em]Wake you up in the middle of the night [F#]Just to hear them say...
[G]Welcome to the Hotel Cali[D]fornia
Such a [F#]lovely place (Such a ovely place) Such a [Bm]lovely face
[G]They living' it up at the Hotel Cali[D]fornia
What a [Em]nice surprise (what a nice surprise) [F#]Bring your alibis
[Bm]Mirrors on the ceiling, [F#]The pink champagne on ice
And she said "We are [A]all just prisoners here, [E]Of our own device"
[G]And in the master's chambers, [D]They gathered for the feast
[Em]They stab it with their steely knives, [F#]But they just can't kill the beast
[Bm]Last thing I remember, I was [F#]Running for the door
[A]I had to find the passage back [E]To the place I was before
[G]"Relax", said the night man, [D]"We are programmed to receive.
[Em]You can check-out any time you like, [F#]But you can never leave! "
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