Hotel California Chords

Hotel California is the title song from the Eagles' album of the same name and was
released as a single in February 1977. Three months after its release, the single
was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The Eagles
also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Hotel California" at
the 20th Grammy Awards in 1978. The song is rated highly in many rock music lists
and polls; Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 49 on its list of "The 500
Greatest Songs of All Time".
 
 
                       *** PAY ATTENTION TO THE CHORDS STRUCTURE ***
 
 
Em     022000                *** ATTENTION CAPO on 7th FRET ***
B7     x21202                12 string guitar it is preferable
Dsus2  xx0230                But 6 string guitar is more than OK as well.
Em6    042000                These are the precise chords Don Felder
C      x32010                used to compose the music. If you play it with
G      320003                an electric guitar add chorus & reverb to
Am     x02210                simulate the original pitch.
 
 
                       *** PAY ATTENTION TO THE CHORDS STRUCTURE ***
 
 
Strum the Em chord and then pick these notes
e 7 ------------------0-------------|
B 7 ----------0---------------------|
G 7 -------9------0-------0---9-----|
D 7 ---9----------------------------|
A 7 --------------------------------|
E 7 --------------------------------|
 
Strum the B7 chord and then pick these notes
e 7 -------------------9------------|
B 7 -----------0--------------------|
G 7 -------9-------9----------------|
D 7 ---8----------------------------|
A 7 --------------------------------|
E 7 --------------------------------|
 
Strum the Dsus2 chord then pick these notes
e 7 -------------------0------------|
B 7 -----------10--------------0----|
G 7 -------9--------9------9--------|
D 7 ---0----------------------------|
A 7 --------------------------------|
E 7 --------------------------------|
 
Strum the Em6 chord then pick these notes
e 7 -------------------0------------|
B 7 -----------0--------------------|
G 7 -------0-------0----------------|
D 7 ---9----------------------------|
A 7 --------------------------------|
E 7 --------------------------------|
 
Strum the C chord then pick these notes
e 7 -------------------0------------|
B 7 -----------8--------------------|
G 7 -------0-------0------------0---|
D 7 ---9-------------------h9-------|
A 7 --------------------------------|
E 7 --------------------------------|
 
Strum the G chord then pick these notes
e 7 -------------------10-----------|
B 7 -----------0--------------------|
G 7 -------0-------0----------------|
D 7 ---0----------------------------|
A 7 --------------------------------|
E 7 --------------------------------|
 
Strum the chord Am then pick these notes
e 7 -------------------0------------|
B 7 -----------8--------------------|
G 7 -------9-------9-------0---9----|
D 7 ---9----------------------------|
A 7 --------------------------------|
E 7 --------------------------------|
 
Strum the chord B7 then pick these notes
e 7 -------------------9------------|
B 7 -----------0--------------------|
G 7 -------9-------9----------------|
D 7 ---8----------------------------|
A 7 --------------------------------|
E 7 --------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Intro]
(strumming and picking)
 
Em  B7 Dsus2   Em6   C  G  Am   B7
 
 
[Verse]
 
Em
On a dark desert highway
B7
Cool wind in my hair
Dsus2
Warm smell of colitas (bud of marijuana)
Em6
Rising up through the air
C
Up ahead in the distance
G
I saw a shimmering light
Am
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
B7
I had to stop for the night
 
Em
There she stood in the doorway
B7
I heard the mission bell
Dsus2
And I was thinking to myself
Em6
This could be heaven or this could be hell
C
Then she lit up a candle
G
And she showed me the way
Am
There were voices down the corridor
B7
I thought I heard them say?
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C                          G
Welcome to the Hotel California
B7
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Em
Such a lovely face
C                                G
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Am
Any time of year (Any time of year)
B7
You can find it here
 
 
[Verse]
 
Em
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
B7
She got the Mercedes bends
Dsus2
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
Em6
She calls friends
C
How they dance in the courtyard
G
Sweet summer sweat
Am
Some dance to remember
B7
Some dance to forget
 
Em
So I called up the Captain
B7
"Please bring me my wine"
Dsus2
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here
Em6
Since nineteen sixty-nine"
C
And still those voices
G
Are calling from far away
Am
Wake you up in the middle of the night
B7
Just to hear them say...
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C                         G
Welcome to the Hotel California
B7
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Em
Such a lovely face
C                                 G
They living' it up at the Hotel California
Am
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
B7
Bring your alibis
 
 
[Verse]
 
Em
Mirrors on the ceiling
B7
The pink champagne on ice
Dsus2
And she said "We are all just prisoners here
Em6
Of our own device"
C
And in the master's chambers
G
They gathered for the feast
Am
They stab it with their steely knives
B7
But they just can't kill the beast
 
Em
Last thing I remember, I was
B7
Running for the door
Dsus2
I had to find the passage back
Em6
To the place, I was before
C
"Relax", said the night man
G
"We are programmed to receive
Am
You can check out any time you like
B7
But you can never leave!"
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