Hotel California (The Big Lebowski)

 31. Hotel California (The Big Lebowski) page 1

b (vi) On a dark desert highway, F# (III) cool wind in my hair

A (V) Warm smell of colitas, E (II) rising up through the air

G (IV) Up ahead in the distance, D (I) I saw a shimmering light

em (ii) My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

F# (III) I had to stop for the night.

b (vi) There she stood in the doorway; F# (III) I heard the mission bell

A (V) And I was thinking to myself

'This could be E (II) heaven or this could be Hell'

G (IV) Then she lit up a candle D (I) and she showed me the way

e (ii) There were voices down the corridor, F# (III) I thought I heard them say

G (IV) Welcome to the Hotel D (I) California

Such a F# (III) lovely place (such a lovely place) Such a b (vi) lovely face.

G (IV) Plenty of room at the Hotel D (I) California

Any e (vi) time of year (any time of year) you can F# (III) find it here

b (vi) Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, F# (III) she got the Mercedes Benz

A (V) She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, E (II) that she calls friends

G (IV) How they dance in the courtyard, D (I) sweet summer sweat

e (ii) Some dance to remember, F# (III) some dance to forget

 

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b (vi) So I called up the Captain, F# (III) 'Please bring me my wine'

He said, A (V) 'we haven't had that spirit here since E (II) nineteen sixty-nine'

G (IV) And still those voices are calling from D (I) far away,

e (ii) Wake you up in the middle of the night F# (III) Just to hear them say"

G (IV) Welcome to the Hotel D (I) California

Such a F# (III) lovely place (such a lovely place) Such a b (vi) lovely face.

They G (IV) livin' it up at the Hotel D (I) California

What a e (ii) nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your F# (III) alibis

b (vi) Mirrors on the ceiling, F# (III) The pink champagne on ice

A (V) And she said, 'we are all just prisoners here, E (II) of our own device'

G (IV) And in the master's chambers, D (I) They gathered for the feast

e (ii) They stab it with their steely knives, But they F# (III) just can't kill the beast

b (vi) Last thing I remember, I was F# (III) Running for the door

A (V) I had to find the passage back to the E (II) place I was before

G (IV) 'Relax' said the night man, D (I) 'We are programmed to receive.

e (ii)You can check out any time you like,

F# (III) But you can never leave!'