Bm                                F#                        There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell A                                            E                             And I was thinking to myself: this could be heaven or this could be hell G                         D                          Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way Em                                     F#                            There were voices down the corridor; I thought I heard them say:
                   {start_of_chorus}  G                            D    "Welcome to the Hotel California F#                                                  Bm            Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face G                                   D    Plenty of room at the Hotel California     Em                                         F#              Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here"                 {end_of_chorus}
 Bm                             F#                          Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz A                                      E                       She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends G                                 D                   How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat Em                        F#                     Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
 Bm                             F#                                  So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine", He said A                                       E                     "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine" G                                        D         And still those voices are calling from far away Em                                        F#                       Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say:

 G                            D    Welcome to the Hotel California F#                                                  Bm            Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face      G                                 D    They livin' it up at the Hotel California        Em                                                 F#        What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis"

 Bm                        F#                                        Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said  A                                E                   "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device" G                              D                            And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast Em                                               F#                          They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast
 Bm                             F#                     Last thing I remember, I was running for the door A                                      E                   I had to find the passage back to the place I was before  G                                    D                      "Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive Em                                         F#                     You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"