Hotel California By Eagles Chords and Tabs

Hotel California Chords

Intro : Bm, F#, A, E, G, D, Em, F#

[Bm]On a dark desert highway, [F#]cool wind in my hair
[A]Warm smell of colitas, [E]rising through the air
[G]Up ahead in the distance, [D]I saw a shimering light
[Em]My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, [F#]I had to stop for the night

[Bm]There she stood in the doorway, [F#]I heard the mission bell
[A]And I was thinking to myself: this could be [E]heaven or this could be hell
[G]Then she lit up a candle [D]and she showed me the way
[Em]There were voices down the corridor; [F#]I thought I heard them say:

"[G]Welcome to the Hotel Califor[D]nia
[F#]Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Bm]lovely face
[G]Plenty of room at the Hotel Califor[D]nia
Any [Em]time of year (any time of year), you can [F#]find it here"

[Bm]Her mind is Tiffany twisted, [F#]she got the Mercedes Benz
[A]She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, [E]that she calls friends
[G]How they dance in the courtyard, [D]sweet summer sweat
[Em]Some dance to remember, [F#]some dance to forget

[Bm]So I called up the captain, "[F#]Please bring me my wine", He said
[A]"We haven't had that spirit here since [E]nineteen sixty-nine"
[G]And still those voices are calling from [D]far away
[Em]Wake you up in the middle of the night, [F#]just to hear them say:

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

[Bm]Mirrors on the ceiling, [F#]the pink champagne on ice, and she said
"[A]We are all just prisoners here, [E]of our own device"
[G]And in the master's chambers, [D]they gathered for the feast
[Em]They stab it with their steely knives but they [F#]just can't kill the beast

[Bm]Last thing I remember, I was [F#]running for the door
[A]I had to find the passage back to the [E]place I was before
[G]Relax," said the night man, "We are [D]programmed to receive
[Em]You can check out any time you like, but [F#]you can never leave"

HOTEL CALIFORNIA by The Eagles (Live Version)

*a 12 string strums each of the chords
*a classical guitar does the picking

  Bm9                                     A/B (an A works as well)
|-9-------------------------------------|-X-------------------------------|
|-7---------------2-3-5-7-7/8\7-5/7~~~~-|-10-------3-2--------------------|
|-7--4-4h6p4p3-4------------------------|-9---2-4------0-2-2h4-2----------|
|-7-------------------------------------|-11----------------------4/2-----|
|-9-------------------------------------|-12--------------------------5/7-|
|-7-------------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|

 Em                              ******REPEAT******          F#7
-7--------0------0------0------0|---7p0---10p0-|-----7-6-7-9-10-9-10-12/  14-2|
-8------0------0------0------0--|--8-----8-----|---8--------------------  ---2|
-9----0------2------4------7----|-9-----9------|-9----------------------  ---3|
-9--2------4------5------9------|--------------|-----------------2------  ----| 
-X------------------------------|--------------|---------------4--------  ----|
-X------------------------------|--------------|-------------2----------  ----|

*5 BARS OF PERCUSSION THEN PLAY:

  Bm9                                    A/B
|-9----2h3p2---2-2---2---|-------------|-X-----------------------
|-7----------5-----5---3-|-5p3---3-----|-10------3p2---2--2------
|-7--4-------------------|-----4---2/4-|-9---2-4-----4------2--4-
|-7----------------------|-------------|-11----------------------
|-9----------------------|-------------|-12----------------------
|-7----------------------|-------------|-9-----------------------

                                Em
-----------------7--9-10-9-10-|-12\----------0--------0--------0-
-----5-8--7-7-8h10------------|------------0--------0--------0---
-6-7--------------------------|----------0--------2--------4-----
------------------------------|-------2--------4--------5--------
------------------------------|----------------------------------
------------------------------|----------------------------------

                             F#7
-------0-7p0---10-12-10----|---9-9h10p9/7-7h9p7/6--3-2-2-2-3-2--0-2-----  -----|
-----0------------------12-|----------------------------------------3--2  -----|
---7-----------------------|--------------------------------------------  -4-3-|
-9-----------9-------------|--------------------------------------------  -----|
---------------------------|--------------------------------------------  -----|
---------------------------|--------------------------------------------  -----|

*The next part is repeated throughout the song with minor variations
 (capoed on 7th fret of a 12 string)

|-----------0-----|------2-----|------0-------|----------0-|----------0- ------|
|-------0---------|----0---2-4-|----3-----3---|------0-----|------1----- ------|
|-----0---0---0-2-|--2---------|--2-----2---2-|----0---0---|----0------- ----0-|
|---2-------------|1-----------|0-------------|--2---------|--2-----2--- 0h2---|
|-----------------|------------|--------------|4-----------|3----------- ------|
|-0---------------|------------|--------------|------------|------------ ------|

|-------3------|------------0---|-----------2---|
|-----0-----0--|--------1-------|-------0-------|
|---0-----0----|------0---0-----|---0-2---2-----|
|--------------|----2-----------|---------------|
|-2------------|--0-------------|-2-------------|
|-------------3|--------------0-|---------------|

*This is the bass run which leads into the song.
  Bm         F#               A          E
|----------|----------------|-----------|-------------0-|
|----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
|----------|----------------|-----------|-------1---1---|
|------2-4-|-2-----0h2p0----|-----------|-----0---0-----|
|-5--------|-------------4--|-4----5-7\-|2--2-----------|
|----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
  G                D              Em         F#
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
|-----------------|---0---/4----|-2----4-5-|-4h5p4p2-4-|
|-2----4---5-(5)\-|4----0-----5-|----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|