Hotel California Chords – Eagles

[Verse1]

Am                        
  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
E
  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,
E
  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) 
        E
You can find it here
 

[Verse2]

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                       E
  Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
 
Am                           E7
  So I called up the captain; Please 

  bring me my wine (he said)
G                                     D
 We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
F                                         C
  and still those voices are calling from far away
Dm
   Wake you up in the middle of the night
E
  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, (what a nice surprise) 
            E
Bring your alibis 

[Verse3]

Am                        E7
   Mirrors on the ceiling; 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
E
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...

Learn to play 
🎸Hotel California Intro Tab

ℹ️ About This Song

B minor is the key to the song. To play the song in an easy way we can use a capo on the 2nd fret. All the chords with/without capo are mentioned in the below table.

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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(With Capo): Am, E7, G, D
• Suggested Strumming: D U U U UDU DU
  D= Down Stroke, U = Up Stroke

Capo – 2nd fret	Without Capo
Am – x02210 E7 – 020000 E – 022000 G – 320003 D – xx0232 C – x32010	Bm – x24432 F#7 – 242322 F# – 244322 A – x02220, 577655 E – 022100 D – xx0232