[Intro BPM 120 - G#m7b5/D = xx0102 - CAPO 1st fret for original key] -----Bm--------Bm/F#-Bm/A--Bm---------Bm/F#-Bm/A ||:--/---/---/___/---/---|--/---/---/___/----/--:||[x2]
[Keyboard riff] e |-2--2----keep Bm ringing apart from any part fretted with first finger B |-3--3------------------- G |-4--4------------------- D |-4--4------------------- A |-2--2-----0------------- E |-X--X--0h2--------------
[Verse 1 - Chug with no drums] [Bm] When I was young, it seemed that [Gmaj7] life was so [F#m7] wonderful, [(G)] A [A] miracle, oh, it was [G] beautiful, [E7/G#] magical, And all the [Bm] birds in the trees, well, they'd be [Gmaj7] singing so [F#m7] happily, [(G)] Oh, [A] joyfully, oh, [G] playfully [E7/G#] watching me
[Verse 2 - Full drums but slap snare] But then they [Bm] sent me away, to teach me [Gmaj7] how to be [F#m7] sensible, [(G)][A] Logical, oh, re - [G] sponsible, [E7/G#] practical, And then they [Bm] showed me a world where I [Gmaj7] could be so de - [F#m7] pendable, [(G)] Oh, [A] clinical, oh, intel - [G] lectual, [E7/G#] cynical
[Chorus - Just bass drum Bxxb Bxxx] There are [D] times when all the world's a - [G#m7b5/D - XX0102] sleep The questions run too [Gmaj7/D - XX0432] deep for such a simple (drums in) [C] man- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ----- [G] ---, Won't you (just bass drum) [D] please, ...please, tell me what we've [G#m7b5/D] learnt, I know it sounds ab - [Gmaj7/D] surd, Please, tell me who I [C] am- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ----- [G] --! -----C-----Em/B-----Am7---G |-/--/--/--/--|--/--/--/--/--|
[Verse 3 - Full snare] I said now, [Bm] watch what you say, they'll be [Gmaj7] calling you a [F#m7] radical, [(G)] A [A] liberal, oh, fan - [G] atical, [E7/G#] criminal, Oh, won't you [Bm] sign up your name? We'd like to [Gmaj7] feel you're ac - [F#m7] ceptable, [(G)] Re - [A] spectable, oh, pre - [G] sentable, a [E7/G#] vegetable, oh, take it, take it!
[Verse 4 - Sax solo - Full drums] ...Yeah! ---Bm----------Gmaj7-F#m7------(G)-A------------G------E7/G# |--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-| ---Bm----------Gmaj7-F#m7------(G)-A------------G------E7/G# |--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|
[Chorus - drums as per others] But at [D] night, when all the world's a - [G#m7b5/D] sleep, The questions run so [Gmaj7/D] deep for such a simple [C] man [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ---, [G] Won't you [D] please, please, tell me what we've [G#m7b5/D] learnt? (Oh, won't you tell me? Umm, tell me what!) I know it sounds ab - [Gmaj7/D] surd-----!, (Can you hear me? I know!) (Oh, won't you help me?) Please, tell me who I [C] am- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ---- [G] --, (Tell me who I am-------------!) who I [C] am- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ----- [G] --,
Who I [C] am- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ----- [G] --, who I [C] am- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ----- [G] ---! Yeah!
[Outro - Fade to End] ----B7-------------------------------------Em----Em7 ||:-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|
==================================================================== [Coda - with bass notes] This nine bar pattern repeats to the fade
h = Hammer-on notes
B7 e |-------2--2---------|--2-----------------|-------2--2---------| B |-------0--0---------|--0-----------------|-------0--0---------| G |-------2--2---------|--2-----------------|-------2--2---------| D |-------1--1---------|--1---0-h1----------|-------1--1---------| A |----0--2--2------0--|--2---------2--0----|----0--2--2---------| E |--2-----------------|--------------------|--2-----------2--1--|
Em Em7 B7 e |--------------------|-------2--2---------|---2----------------| B |---0--------0--0----|-------0--0---------|---0----------------| G |---0--------0--0----|-------2--2---------|---2----------------| D |---2-----2--0--0----|-------1--1---------|---1---0-h1---------| A |---2----------------|----0--2--2------0--|---2---------2--0---| E |---0----------------|--2-----------------|--------------------|
B7 Em Bm/D (Bm/F#) G e |-------2--2---------|--0------2----------|---3----------------| B |-------0--0---------|--0------3----------|---3----------------| G |-------2--2---------|--0------4----------|---4----------------| D |-------1--1---4--3--|--2---2--0------4---|---5----------------| A |----0--2--2---------|--------------------|--------------------| E |--2-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
[Additional Notes] Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A e |---2--2--2--2------------|---2--2--2--2------------| B |---3--3--3--3------------|---3--3--3--3------------| [x2] G |---4--4--4--4------------|---4--4--4--4------------| D |---4--4--4--4------------|---4--4--4--4------------| A |---2--2--2--2--------0---|---2--2--2--2--------0---| E |---------------0-h2------|---------------0-h2------|
[Chorus Riff arpeggios] C Em/B Am7 G (G/A)(G/B) e |----------------------|-------------------------| B |----------------------|-------------------------| G |---------0--------0---|---------0---------------| D |------2--------2------|------2------------------| A |---3--------2---------|---0--------------0--h2--| E |----------------------|------------3------------|
h = hammer-on note
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: Bm = x24432 G = 320033 Em/B = x22000 Bm/F# = 224432 E7/G# = 420100 Am7 = x02010 Bm/A = x04432 D = xx0232 Em = 022000 Gmaj7 = 320002 G#m7b5/D = xx0102 Em7 = 020000 F#m7 = 242222 Gmaj7/D = xx0002 B7 = x21202 A = x02220 C = x32010 Bm/D = xx0432(G) = 3xxxxx
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 --------------------------------
