Biography:
Rupert Holmes (born February 24, 1947) is an American and British composer, songwriter and author of plays, novels and stories. He is best known for his number one pop hit "Escape" (subtitled "The Piña Colada Song") in 1979 and his Tony Award winning musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Holmes
(Semi-)Official Website:
http://www.rupertholmes.com
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Intro - E A
E
Over by the window
A
There´s a pack of cigarettes
G#4/7 G#7
Not my brand you understand
C#m4/7 C#m
Sometimes the girl forgets
A E
She forgot to hide them
A E
I know who left those smokes behind
A E
She´ll say oh he´s just a friend
A
And I´ll say oh
G#4/7 G#7 F#m
I´m not blind to him
G#m A
him him
CHORUS
B7 E
What´s she´s gonna do about him
C#m D7+
She´s gonna have to do without him
B4/7 A
Or do without me
G#4/7 F#m
Me me
B7 E
No one gets to get it for free
G#m C#m B7
It´s me or it´s him
E
Don´t know what he looks like
A
Don´t know who he is
G#4/7 G#7
Don´t know why she thought that I
C#m4/7 C#m
would say what´s mine is his
A E
I don´t want to own her
A E
But I can´t her let it both ways
A E
Three is one to many of us
A G#4/7 G#7 F#m
She leaves with me or stays with him
CHORUS
G#m A
Him him
B7 E
What´s she gonna do about him
C#m D7+
She´s gonna have to do without him
B4/7 A
Or do without me
G#4/7 F#m
Me me
B7 E
No one gets to get it for free
G#m C#m B7
It´s me or it´s him
VOCAL BRIDGE - E A G#4/7 G#7 C#m A
A E
If she wants him she can have him
A E
Just exactly how we once were
A E
It´s goodbye to he and I
A G#4/7 G#7 F#m
and back to me and her without him
G#m A
him him
CHORUS
B7 E
What´s she gonna do about him
C#m D7+
She´ll gonna have to do without him
B4/7 A
or do without me
G#4/7 F#m
Me me
B7 E
No one gets to get it for free
C#m D7+
Time for me to make the girl see
B4/7 A
It´s me or it´s him
G#4/7 F#m
Him him
B7 E
What´s she gonna do about him .... (repeat and fade)
Finally, a nice song with some tricky details.
Reinaldo - São Paulo - Brazil - 12/10/08.
E
Over by the window
A
There´s a pack of cigarettes
G#4/7 G#7
Not my brand you understand
C#m4/7 C#m
Sometimes the girl forgets
A E
She forgot to hide them
A E
I know who left those smokes behind
A E
She´ll say oh he´s just a friend
A
And I´ll say oh
G#4/7 G#7 F#m
I´m not blind to him
G#m A
him him
CHORUS
B7 E
What´s she´s gonna do about him
C#m D7+
She´s gonna have to do without him
B4/7 A
Or do without me
G#4/7 F#m
Me me
B7 E
No one gets to get it for free
G#m C#m B7
It´s me or it´s him
E
Don´t know what he looks like
A
Don´t know who he is
G#4/7 G#7
Don´t know why she thought that I
C#m4/7 C#m
would say what´s mine is his
A E
I don´t want to own her
A E
But I can´t her let it both ways
A E
Three is one to many of us
A G#4/7 G#7 F#m
She leaves with me or stays with him
CHORUS
G#m A
Him him
B7 E
What´s she gonna do about him
C#m D7+
She´s gonna have to do without him
B4/7 A
Or do without me
G#4/7 F#m
Me me
B7 E
No one gets to get it for free
G#m C#m B7
It´s me or it´s him
VOCAL BRIDGE - E A G#4/7 G#7 C#m A
A E
If she wants him she can have him
A E
Just exactly how we once were
A E
It´s goodbye to he and I
A G#4/7 G#7 F#m
and back to me and her without him
G#m A
him him
CHORUS
B7 E
What´s she gonna do about him
C#m D7+
She´ll gonna have to do without him
B4/7 A
or do without me
G#4/7 F#m
Me me
B7 E
No one gets to get it for free
C#m D7+
Time for me to make the girl see
B4/7 A
It´s me or it´s him
G#4/7 F#m
Him him
B7 E
What´s she gonna do about him .... (repeat and fade)
Finally, a nice song with some tricky details.
Reinaldo - São Paulo - Brazil - 12/10/08.
Russian Musick
Russian Red
Russkiy Korpus
Rusted Root
Rusty Cage