For any rock fan, learning how to pay Hotel California on the piano or the guitar is a must. This is one of the greatest songs to have ever graced the airways. So few songs have attained such a status, but Hotel California is one of those that have spanned the generations. People who were born around the time the song was released will definitely recognize it, and even younger generations recognize it as well. Thus, guitar and piano players who are fans of such a song would love to learn how they can cover the song.
In order to cover the song, the first thing that you need to learn would be Hotel California Chords. Without the chords, you will not be able to play the accompaniment to the vocals. Whether you’re covering the full song, or simply doing an acoustic cover with a guitar or piano, chords are still important.
Without further adieu, here are the Hotel California chords that you are looking for:
Bm F#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
A E
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
G D
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#
I had to stop for the night
Bm F#
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
A E
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
G D
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Em F#
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say
CHORUS
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G D
Welcome to the Hotel California.
Em Bm7
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
G D
(1)Plenty of room at the Hotel California
(2)They livin’ it up at the Hotel California
Em F#
(1)Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
(2)What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring your alibis
(repeat chords for the next verses)
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the captain; “Please bring me my wine.”
“We haven’t had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine”
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say
CHORUS (with ending 2)
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
And she said “We are all just prisoners here, of our own device”
And in the master’s chambers, they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can’t kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
“Relax” said the nightman, “We are programmed to receive”
“You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave”
(Instrumental and fade)
