Rupert Holmes-Escape The Pina Colada Song - BPM - 89
[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 - Dirty filthy shuffle for this] [Cadd9*][C] x3
[Verse 1 - for 'why do' emphasise low E then G of C chord] Why do [Cadd9] birds suddenly ap [B7] pear Every [Bm] time you are [Em] near [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Verse 2] Why do [Cadd9] stars fall down from the [B7] sky Every [Bm] time you walk [Em] by [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Chorus - C to C6 is like Status Quo - x355 x373] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] true [E7] So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue [upward strums of D - x-x-0-11-10-10 - x5777x]
[Verse 3] [That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Instrumental - add capo at 1 if you want to do the key change] [pick up D - 2 5] - each below is one bar [C9] x x x] - [B7] x x x - [Bm] x x x - [Em] x x x [C9] x [C] x - [C9] x [C] x (following keypart) - [Gmaj7] x [G] x
[Chorus] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] tru [E7] e So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue
[Stop][D] [upward strums of D - x-x-0-11-10-10 - x5777x]
[Verse 4] That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you [Pause][Drums stop]
[C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be ................ [Gadd9] Close to [G] you [Gadd9][G] x 3 [Mute open strings so more controlled sound]
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[Outro - Drums back in] [C9] Why uh uh uh [C] ay [Gmaj7] Close to you [G] (repeat to fade)
