[INTRO - BPM 134] Just drums B B B B - no chords then with chords - Drums B bB B bB - very slow Can fret Aadd2/B with just 1st finger - don't worry about high E too much - easier transition to B [Aadd2/B - X22220][B][Aadd2/B][B] x 3 [Aadd2/B][B][Aadd2/B][B] ([G#m7][G#m7/B]) (add little finger to 7 on low E of G#m7 to simulate bass line - i.e. add the B)
[VERSE 1 - Bass drum pattern - B x x B x x x x ] [A] I'm not in love, [Am] so don't forget it, [G#m7] It's just a [G#7] silly phase I'm [C#m] going through.( [C#m7] C#m7 riff) [A] And just because [Am] I call you up, [G#m7] Don't get me [G#7] wrong, don't [C#m] think you've got it made. [C#m7] (C#m7 riff)
[REFRAIN 1] [A] I'm not in love, no- [B] no. [B7]It's be [E] cause [A][G][A] (Pattern - ExxA xxxx GxxA xxxx)
[VERSE 2] [A] I like to see you, [Am] but then again, [G#m7] That doesn't [G#7] mean you mean that [C#m] much to me.(C#m7 riff) [A] So if I call you, [Am] don't make a fuss, [G#m7] Don't tell your fri [G#7] ends about the t [C#m] wo of us.(C#m7 riff)
[REFRAIN 2] [A] I'm not in love, no- [B] no. [B7]It's be [E] cause
[Instrumental] Chords below (From G#m slide up vocally to A) E C#m B G#m (hold) A
E ----12-11-9-9----11-12-11-9-----7--9--7-4-----4-----------4------------5-- B 9-----------9-------------9-----7-------4-----4--7--5--4--4------------5-- G 9-----------9-------------9-----8-------4-----4-----------4------------6-- D 9-------------------------------9-------------------------6------------7-- A ------------11------------11----9-------6-----------------6------------7-- E 0-----------9-------------9-----7-------4-----4-----------4------------5--
Then adlib (big boys don't cry) [Aadd2/B - X22220][B][Aadd2/B][B] And eventually [Aadd2/B][B][Aadd2/B][B] ([G#m7][G#m7/B])
[VERSE 3] [A] I keep your picture [Am] upon the wall, [G#m7] It hides a [G#7] nasty stain that's [C#m] lyin' there (C#m7 riff) [A] So don't you ask me [Am] to give it back, [G#m7] I know you know it [G#] doesn't mean that [C#m] much to me (C#m7 riff)
[REFRAIN 4] [A] I'm not in love, no- [B] no. [B7] (It's be [E] cause).
[CHORUS 1 - Dadd2/E = 000230 or xx2232] [Am] Ooh, you'll [D7] wait a long time for [G] me, [Em] [Am] Ooh, you'll [D7] wait a long time. [Dadd2/E][E] (Dadd2 to E riff) [Am] Ooh, you'll [D7] wait a long time for [G] me, [Em] [Am] Ooh, you'll [D7] wait a long time. [Dadd2/E][E] (Dadd2 to E riff)
[VERSE 4] [A] I'm not in love, [Am] so don't forget it, [G#m7] It's just a [G#7] silly phase I'm [C#m] going through (C#m7 riff) [A] And just because [Am] I call you up, [G#m7] Don't get me [G#7] wrong, don't think you've [C#m] got it made (C#m7 riff)
[REFRAIN 3:(Fade)] Ooh, [A] I'm not in love, [Am] I'm not in lo-ve.
[INSTRUMENTAL CODA: (Fade)] [Aadd2/B - X22220][B][Aadd2/B][B] add6 for vocal riff [Aadd2/B - X22220][B][Aadd2/B][B] add6 for vocal riff
[End] (C#m7 riff) - all upbeats - just move little finger to 7 on B All before snare
E 4-4-4-4--------------------- B 5-7-5-7----------------------- G 4-4-4-4--------------------- D 6-------------------------- A 4-------------------------- E ----------------------------
(Dadd2 riff) E --------00-0----- B --3--3--33-0---- G --2--2--22-1----- D -----------2---- A -----------2---- E 0----------0----
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]
[Riff] E -------------15--12------ B -------13-15------------- G -12-14-------------12---- D ------------------------- A ------------------------- E -------------------------
E -------15-17-15--13-12-13--12--- B ------------------------------13 G -12-14-------------------------- D -------------------------------- A -------------------------------- E --------------------------------