[Hm] 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 Cali[D]fornia,
Such a [F#]lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Hm]lovely face.
[G]Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali[D]fornia,
Any [Em]time of year (any time of year) you can [F#]find it here".

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

[Hm] 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 Cali[D]fornia,
Such a [F#]lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Hm]lovely face.
They're [G]livin' it up at the Hotel Cali[D]fornia,
What a [Em]nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your [F#]alibis".

[Hm] 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.

[Hm] 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".