Heartless California by Eagles and Kanye West
PERF: 047
DRUMS:U39-Country3
70
[Intro]
Am E7 G D F C Dm E7 x2
[Verse]
Am E7
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
G D
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
F C
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Dm
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
E7
I had to stop for the night
Am E7
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
G
And I was thinking to myself
D
This could be heaven or this could be hell
F C
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Dm
There were voices down the corridor,
E7
I thought I heard them say...
[Chorus]
F C
Welcome to the Hotel California.
E7 Am
Such a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
F C
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Dm E7
Any time of year, (any time of year) You can find it here
[Verse]
Am E7
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, She got the Mercedes bends
G D
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends
F C
How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Dm E7
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
Am E7
So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said)
G D
We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
F C
and still those voices are calling from far away
Dm
Wake you up in the middle of the night
E7
Just to hear them say...
[Chorus]
F C
Welcome to the Hotel California.
E7 Am
Such a lovely place, (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
F C
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
Dm E7
What a nice surprise, (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis
[Verse]
Am E7
Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (and she said)
G D
We are all just prisoners here, of our own device
F C
and in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
Dm
They stab it with their steely knives but they
E7
just can't kill the beast
Am E7
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
G D
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
F C
"Relax" said the night man; we are programmed to receive
Dm
You can check out any time you like
E7
But you can never leave...
[Transition]
Am E7 G D F C Dm E7
Am
In the night I hear them talk
Dm
The coldest story ever told
F
Somewhere far along this road
Dm
He lost his soul
Am Dm
To a woman so heartless
Am Dm
How could you be so heartless
How could you be so heartless
[Verse]
Am
How could you be so
Cold as the winter wind when it breeze yo
Just remember that you talking to me yo
G Am
You need to watch the way you talking to me yo
Am
I mean after all the things that we been through
I mean after all the things we got into
And yo I know some things you things that you ain't told me
G Am
Ayo I did some things but that's the old me
Am
And now you wanna pay me back, and you gon' show me
So you walk round like you don't me
You got them new friends, well I got homeys
G Am
But at the end its still so lonely
Am
In the night I hear them talk
Dm
The coldest story ever told
F
Somewhere far along this road
Dm
He lost his soul
Am Dm
To a woman so heartless
Am Dm
How could you be so heartless
How could you be so heartless
[Verse]
Am
How could be so Dr. Evil
You bringin' out the side of me that I dont know
I decided we weren't goin' speak so
G Am
Why we up 3 A.M. on the phone
Why does she be so mad at me fo'
Homie i dont know, she's hot and cold
I wont stop, i wont mess my groove up
G Am
Cause i already know how this thing go
Am
You run and tell your friends that you leaving me
They say that they don't see what you see in me
You wait a couple months then you gon' see
G Am
You'll never find nobody better than me
Hold...
Am
In the night I hear them talk
Dm
The coldest story ever told
F
Somewhere far along this road
Dm
He lost his soul
Am Dm
To a woman so heartless
Am Dm
How could you be so heartless
How could you be so heartless
(fade out)