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On a dark desert highway,
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cool wind in my hair
G
Warm smell of colitas,
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
E
I had to stop for the night
Am
There she stood in the doorway;
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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,
E
I thought I heard them say
Am
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted,
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She got the Mercedes Bends
G
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that
D
she calls friends
F
How they dance in the courtyard,
C
sweet summer sweat
Dm
Some dance to remember,
E
some dance to forget
Am
So I called up the Captain;
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Please bring me my wine' (he said)
G
We haven't had that spirit here since
D
nineteen sixty-nine'
F
And still those voices are calling from
C
far away
Dm
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F
Welcome to the Hotel Cali
C
fornia
Such a
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lovely place (such a lovely place) such a
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lovely face
They
F
livin' it up at the Hotel Cali
C
fornia
What a
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nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your
E
alibis
Am
Mirrors on the ceiling,
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the pink champagne on ice (and he
said)
G
We are all just prisoners here,
D
of our own device
F
And in the master's chambers,
C
they gathered for the feast
Dm
They stab it with their steely knives nut they
E
just can't kill the beast
Am
Last thing I remember, I was running
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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 are
C
programmed to receive
Dm
You can check out any time you like
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But you can never leave!
