Rupert Holmes-Escape The Pina Colada Song - BPM - 180
[Intro] F | Am G F | Dm | C | G Dm7 C | Gm F | Am G F | Dm | C | Em7 F C |
[Verse 1] I was tired of my [F] lady, [Am][G][F] we'd been tog [Dm] ether too [C] long [G][Dm7][C] like a worn [G] out rec [F] ording [Am][G][F] of a [Dm] favorite [C] song [Em7][F][C]
So while she [G] lay there [F] sleepin' [Am][G][F] I read the [Dm] paper in [C] bed [G][Dm7][C] and in the [G] personal [F] columns [Am][G][F] there was this [Dm] letter I r [C] ead [Em7][F][C]
[Chorus] If you like piña [F] coladas [Am][G][F] and gettin' caug [Dm] ht in the [C] rain [G][Dm7][C] if you're [G] not into [F] yoga [Am][G][F] if you [Dm] have half a [C] brain [Em7][F][C]
if you like [G] makin' love at [F] midnight [Am][G][F] in the [Dm] dunes of [C] a cape [G][Dm7][C] then I'm the [G] love that you've [F] looked for [Am][G][F] wri [Dm] te to me and [C] escape [Em7][F][C]
F | Am G F | Dm | C | G Dm7 C | Gm F | Am G F | Dm | C | Em7 F C |
[Verse 2] I didn't think about my [F] lady, [Am][G][F] I know that so [Dm] unds kind of m [C] ean [G][Dm7][C] But me and [G] my old [F] lady [Am][G][F] had fallen i [Dm] nto the sa [C] me old dull [Em7] routin [F] e [C]
So I w [G] rote to the [F] paper, [Am][G][F] took out a [Dm] personal [C] ad [G] [Dm7][C] And though I [G] 'm nobody's [F] poet, [Am][G][F] I thought it [Dm] wasn't half [C] bad [Em7][F][C]
[Chorus] Yes, I like piña [F] colada [Am] s [G][F] and getting ca [Dm] ught in the [C] rain [G][Dm7][C] I'm not m [G] uch into [F] health food, [Am][G][F] I am [Dm] into cham [C] pagne [Em7][F][C]
I've got to [G] meet you by [F] tomorrow [Am] noo [G] n [F] and cut throug [Dm] h all this [C] red tap [G] e [Dm7][C] At a [G] bar called [F] O'Malley's [Am][G][F] where we'll [Dm] plan our [C] escape [Em7][F][C]
F | Am G F | Dm | C | G Dm7 C | Gm F | Am G F | Dm | C | Em7 F C |
[Verse 3] So I waited with [F] high hopes [Am][G][F] and she wa [Dm] lked in the [C] place [G][Dm7][C] I knew her s [G] mile in an [F] instant, [Am][G][F] I knew the [Dm] curve of her [C] face [Em7][F][C]
It was my [G] own lovely [F] lady [Am][G][F] and she s [Dm] aid, "Aw, [C] it's yo [G] u. [Dm7] " [C] Then we [G] laughed for a [F] moment [Am][G][F] and I [Dm] said, "I [C] never knew. [Em7] " [F][C]
[Chorus] That you like piña [F] colada [Am] s [G][F] and gettin' cau [Dm] ght in the [C] rain [G][Dm7][C] And the f [G] eel of the [F] ocean [Am][G][F] and the [Dm] taste of [C] champagne [Em7][F][C]
If you like maki [G] ng love at [F] midnight [Am][G][F] in the d [Dm] unes on th [C] e cape [G][Dm7][C] You're the [G] lady I've [F] looked for [Am] , [G][F] come with [Dm] me and [C] escape [Em7][F][C]
F | Am G F | Dm | C | G Dm7 C | Gm F | Am G F | Dm | C | Em7 F C |
[Chorus] If you like piña [F] coladas [Am][G][F] and gettin' caug [Dm] ht in the [C] rain [G][Dm7][C] if you're [G] not into [F] yoga [Am][G][F] if you [Dm] have half a [C] brain [Em7][F][C] if you like [G] makin' love at [F] midnight [Am][G][F] in the [Dm] dunes of [C] a cape [G][Dm7][C] then I'm the [G] love that you've [F] looked for [Am][G][F] wri [Dm] te to me and [C] escap Em7] e [F][C]
Yes, I like piña [F] colada [Am] s [G][F] and getting ca [Dm] ught in the [C] rain [G][Dm7][C] I'm not m [G] uch into [F] health food, [Am][G][F] I am [Dm] into cham [C] pagne [Em7][F][C] If you like maki [G] ng love at [F] midnight [Am][G][F] in the d [Dm] unes on th [C] e cape [G][Dm7][C] You're the [G] lady I've [F] looked for [Am] , [G][F] come with [Dm] me and [C] escape [Em7][F][C]
[Intro - bpm 87 - Just bass drum] [F] (with drums - triplet fill on snare is same technique as higher ground - end with strum upstroke as come into the one of the bass drum)
[Verse 1, 2] [F] Sun is shining in the sky, there aint a [Em7]cloud [A]in [Dm]sight, its stopped [G] raining every [Em]bodys in a [A]play, and dont you [Bb] know, its a [Bb/C] beautiful new [F] day, he he hey [Bb/C]
[F] Running down the avenue, see how the [Em7]sun [A]shines [Dm]brightly, in the [G] city on the [Em] streets where once was [A] pity Mr [Bb] Blue Sky is [C] living here to [F] day he he hey, [Bb/C]
[Chorus - GUIDO HOLD, NICK PUNCH] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb] [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Verse 3] [F] Hey you with the pretty face, welcome to the [Em7]hu [A]man [Dm]race, a cela [G] bration Mr [Em] Blue Skys up there [A] waiting and to [Bb]day, is the [Bb/C] day we've waited [F]for, aa aa ahh[Bb/C]
[Chorus] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Hey there [Dm/C]Mr Blue, [Bbmaj7]were so pleased to [Bbmaj7/A]be with you, [Gm]look around see [F]what you do, [Eb]everybody [Bb]smiles at you, [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Metal Mickey bit with verse chords] [F] Mr Blue Sky [Em7]Mis [A]ter [Dm]blue sky [G] sky [Em] [A] Mister [Bb]blue [Bb/C] sky [F]why [Bb/C]
[Verse 4 - ODD Db COMING UP SIMON :-)] [F] Mr Blue you did it right, but soon comes [Em7] Mist [A] er [Dm] Night, creeping [G]over now his [Em]hand is on your [A]shoulder never [Bb]mind, I'll re [Bb/C] member you this, [Db] I'll re [Eb] member you this [(Dm)] (way
[Chorus] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Hey there [Dm/C]Mr Blue, [Bbmaj7]were so pleased to [Bbmaj7/A]be with you, [Gm]look around see [F]what you do, [Eb]everybody [Bb]smiles at you, [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Operatic bit - still same chords as Chorus) [Dm][Dm/C][Bbmaj7][Bbmaj7/A] - [Gm][F][Eb][Bb] x 2 - slow second time from Eb to Bb to finish
