[Verse 1 - Drums in] [Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair [A] Warm smell of colitas, [E] rising up through the air [G] Up ahead in the distance, I [D] 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#] I heard the mission bell [A] And I was thinking to myself, [E] heaven or this could be hell [G] Then she lit up a candle and she [D] showed me the way [Em] There were voices down the corridor, [F#] I thought I heard them say...
[Chorus] [G] Welcome to the hotel Cali [D] fornia; [F#] lovely place, [Bm] lovely face [G] Plenty of room at the hotel Cali [D] fornia, [Em] time of year, you can [F#] find it here
[Verse 2] [Bm] Her mind is tiffany-twisted, [F#] she got the Mercedes Benz [A] She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that [E] she calls friends [G] How they dance in the courtyard, [D] sweet summer sweat. [Em] Some dance to remember, [F#] some dance to forget [Bm] So I called up the captain, [F#] please bring me my wine [A] haven t had that spirit here since [E] nineteen sixty nine [G] And still those voices are calling from [D] far away [Em] Wake you up in the middle of the night, [F#] just to hear them say
[Chorus] [G] Welcome to the hotel Cali [D] fornia; [F#] lovely place, [Bm] lovely face [G] They re living it up at the hotel Cali [D] fornia [Em] nice surprise, bring your [F#] alibis
[Verse 3] [Bm] Mirrors on the ceiling, [F#] the pink champagne on ice [A] we are all just prisoners here, [E] of our own device [G] And in the masters chambers, [D] they gathered for the feast [Em] The stab it with their steely knives, [F#] just (snare) can't (snare) kill the (snare - flamenco fill) beast [Bm] Last thing I remember, I was [F#] running for the door [A] I had to find the passage back, [E] place I was before [G] relax, said the night man, [D] programmed to receive. [Em] You can checkout any time you like, [F#] (F#stop+snare) but you can never leave! (F#F#F#)
[Another Chorus? - use snare to bring back in] [G] Welcome to the hotel Cali [D] fornia; [F#] lovely place, [Bm] lovely face [G] They re living it up at the hotel Cali [D] fornia [Em] nice surprise, bring your [F#] alibis
Rupert Holmes-Escape The Pina Colada Song - BPM - 68
[Intro - USE STRUMMING LATER TO SIMULATE DRUM FILLS? - Play Gm as G5? - easier to groove] F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm-3x0033 OR C7add9-x32333 F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm
[Verse 1] I was [NC] tired of my [F] lady, [START LOOP][Am][G][F] we'd been tog [Dm] ether too [C] long [Em][Dm][C] like a worn [Gm] out rec [PLAY LOOP] [F] ording [Am][G][F] of a [Dm] favorite [C] song [Em][Dm][C] So while she [Gm] lay there
[F] sleepin' [Am][G][F] I read the [Dm] paper in [C] bed [Em][Dm][C] and in the [Gm] personal [F] columns [Am][G][F] there was this [Dm] letter I [C] read [Em][Dm][C] If you like [Gm]piña
[Chorus - PLAY EXTRA CHORDS OVER LOOP TO BUILD] [F] coladas [Am][G][F] and gettin' caught [Dm] in the [C] rain [Em][Dm][C] if you're [Gm] not into [F] yoga [Am][G][F] if you [Dm] have half a [C] brain [Em][Dm][C] (big strums for next bit) [C]if you like [Gm] makin' love at
[F] midnight [Am][G][F] in the [Dm] dunes of [C] a cape [Em][Dm][C] then I'm the [Gm] love that you've [F] looked for [Am][G][F] wri [Dm] te to me and [C] escape [Em][Dm][C][Gm]
[Interlude] F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm
[Verse 2] I didn't [Gm] think about my [F] lady, [Am][G][F] I know that [Dm] sounds kind of [C] mean [Em][Dm][C] But me and [Gm] my old [F] lady [Am][G][F] had fallen i [Dm] nto the sa [C] me old dull [Em7] routine [Dm][C]
So I [Gm] wrote to the [F] paper, [Am][G][F] took out a [Dm] personal [C] ad [Em][Dm][C] And though I [Gm] 'm nobody's [F] poet, [Am][G][F] I thought it [Dm] wasn't half [C] bad [Em7][Dm] (big strummy figure to simulate drum roll) [C] yes I like [Gm]piña
[Chorus] [F] coladas [Am][G][F] and getting [Dm] caught in the [C] rain [Em][Dm][C] I'm not [G] much into [F] health food, [Am][G][F] I am [Dm] into cham [C] pagne [Em][Dm][C] I've got to [Gm] meet you by
[F] tomorrow [Am] noon [G][F] and cut through [Dm] all this [C] red tape [Em][Dm][C] At a [Gm] bar called [F] O'Malley's [Am][G][F] where we'll [Dm] plan our [C] escape [Em][Dm][C][Gm]
[Interlude] F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm
[Verse 3] So I waited with [F] high hopes [Am][G][F] and she [Dm] walked in the [C] place [Em][Dm][C] I knew her [Gm] smile in an [F] instant, [Am][G][F] I knew the [Dm] curve of her [C] face [Em][Dm][C]
It was my [Gm] own lovely [F] lady [Am][G][F] and she [Dm] said, "Aw, [C] it's you [Em][Dm][C] Then we [G] laughed for a [F] moment [Am][G][F] and I [Dm] said, "I [C] never knew. [Em][Dm][C]
[Chorus] That you like [Gm] piña [F] colada [Am][G][F] and gettin' cau [Dm] ght in the [C] rain [Em][Dm][C] And the [Gm] feel of the [F] ocean [Am][G][F] and the [Dm] taste of [C] champagne [Em][Dm][C] If you like maki [Gm] ng love at
[F] midnight [Am][G][F] in the [Dm] dunes on the [C] cape [Em][Dm][C] You're the [G] lady I've [F] looked for [Am][G][F] come with [Dm] me and [C] escape [Em][Dm][C]
[Interlude] F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | [C] If you like [Gm]piña
[Chorus - keep playing solo] [F] coladas [Am][G][F] and gettin' caught [Dm] in the [C] rain [Em][Dm][C] if you're [Gm] not into [F] yoga [Am][G][F] if you [Dm] have half a [C] brain [Em][Dm][C] if you like [Gm] makin' love at
[F] midnight [Am][G][F] in the [Dm] dunes of [C] a cape [Em][Dm][C] then I'm the [Gm] love that you've [F] looked for [Am][G][F] wri [Dm] te to me and [C] escape [Em][Dm][C] Yes, I like [Gm] piña
[F] coladas [Am][G][F] and getting [Dm] caught in the [C] rain [Em][Dm][C] I'm not [G] much into [F] health food, [Am][G][F] I am [Dm] into cham [C] pagne [Em][Dm][C] [C] if you like [Gm] makin' love at
[F] midnight [Am][G][F] in the [Dm] dunes on the [C] cape [Em][Dm][C] You're the [G] lady I've [F] looked for [Am][G][F] come with [Dm] me and [C] escape [Em][Dm][C]
[End] [C]
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