Hotel California (live version)

Verse 1

 On a dark desert highway

 Cool wind in my hair

 Warm smell of colitas

 Rising up through the air

 Up ahead in the distance

 I saw a shimmering light

 My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

 I had to stop for the night

Verse 2

 There she stood in the doorway

 I heard the mission bell

 And I was thinkin' to myself

 "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"

 Then she lit up a candle

 And she showed me the way

 There were voices down the corridor

 I thought I heard them say

Chorus

 "Welcome to the Hotel California

 Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)

 Such a lovely face

 Plenty of room at the Hotel California

 Any time of year (Any time of year)

 You can find it here"

Verse 3

 Her mind is Tiffany-twisted

 She got the Mercedes Benz, uh

 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

Verse 4

 So I called up the Captain

 "Please bring me my wine"

 He said, "We haven't had that spirit here

 Since 1969"

 And still those voices are callin'

 From far away

 Wake you up in the middle of the night

 Just to hear them say

Chorus

 "Welcome to the Hotel California

 Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)

 Such a lovely face

 They livin' it up at the Hotel California

 What a nice surprise (What a nice surprise)

 Bring your alibis"

Verse 5

 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

Verse 6

 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 night man

 "We are programmed to receive

 You can check out any time you like

 But you can never leave"

Guitar Solo