
Hotel California
Eagles
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Tom:
[Intro]
[Intro - Tab 1]
Bm B7(4/9) Em F#7 Bm B7(4/9) F#7 Em Bm F#7
[Intro - Tab 2]
A E7 G D Em F#7
[Primeira Parte - Dedilhado]
Bm F#7 A E7 G D Em F#7
[Primeira Parte]
Bm
On a dark desert highway
F#7
Cool wind in my hair
A
Warm smell of colitas
E7
Rising up through the air
G
Up ahead in the distance
D
I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#7
I had to stop for the night
[Segunda Parte]
Bm
There she stood in the doorway
F#7
I heard the mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself
E7
This could be 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#7
I thought I heard them say
[Refrão]
[Primeira Parte]
Bm
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
F#7
She got the Mercedes-Benz
A
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
E
That she calls friends
G
How they dance in the courtyard
D
Sweet summer sweat
Em
Some dance to remember
F#7
Some dance to forget
[Segunda Parte]
Bm
So I called up the Captain
F#7
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
D
are calling from far away
Em
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#7
Just to hear them say
[Refrão]
G D
Welcome to the Hotel California
F#7
Such a lovely place
Bm
Such a lovely face
G D
We're livin' it up at the Hotel California
Em
What a nice surprise
F#7
Bring your alibis
[Terceira Parte]
[Primeira estrofe - Pausa]
Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling
F#7
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
The stab it with their steely knives
F#7
But they just can't kill the beast
[Segunda Parte]
Bm
Last thing I remember, I was
F#7
Running for the door
A
I had to find the passage back
E
To the place I was before
G
Relax, said the night man
D
We are programmed to receive
Em
You can check out any time you like
F#7
But you can never leave
[Solo] Bm F#7 A E7
G D Em F#7
[Solo Final]
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