Am
On a dark desert highway
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
E
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 Califor
C
nia
Such a
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lovely place (Such a lovely place)
F Plenty of room at the Hotel Califo
C
rnia
Any
Dm
time of year (Any time of year)
Am
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
E
She got the Mercedes-Benz
G
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
F
How they dance in the courtyard
Dm
Some dance to remember
Am
So I called up the Captain
E
"Please bring me my wine"
He said,
G "We haven't had that spirit here sinc
D
e 1969"
F And still those voices are calling from f
C
ar away
Dm
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F "Welcome to the Hotel Califor
C
nia
Such a
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lovely place (Such a lovely place)
They
F living it up at the Hotel Calif
C
ornia
What a
Dm
nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Am
Mirrors on the ceiling
E
The pink champagne on ice
And she said
G
: "We are all just prisoners here
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
E
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
C
are programmed to receive
Dm
You can check out any time you like
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But you can never leave!"
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