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HOTEL CALIFORNIA Words and Music by DON FELDER, DON HENLEY and GLENN FREY Recorded by THE EAGLES TRADING LICKS “Hotel California" WORDS AND MUSIC BY DON HENLEY, GLENN FREY AND DON FELDER: 7 ‘TRANSCRIBED BY JEFF PERRIN (ama) (Gia) (Dsus2) 7) ‘Gtr. 1 chords: (played wicapo ‘behind 2nd fret) aa Bm AB Gir. 2 chords aay a Gur. 1: (Glenn Frey) 12-string acous. played with capo behind 2nd fre (chords showm in parentheses) Gira. 2 & 3: (Joe Walsh and Don Felder) G-string (nylon) acous. (fingerplcked) A] Pretude Free Time : Get (Ams) es ¢ ae : La) (A) (Osusay Em NC. uv 3 — SS Tsien octal! : to . i: netmesome = a 2 = a — * ms Seeeo ge" 2 —+ —- a - “9 2 5 > A ft EN aD 2) fee ee tt eee a ~ a ~ ~ a Za — a r + = at i ai 6 3 2 3. —+ ‘As heard on the The Eagies’ Geffen recording Hell Freezes Over ©1976, 1977 Cass County Music, Red Cloud Music and Fingers Music. All rights reserved. Made in U.S.A. Used by permission of Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. AMat. F1, 33014, All rights for Australia and New Zealand controlled and administered by Warner Bros. Music Autstratia Pry Limited (3-C.\. OU 6 068), trading as Warner!Chappell Music, I Cassins Avenue, North Sydney NSW 2060. International Capyright secured. A served. Unauthorised copying is illegal. 1a TRADING LIC Slow Rock d = 74 e (percussion enters) * Pay wicapo behind 2nd tet. Al pitches sound one whole sep higher than wien (key of Bin), Al iablaie postions are relative tothe capo, Gu.3 (Asus2) (Gia) er m A . ——— on 247 0 17 15 a GUITAR WORLD/MARCH 1998 : RADING LICKS © wv /, (Am) «en @ Bm Ve WAKER sedtyouIFA® WORLD © G © (Om) D Em Fe GX. 1 plays Ry. Fit (600 next page) [C) istverse On 8 dark desert highway cool wind In my hale warm smelt of coltas so «A (ey (G5) Bm Ff A rising up through the air Up ahead = inthe distance 1 saw a shimmering — light (07) - TRADING LICKS ho grew = heavy = and = my = sight «grew = dim Had to stop for the night ‘There she stood In the doorway (Om) (en (Am) Em Fe Bm é ‘6 Ry. Fig 1 2 io t — 4 4 + + =| — — — + st — + 2 ° + —+ > with the mission bell | was thinking to myself this couldbeheavenorthis could be heli Then she lit up the candle e (Gs) (07) ta) a OFF A & 65 and she showed me the way There © were voices «= down = the_-=—scorridor. = Thought 1 heard them say © (Om) Em €) ° Al “ice in parothoais played by Gu. 3 Welcome tothe = Hotel» California Such 8 lovely place (Such a lovely place) such 2 lovely face There's plenty of room at the Hotel California Any (Am) “ @ NC. D TRADING LICKS time of year (any time of—year) you can find there (Om) © Em a 6 [E] 2nd verse Her mind is Titteny twisted She got the Mercedes Benz Shegetalotof pretty pretty boys that she calls friends (Am) ) (cs) (09) 8m Fe A E 63. w/Rty. Fig. 2 site And they danced In the courtyard = Sweet summer sweat Some dance to remember Some dance to —_ forget 0 © (Om) 7) a G D Em Fe ‘Solcalted up the captain Please bring me my wine He said we haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine (Am) «) (G5 (09) 2 8m Fe A E ‘And still the voices are calling from far away ‘Wake you up in the middie of the night just to hear them say : ta) Co) (Om) © G D Em Fe 6 GG. plays Ay, FH simile F] Chorus Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) such a lovely face © © en (am) Ne. D Fa NC. Living it up at the Hotel California ‘What a nice surprise (What anice surprise) Bring your alibis © «© (Om) : D Em E out 83 ao 2 = Gis. 283 MARCH (OS CUITAR WORLD oe RADING LICKS G] 3rd Verse Mirrors on the ceiling Pink champagne once And she sald we are all just prisoners here of our own device (Am) 7) (65) (Osus2) 7 Bm FAT A &7 Andi their master's chambers they gather for the feast They stab it with thelr steely knives but they just can't kill the beast ta) © (Om) © 1 G D Em? Fa7 "het note n parenthesis w/ thumb Last thing | remember | was running for the door Uhad to find the passage back to the place | was before (am) (e7) (Gs) (Dsus2) 8m FHT A & W/Riy Figs 182 simde

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