Capo 2
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x2
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C
Dm
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Am
On a dark desert highway,
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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
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I had to stop for the night
Am
There she stood in the doorway;
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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,
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I thought I heard them say...
F
Welcome to the Hotel Cali
C
fornia.
Such a
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lovely
place, (such a lovely place), such a
Am
lovely
face
F
Plenty
of room at the Hotel Cali
C
fornia
Any
Dm
time
of year, (any time of year) You can
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find
it here
Am
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted,
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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
Some dance to remember,
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some dance to forget
Am
So I called up the captain;
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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
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Just to hear them say...
F
Welcome to the Hotel Cali
C
fornia.
Such a
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lovely
place, (such a lovely place), such a
Am
lovely
face
They're
F
livin'
it up at the Hotel Cali
C
fornia
What a
Dm
nice
surprise, (what a nice surprise) Bring your
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alibis
Am
Mirrors on the ceiling;
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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
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just
can't kill the beast
Am
Last thing I remember, I was
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running for the door
G
I had to find the passage back to the
D
place
I was before
F
"Relax" said the night man; we are
C
programmed to receive
Dm
You can check out any time you like
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But you can never leave...
Am
fade
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out
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D
F
C
Dm
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