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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Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes
Tabbed by Hansgilstein
Chords:
F Am G Gm7 C E D Dm7
e:1 e:5 e:3 e:3 e:3 e:7 e:5 e:5
B:1 B:5 B:3 B:3 B:5 B:9 B:7 B:6
G:2 G:5 G:4 G:3 G:5 G:9 G:7 G:5
D:3 D:7 D:5 D:3 D:5 D:9 D:7 D:7
A:3 A:7 A:5 A:5 A:3 A:7 A:5 A:5
E:1 E:5 E:3 E:3 E:x E:x E:x E:x
I find, that this is the most simple way to play the song. To me it sounds almost exactly like the original.
One of the other tab version of this song, which i found to be useful but not fully correct, switched the Gm7
and Dm7 chords, but when i listen to the song i'm quite sure this is the correct way.
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | G Dm7 C | Gm7
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | Em F C |
F Am G F
I was tired of my lady,
Gm7 C E D C
We'd been together too long.
Dm7 F Am G F
Like a worn out recording,
Gm7 C E D C
of a favorite song.
Dm7 F Am G F
So while she lay there sleepin'
Gm7 C E D C
I read the paper in bed
Dm7 F Am G F
And in the personal columns
Gm7 C E D C
There was this letter i read
F Am G F
If you like piña coladas
Gm7 C E D C
and gettin' caught in the rain
Dm7 F Am G F
if you're not into yoga
Gm7 C E D C
if you have half a brain
Dm7 F Am G F
if you like makin' love at midnight
Gm7 C E D C
in the dunes of a cape
Dm7 F Am G F
then I'm the love that you've looked for
Gm7 C E F C
write to me and escape.
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | G Dm7 C | Gm7
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | Em F C |
F Am G F
I didn't think about my lady,
Gm7 C E D C
I know that sounds kind of mean
Dm7 F Am G F
But me and my old lady
Gm7 C E D C
had fallen into the same old dull routine
Dm7 F Am G F
So I wrote to the paper,
Gm7 C E D C
took out a personal ad
Dm7 F Am G F
And though I'm nobody's poet,
Gm7 C E D C
I thought it wasn't half bad.
F Am G F
Yes, I like piña coladas
Gm7 C E D C
and getting caught in the rain
Dm7 F Am G F
I'm not much into health food,
Gm7 C E D C
I am into champagne
Dm7 F Am G F
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
Gm7 C E D C
and cut through all this red tape
Dm7 F Am G F
At a bar called O'Malley's
Gm7 C E D C
where we'll plan our escape.
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | G Dm7 C | Gm7
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | Em F C |
F Am G F
So I waited with high hopes
Gm7 C E D C
and she walked in the place
Dm7 F Am G F
I knew her smile in an instant,
Gm7 C E D C
I knew the curve of her face
Dm7 F Am G F
It was my own lovely lady
Gm7 C E D C
and she said,
Tabbed by Hansgilstein
Chords:
F Am G Gm7 C E D Dm7
e:1 e:5 e:3 e:3 e:3 e:7 e:5 e:5
B:1 B:5 B:3 B:3 B:5 B:9 B:7 B:6
G:2 G:5 G:4 G:3 G:5 G:9 G:7 G:5
D:3 D:7 D:5 D:3 D:5 D:9 D:7 D:7
A:3 A:7 A:5 A:5 A:3 A:7 A:5 A:5
E:1 E:5 E:3 E:3 E:x E:x E:x E:x
I find, that this is the most simple way to play the song. To me it sounds almost exactly like the original.
One of the other tab version of this song, which i found to be useful but not fully correct, switched the Gm7
and Dm7 chords, but when i listen to the song i'm quite sure this is the correct way.
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | G Dm7 C | Gm7
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | Em F C |
F Am G F
I was tired of my lady,
Gm7 C E D C
We'd been together too long.
Dm7 F Am G F
Like a worn out recording,
Gm7 C E D C
of a favorite song.
Dm7 F Am G F
So while she lay there sleepin'
Gm7 C E D C
I read the paper in bed
Dm7 F Am G F
And in the personal columns
Gm7 C E D C
There was this letter i read
F Am G F
If you like piña coladas
Gm7 C E D C
and gettin' caught in the rain
Dm7 F Am G F
if you're not into yoga
Gm7 C E D C
if you have half a brain
Dm7 F Am G F
if you like makin' love at midnight
Gm7 C E D C
in the dunes of a cape
Dm7 F Am G F
then I'm the love that you've looked for
Gm7 C E F C
write to me and escape.
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | G Dm7 C | Gm7
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | Em F C |
F Am G F
I didn't think about my lady,
Gm7 C E D C
I know that sounds kind of mean
Dm7 F Am G F
But me and my old lady
Gm7 C E D C
had fallen into the same old dull routine
Dm7 F Am G F
So I wrote to the paper,
Gm7 C E D C
took out a personal ad
Dm7 F Am G F
And though I'm nobody's poet,
Gm7 C E D C
I thought it wasn't half bad.
F Am G F
Yes, I like piña coladas
Gm7 C E D C
and getting caught in the rain
Dm7 F Am G F
I'm not much into health food,
Gm7 C E D C
I am into champagne
Dm7 F Am G F
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
Gm7 C E D C
and cut through all this red tape
Dm7 F Am G F
At a bar called O'Malley's
Gm7 C E D C
where we'll plan our escape.
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | G Dm7 C | Gm7
F | Am G F | Dm7 | C | Em F C |
F Am G F
So I waited with high hopes
Gm7 C E D C
and she walked in the place
Dm7 F Am G F
I knew her smile in an instant,
Gm7 C E D C
I knew the curve of her face
Dm7 F Am G F
It was my own lovely lady
Gm7 C E D C
and she said,
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