Hotel California Chords by Eagles Ver.2

Bill Szymczyk produced this track which was released on the 8th of December 1976. The key of the track is in B minor key, to simplify the chords use a Capo on the 2nd fret.

Track Info

• Song: Hotel California
• Artist: Eagles
• Produced by Bill Szymczyk
• Release Date: December 8, 1976

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
• Key: Bm
• Capo: 2nd fret
• Chords: Am, C, D, Dm, E7, F, G
• Suggested Strumming: D U U U UDU DU
  D= Down Stroke, U = Up Stroke

[Intro]

|Am   E7   G    D   
 F    C    Dm   E7  |x2
 
[Verse]

Am                         E7
  On a dark desert highway, 
E7
  cool wind in my hair
G                      D
  Warm smell of colitas rising up 

  through the air
F                         
  Up ahead in the distance, 
C
  I saw a shimmering light
Dm
   My head grew heavy and 

   my sight grew dim
E7
  I had to stop for the night
 
Am                               
  There she stood in the doorway; 
E7
  I heard the mission bell
G
  And I was thinking to myself
              D
This could be heaven or this could be hell
F                         
  Then she lit up a candle, 
C
  and she showed me the way
Dm
   There were voices down the corridor,
E7
  I thought I heard them say...
 

[Chorus]
F                          C
  Welcome to the Hotel California.
       E7                                  
Such a lovely place, (such a lovely place), 
       Am
such a lovely face
F                               C
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
    Dm                             
Any time of year, (any time of year) 
        E7
You can find it here
 
[Verse]
Am                          
 Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, 
E7
 She got the Mercedes bends
G                                
 She got a lot of pretty pretty boys   
D
  she calls friends
F                                
  How they danced in the courtyard, 
C
  sweet summer sweat
Dm                       E7
  Some dance to remember, 
E7
  some dance to forget
 
Am                           E7
  So I called up the captain; 
E7
  Please bring me my wine (he said)
G                                     D
 We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
F                         
  and still those voices are 
               C
  calling from far away
Dm
   Wake you up in the middle of the night
E7
  Just to hear them say...
 

[Chorus]
F                         C
 Welcome to the Hotel California.
       E7                                 
Such a lovely place, (such a lovely place), 
       Am
such a lovely face
        F                             C
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
       Dm                      
What a nice surprise, 
                                   E7
(what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis
 

[Verse]
Am                     
   Mirrors on the ceiling; 
E7   
   the pink champagne on ice 
   (and she said)
G                              
  We are all just prisoners here, 
D
  of our own device
F                             
  and in the master's chambers, 
C
  they gathered for the feast
Dm
 They stab it with their steely 

 knives but they
E7
just can't kill the beast
 
Am                       
   Last thing I remember, 
        E7
   I was running for the door
G                           
  I had to find the passage back 
         D
  to the place I was before
F                              
  "Relax" said the night man; 
         C
   we are programmed to receive
Dm
  You can check out any time you like
E7
 But you can never leave...
 

[Outro Solo]

|Am   E7   G    D   
 F    C    Dm   E7 |x3
 
[Harmonies]

|Am   E7   G   D   
 F    C    Dm  E7 |x2