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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TOUCH & GO – Rupert Holmes
Intro: F-FM7-Dm-Dm7-Bb-F(/A)-Gm7
C7 F FM7 Dm
Nobody said that life is always fair
Dm7 Bb
Sometimes it clips your wings
F(/A) Gm7
While you're in mid-air
C7 F
But there's a thread
FM7 Dm
Between your life and mine
Dm7 Bb
And when you're losin' hope
F(/A) Gm7
This rope won't unwind
Chorus:
C7 F F7
Hold on tight 'cause life is touch and go
D
It's sink and swim
D7sus D7 BbM7
But never doubt if you're out on a limb
Am7 Dm7
I'll get the call, to break your fall
BbM7 C7 F
I'll never leave you even when life
F7 D
Is touch and go or hit and run
D7sus D7 Gm7
We'll never break if we take it as one
Am7 Bb7
I'm here to stay, I pray you know
Bb Bb7sus Bb C7 Intro
I'll never touch, I'll never touch and go
C7 F
Someday you'll find
FM7 Dm
There's nothin' in the night
Dm7 Bb
That wasn't there before
F(/A) Gm7
You turned out the light
C7 F
Straight from your mind
FM7 Dm
The monster 'neath your bed
Dm7 Bb
The voices in the hall
F(/A) Gm7
They're all in your head
Repeat Chorus-----
Bridge:
C7 Am7
When you feel lost
BbM7
You're only spun around
Am7
Tumbled and tossed
D7
But never run around
Dm7 Gm7 Am7 Bb7
Life is a town full of strangers at best
Am7
I'll help you home
Ab7 Gm7
God help the rest
Repeat Chorus except last word-----
F
... go
Coda: (Fade)
F7
Life is touch and go
D
It's sink or swim
D7sus D7 BbM7
But never doubt if you're out on a limb ...
Intro: F-FM7-Dm-Dm7-Bb-F(/A)-Gm7
C7 F FM7 Dm
Nobody said that life is always fair
Dm7 Bb
Sometimes it clips your wings
F(/A) Gm7
While you're in mid-air
C7 F
But there's a thread
FM7 Dm
Between your life and mine
Dm7 Bb
And when you're losin' hope
F(/A) Gm7
This rope won't unwind
Chorus:
C7 F F7
Hold on tight 'cause life is touch and go
D
It's sink and swim
D7sus D7 BbM7
But never doubt if you're out on a limb
Am7 Dm7
I'll get the call, to break your fall
BbM7 C7 F
I'll never leave you even when life
F7 D
Is touch and go or hit and run
D7sus D7 Gm7
We'll never break if we take it as one
Am7 Bb7
I'm here to stay, I pray you know
Bb Bb7sus Bb C7 Intro
I'll never touch, I'll never touch and go
C7 F
Someday you'll find
FM7 Dm
There's nothin' in the night
Dm7 Bb
That wasn't there before
F(/A) Gm7
You turned out the light
C7 F
Straight from your mind
FM7 Dm
The monster 'neath your bed
Dm7 Bb
The voices in the hall
F(/A) Gm7
They're all in your head
Repeat Chorus-----
Bridge:
C7 Am7
When you feel lost
BbM7
You're only spun around
Am7
Tumbled and tossed
D7
But never run around
Dm7 Gm7 Am7 Bb7
Life is a town full of strangers at best
Am7
I'll help you home
Ab7 Gm7
God help the rest
Repeat Chorus except last word-----
F
... go
Coda: (Fade)
F7
Life is touch and go
D
It's sink or swim
D7sus D7 BbM7
But never doubt if you're out on a limb ...
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