Intro: Bm – F# – A – E – G – D – Em – F# (2X)
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:
//Chorus//
G
Welcome to the Hotel Cali
D
forniaSuch a
F#
lovely place… such a
Bm
lovely
face
G
Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali
D
forniaAny
Em
time of year… you can
F#
find it here
Bm
Her mind is Tiffany twisted,
F#
she got the Mercedes bends, uh!
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 haven’t 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 Cali
D
forniaSuch
F#
a lovely place… such a
Bm
lovely
face
G
Livin it up at the Hotel Cali
D
forniaWhat a
Em
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 master’s chambers,
D
they gathered for the feast
Em
They stab it with their steely knives, but they
F#
just can’t kill the beast
Bm
Last thing I remember,
F#
I was running for the door
A
I had to find the passage back to the
E
place I was before
G
”Relax” said the nightman, “We are
D
programmed to receive”
Em
”You can check out anytime you like,
F#
but you can never leave”Solo
These known chords are used in this song.
