[Intro - No drums - REMEMBER TO SOMETIMES PLAY CSUS2, ASUS2, BSUS2, F#M INSTEAD] [C#m][A][B][F#m] x2
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum] [C#m][A] Just a [B] casta [F#m] way, an [C#m] island [A] lost at [B] sea, [F#m] oh [C#m] A [A] nother [B] lonely [F#m] day, [C#m] no one [A] here but [B] me, [F#m] oh [C#m][A] More [B] loneli [F#m] ness than [C#m] any [A] man could [B] bear [F#m] [C#m][A] Rescue [B] me be [F#m] fore I [C#m] fall in [A] to des [B] pair, [F#m] oh
[Chorus - Full drums] [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world
[F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my
[C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [F#m][F#m]
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] [C#m][A] A [B] year has [F#m] passed since I [C#m] wrote my [A] note [B][F#m] [C#m][A] I should have [B] known this [F#m] right from the [C#m] start [A][B][F#m] [C#m][A] Only [B] hope can [F#m] keep me to [C#m] ge - [A] ther [B][F#m] [C#m][A] Love can [B] mend your [F#m] life but [C#m] love can [A] break your [B] heart [F#m]
[Chorus - Full drums] [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world
[F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my
[C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle [C#m][A] ohhh [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [F#m][F#m]
[F#m] (Tom fill)
[Verse 3 - Light drums] [C#m][A] Walked out this [B] morn [F#m] ing, [C#m] don't be [A] lieve what I [B] saw [F#m] [C#m] A [A] hundred [B] billion [F#m] bottles, [C#m] washed up [A] on the [B] shore [F#m] [C#m][A] Seems I'm not a [B] lone in [F#m] being a [C#m] lone [A][B][F#m] A [C#m] hundred [A] billion [B] casta [F#m] ways, [C#m] looking [A] for a [B] home [F#m]
[Chorus - Full drums] [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world
[F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my,
[C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, oh [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, whoa [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [F#m][F#m]
[C#m][A][B][F#m] x4
[Outro] [C#m] Sending o [A] ut an S [B] .O.S [F#m] . [C#m] Sending o [A] ut an S [B] .O.S [F#m] . I'm [C#m] sending o [A] ut an S [B] .O.S [F#m] . I'm s [C#m] ending ou [A] t an S. [B] O.S. [F#m] ...
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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