Intro 1
C Fdim7 C/G G9sus4 G9
Strofa 1
C Fdim7
Well baby, there you stand
C/G G9sus4
With your little head, down in your hand
G9 F C/E
Oh, my God, you can't believe,
Dm7 C/E
it's happening again
F C/E
Your baby's gone, and you're all alone
Dm7 G9sus4 G9
And it looks like the end
Strofa 2
C Fdim7
And you're back out on the street
C/G G9sus4
And you're tryin' to remember
G9 F C/E
How do you start it over
Dm7 C/E
You don't know if you can
F C/E
You don't care much for a stranger's touch
Dm7 G9sus4 G9
But you can't hold your man
Ritornello 1
Am7 E7/Ab
You never thought you'd be alone
G D/F#
This far down the line
F Em
But I know what's been on your mind
Dm G7 C
You're afraid it's all been wasted time
Ponte 1
Bm7 E7 Am
The autumn leaves have got you thinking
Bm7 E7 Am Bbdim7
About the first time that you fell
Bm7 E7 Am C/G
You didn't love the boy too much, no, no
F C/E Dm7b5
You just loved the boy too well,
G9sus4 G9
farewell
Strofa 3
C Fdim7
So you live day to day
C/G G9sus4 G9
And you dream about tomorrow,
F C/E
And the hours go by like minutes
Dm7 C/E
And the shadows come to stay
F C/E
So you take a little something
Dm7 G9sus4 Abdim7
To make them go away
Ritornello 2
Am7 E7/Ab
I could have done so many things, baby
G D/F#
If I could only stop my mind
F Em
From wonderin' what I left behind
Dm G7 C
And from worrying 'bout this wasted time
Ponte 2
Ab C
Ooh, another love has come and gone
Ab C Dm
Ooh, and the years keep rushing on
C/E F C/E
I remember what you told me
Dm7 C/E
before you went out on your own
F C/E
Sometimes to keep it together,
Dm7 G9sus4 Abdim7
we got to leave it alone
Ritornello 3
Am7 E7/Ab
So you can get on with your search, baby
G D/F#
And I can get on with mine
F Em
And maybe someday we will find
Dm G7
That it wasn't really wasted time
Finale 1
C C/E F G9sus4 Ab
C C/E F G9sus4 Ab Bb
C C/E F G9sus4
Ab Fm C
Well, baby, there you stand.
With your little head down in your hands.
Oh, my God, you can't believe It's happening again
Your baby's gone and you're all alone and it looks like the end
You're back out on the street snd you're trying to remember
How do you start it over? You don't know if you can.
You don't care much for a stranger's touch but you can't hold your man
You never thought you'd be alone this far down the line
And I know what's been on your mind You're afraid it's all been wasted time
The autumn leaves have got you thinkin' about the first time that you fell
You didn't love the boy too much, no no, you just loved the boy too well
So you live from day to day, and you dream about tomorrow
And the hours go by like minutes, and the shadows come to stay
So you take a little somethin' to make them go away
I could 've done so many things, baby if I could only stop my mind
From wonderin' what I left behind, and from worryin' about this wasted time
Another love has come and gone and the years keep rushin' on
I remember what you told me before you went out on your own
"Sometimes to keep it together, we got to leave it alone."
So you can get on with your search, baby, and I can get on with mine
And maybe someday we will find that it wasn't really wasted time.
Dall'album
Hotel California
Eagles · 1976 · Track 0