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INTRO:( finger-picked, using just the thumb and index finger )
Bm
--2--2--------2-----------2---------0--2---|
--3-----3--------3-----------3-------------|
--4--------4--------4-----------4----------|
--4--------------------4------------4--4---|
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F#m
--2--2--------2----------| short |--2-----------|
--2-----2--------2-------| pause |-----2--------|
--2--------2--------2----| |--------2-----|
--4--------------------4-| |-----------4--|
--4----------------------| |--------------|
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A
--2--2--------2---------------------------|
--2-----2--------2------3--2-----5--2-----|
--2--------2--------2---------2--------2--|
--2---------------------------------------|
--0---------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
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Em
--0--0--------0--------0--| short |--0--------|
--0-----0--------0-----0--| pause |-----0-----|
--0-----------------0--0--| |--------0--|
--2--------2-----------2--| |-----------|
--2--------------------2--| |-----------|
--0--------------------0--| |-----------|
G h=hammer
--3--3---------3-----------3---------------3-----|
--3-----3---------3-----------3-------3h5-----5--|
--4--------4---------4-----------4---------------|
--5---------------------5-------------5----------|
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D h=hammer p=pull off
------2--------2-----------2------2h3p2---------|
--3------3--------3-----------3-----------3-----|
------------2--------2-----------------------2--|
--0---------------------0-----------------------|
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Em
-----0-----------0-----------0--------0--------|
--------0-----------0-----------0--------0-----|
-----------0-----------0--------------------0--|
--------------2--------------------2-----------|
--------------------------2--------------------|
--0--------------------------------------------|
F# Bm
--2--2--------2-----------| short |--2-------------2----|
--2-----2--------2--------| pause |-----2----------3----|
--3--------3--------3-----| |--------3-------4----|
--4--------------------4--| |-----------4----4----|
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Bm
On a dark desert highway
F#m
Cool wind in my hair
A
Warm smell of Colitas
Em
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#
I had to stop for the night
Bm
There she stood in the doorway
F#m
I heard the mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself this could be-
Em
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#
I thought I heard them say
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( CHORUS )
G D
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-fornia
F#
Such a lovely place
Bm
Such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali-fornia
Em F#
Any time of year - You can find it here.
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Bm
Her mind is Tiffany twisted
F#m
She got the Mercedes Benz - uh-huh
A
She got alot of pretty, pretty boys
Em
That she calls friends
G
How they dance in the court yard
D
Swee--eet summer sweat
Em
Some dance to remember
F#
some dance to forget
Bm
So I called up the captain
F#m
Please bring me my wine - he said
A
We haven't had that spirit here since
Em
Nineteen sixty nine
G
And still those voices are calling from
D
Faa--aar awaa--aay
Em
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#
Just to hear them say
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( CHORUS )
G D
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-fornia
F#
Such a lovely place
Bm
Such a lovely face
G D
They're livin' it up at the Hotel Cali-fornia
Em
What a nice surprise
F#
Bring your alibis
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Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling
F#m
Pink champagne on ice - and she said
A
We are all just prisoners here
Em
Of our own device
G
And in the masters chambers
D
They gathered for their feast
Em
They stab it with their steely knives - but they
F#
just can't kill the beast
Bm
Last thing I remember,- I was
F#m
Running for the door
A
I had to find the passage back, to the
Em
place I was before
G
Relax said the night man we are
D
Programmed to receive
Em
You can check out any time you like
F#
But you can never leave
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( LEAD ) /=slide up =slide down h=hammer
v=vibrate x=mute p=pulloff
(very quickly)
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--------10--12---12/15---10h12-----|-------7--------|----------------|
-///11--------------------------9--|--7h9-----7-----|----------------|
-----------------------------------|-------------8v-|--7h8h9p7h8v----|
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-------7--------------------7----------------|
--7h9-----7------------7h9-----7-------------|
-------------9--7--9--------------9--7--9--7-|
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--------10-------------------|
--9/12------1210--7--10--8--|
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--7-----9/12--12--10--10p7------|---------10-------------|
-----7----------------------10--|--10/12------1210--8v--|
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--------10-----------------------|
--7/11------119--7----7--6--7v--|
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*= kill the note as soon as it's struck
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-------7h8*--7h8p7*---------7h8*--7h8*--7h8p7*--------|
--7/9----------------9--7-----------------------9--7--|
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--------10------10---------------------|
--9/11------11------9h11p9------9h11v--|
----------------------------12---------|
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-------10------10------10------10------------------------------|
--9h11----9h11----9h11----9h11----9h11p9----9--9h11v//////////-|
-----------------------------------------12--------------------|
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^=bend up so note equals 1 fret
-----------------------|----------7-------|------10-------------|
--9^--7h8p7------------|-------7-----9--7-|-9/12----12-11-10-9--|
--x----------7h9p7-----|--7h9-------------|---------------------|
--x-----------------9--|------------------|---------------------|
--x--------------------|------------------|---------------------|
--x--------------------|------------------|---------------------|
-------10--10--12--10--12/14--1412--10------|
--9/12-----------------------------------12--|
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---------14--15--17p15p14------------|
--15h17--------------------15--15-17-|
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---------17--17------------|--------------------|
--17/19----------19p17h19v-|-17--19p17------17--|
---------------------------|------------18------|
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---------17--17------------|--------------------|
--17/19----------19p17h19v-|-17--19p17------17--|
---------------------------|------------18------|
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--7//10v----------------------------------------|
----------15--12--15--12--15p12p0----------11v--|
----------x------------------------12--11-------|
----------x-------------------------------------|
----------x-------------------------------------|
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note-during this part- on the 12's- bend, then gradually release
--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12p10p0---10p7p0-------|
--x-----------------------------------------------12v--|
--x----------------------------------------------------|
--x----------------------------------------------------|
--x----------------------------------------------------|
--x----------------------------------------------------|
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--10p7p0--------------10v-|
----------9--7--9/11------|
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-------10----8---7-----------------------------------8/9-8--7-|
--9/11----11---9---7--9---7--------------------------9/119--7-|
------------------------9---7--9---7---5---------7-9-----------|
---------------------------------9---7---7-5-7/9---------------|
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---------------------------7--9---|
--7--8--8--10--12--11--11--9--11--|
--7--9--9--11--12--11--11---------|
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-14-10-----14-10-----14-10-----14-10-----14-10-----|
-x-----12--------12--------12--------12--------12--|
-x-------------------------------------------------|
-x-------------------------------------------------|
-x-------------------------------------------------|
-x-------------------------------------------------|
--9--------9--------9-----11///14v--|
----10-------10-------10------------|
-------11-------11------------------|
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--9-------9-------9------9-------9-------|
----10------10------10-----10------10----|
-------9-------9-------9------9-------9--|
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--7------7------7-----9//12v--|
----8------8------8-----------|
------9------9----------------|
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--7------7-----7-----7-----7------|
----8------8-----8-----8-----8----|
------7------7-----7-----7-----7--|
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--5------5-----5----7//10v--|
----7------7-----7----------|
------7------7--------------|
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--3------3-----3-----3-----3------|
----5------5-----5-----5-----5----|
------4------4-----4-----4-----4--|
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--6------6------6----7//9--7h9p7--6---|
----7------7------7-------------------|
------6------6------------------------|
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