Hotel California by Eagles - Easy Chords for Ukulele

Intro: [Am] [E7] [G] [D] [F] [C] [Dm] [E7]

Verse 1

[Am]On a dark desert highway [E7]cool wind in my hair

[G]Warm smell of colitas [D]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

Verse 2

[Am]There she stood in the doorway [E7]I heard the mission bell

[G]And I was thinking to myself this could be [D]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]Welcome to the Hotel Cali[C]fornia

Such a [E7]lovely place such a [Am]lovely face

[F]Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali[C]fornia

Any [Dm]time of year you can [E7]find it here

Verse 3

[Am]Her mind is Tiffany twisted [E7]she got the Mercedes bends

[G]She got a lot of pretty pretty boys [D]that she calls friends

[F]How they dance in the courtyard [C]sweet summer sweat

[Dm]Some dance to remember [E7]some dance to forget

Verse 4

[Am]So I called up the captain [E7]please bring me my wine

He said [G]we haven't had that spirit here since [D]1969

[F]And still those voices are calling from [C]far away

[Dm]Wake you up in the middle of the night [E7]just to hear them say

Chorus

[F]Welcome to the Hotel Cali[C]fornia

Such a [E7]lovely place such a [Am]lovely face

[F]Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali[C]fornia

Any [Dm]time of year you can [E7]find it here

Verse 5

[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

Verse 6

[Am]Last thing I remember I was [E7]running for the door

[G]I had to find the passage back to the [D]place I was before

[F]Relax said the nightman we are [C]programmed to receive

[Dm]You can check out anytime you like [E7]but you can never leave

Chorus

[F]Welcome to the Hotel Cali[C]fornia

Such a [E7]lovely place such a [Am]lovely face

They [F]livin' it up at the Hotel Cali[C]fornia

What a [Dm]nice surprise bring your [E7]alibis [Am]

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