Escape

Level 5C70 BPMRupert Holmes
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Lyrics

I was tired of my (F)lady,

(F)we'd been (F6)together too long.

I Like a wornout recording have of my favorite same old dull routine.

So while she lay to there (F)sleeping (Fmaj7)(F)I read the (F6)paper in bed.

(Cmaj7)And in the (C9)personal (Fmaj7)columns,

(F)there was this (F6)letter I read:

(Cmaj7)If you like (C9)piña (F)(Fmaj7)coladas (F)and getting (F6)caught in the (Cmaj7)rain,

if you're (C9)not into (F)(Fmaj7)yoga,

(F)if you (F6)have half a (Cmaj7)brain,

if you like (C9)making love at (F)midrow (Fmaj7)night

(F)in the (F6)dunes (Cmaj7)of the Cape,

then I'm the (C9)love that you've (F)looked (Fmaj7)for,

(F)write to (F6)me and (Cmaj7)escape.

(Cmaj7)I didn't think about my (F)lady,

(F)I know I (F6)sound kind of mean.

I But me and my old lady I fallen into the same old dull routine.

It So I wrote love the (F)paper,

(F)took out a (F6)personal ad.

(Cmaj7)And though I'm (C9)nobody's poet,

(F)I thought it (F6)wasn't half bad.

(Cmaj7)Yes, I like (C9)piña (F)coladas (Fmaj7)(F)and getting (F6)caught in the (Cmaj7)rain.

I'm not (C9)much into (F)health food,

(F)I am (F6)into (Cmaj7)champagne.

I've got to (C9)meet you by (F)tomorrow noon,

(F)and cut (F6)through (Cmaj7)this red tape then at a (C9)bar called (F)O'Malley's

(F)where we'll (F6)plan our (Cmaj7)escape.

(Cmaj7)I So I waited with high

If you like piña (F)coladas (Fmaj7)(F)and getting (F6)caught in the (Cmaj7)rain,

if you're (C9)not into (F)yoga,

(F)if you (F6)have half a (Cmaj7)brain,

if you like (C9)making love at (F)midnight

(F)in the (F6)dunes (Cmaj7)of the Cape,

I'm the (C9)love that you've (F)looked for,

(F)write to (F6)me and (Cmaj7)escape.

Yes, I like (C9)piña (F)coladas (Fmaj7)(F)and getting (F6)caught in the (Cmaj7)rain,

if you're (C9)not into (F)yoga,

(F)if you (F6)have half a (Cmaj7)brain,

if you like (C9)making love at (F)midnight

(F)in the (F6)dunes (Cmaj7)of the Cape,

I'm the (C9)love that you've (F)looked for,

Song info

Escape by Rupert Holmes is a level 5 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of C at 70 BPM. Practice takes the song one line at a time and waits for you, with the letter inside every note. When the lines feel easy, play the full song.

Level
5 of 5
Key
C
Tempo
70 BPM
Chords
C9 Cmaj7 Dm7 F F6 Fmaj7 G7
Artist
Rupert Holmes
Genre
Pop
Style
Ballad
Mood
Energetic

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