{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1736030,"song":"Copacabana","artist":"Barry Manilow","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1736030-copacabana-chords-by-barry-manilow/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1736030?type=chord","rating":4.90657,"votes":114,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                Copacabana – Barry Mailow\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWritten by: Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman/Jack Feldman\r\n\r\nFull 5:45 version from the album \"Even Now\" (1978)\r\nThere is a 3:57 radio edit, too.\r\n\r\nTabbed by: maguri\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\nMight be easier to play if you transpose this tab down three steps. To \r\nmatch the original key, put on a capo on the 3rd fret.\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab]CHORDS\r\n          E-A-D-G-B-e\r\nGm9       3-5-3-3-3-5\r\nFm9       1-3-1-1-1-3[/tab]\r\n[tab]Cdim      x-3-4-5-4-x\r\nGm7       3-5-3-3-3-x[/tab]\r\n[tab]F#aug     2-4-x-3-3-x\r\nFm6       1-3-x-1-3-x\r\nAb/Bb     x-1-1-1-1-x\r\nGm7/D     x-x-0-3-3-1\r\nDbm9      x-4-2-4-4-x\r\nDm9       x-5-3-5-5-x\r\nEb/Db     x-4-x-3-4-3\r\nDm7-5     x-5-6-5-6-x[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\r\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\r\n\r\n| [ch]Gm9[/ch]    [ch]Gbm9[/ch]| [ch]Fm9[/ch]    [ch]Gbm9[/ch]| [ch]Gm9[/ch]    [ch]Gbm9[/ch]| [ch]Fm9[/ch] [ch]Gbm9[/ch] [ch]Gm9[/ch]    | \r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\nHer name was Lola[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]      [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\n She was a showgirl[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am7-5[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWith yellow feathers in her hair [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nAnd a dress cut down to there[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\nShe would merengue [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]       [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\n And do the cha-cha[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am7-5[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAnd while she tried to be a star[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nTony always tended bar[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Cdim[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAcross the crow-ded floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Cdim[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nThey worked from eight til four[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Cm[/ch]                      [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThey were young and they had each other[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Gm7[/ch] [ch]F#aug[/ch] [ch]Fm6[/ch]\r\nWho could ask for   more[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fm7[/ch]   [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nAt the Copa,    Copacabana[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fm7[/ch]          [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]     [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nThe hottest spot north of Havana [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch]     [ch]Fm7[/ch]  [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]       [ch]Gm7/D[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nAt the Copa,      Copacaba  -  na[/tab]\r\n                                                f g Ab a Bb b c Db d\r\n[tab][ch]Fm7[/ch]       [ch]Bb7[/ch]          [ch]Gm7[/ch]       [ch]C7[/ch]             [ch]Fm7[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nMusic and passion were always in fashion at the Copa   [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab]           | [ch]Gm9[/ch]    [ch]Gbm9[/ch]| [ch]Fm9[/ch]    [ch]Gbm9[/ch]| [ch]Gm9[/ch]    [ch]Gbm9[/ch]| [ch]Fm9[/ch] [ch]Gbm9[/ch] [ch]Gm9[/ch]    | \r\nThey fell in love ...   [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\nHis name was Rico[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]      [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\n He wore a diamond[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am7-5[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe was escorted to his chair [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nHe saw Lola dancing there[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\nAnd when she finished [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]          [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\n He called her over[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am7-5[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBut Rico went a bit too far [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nTony sailed across the bar[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Cdim[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAnd then the pun -ches flew[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Cdim[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAnd chairs were smashed in two[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Cm[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThere was blood and a single gunshot[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Gm7[/ch] [ch]F#aug[/ch] [ch]Fm6[/ch]\r\nBut just who shot  who?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fm7[/ch]   [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nAt the Copa,    Copacabana[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fm7[/ch]          [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]     [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nThe hottest spot north of Havana [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch]     [ch]Fm7[/ch]  [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]       [ch]Gm7/D[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nAt the Copa,      Copacaba  -  na[/tab]\r\n                                                f g Ab a Bb b c Db d\r\n[tab][ch]Fm7[/ch]       [ch]Bb7[/ch]          [ch]Gm7[/ch]       [ch]C7[/ch]             [ch]Fm7[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nMusic and passion were always in fashion at the Copa   [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab]            | [ch]Gm9[/ch] | [ch]Fm9[/ch] | [ch]Gm9[/ch] | [ch]Fm9[/ch] | \r\nShe lost her love...   [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Middle 8]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm9[/ch]         [ch]Abm9[/ch]\r\nCopa, Copacabana[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dbm9[/ch]\r\nCopa Cabana[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Dbm9[/ch] | % |\r\n  Aaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Dbm9[/ch] | % |\r\n  Aaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Dm9[/ch] | % |\r\n  Aaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Dm9[/ch] | % |\r\n  Aaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Dm9[/ch] | % | % | % |\r\n Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb/Db[/ch]       [ch]Eb/Db[/ch]\r\nCopa, Copacabana[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm7-5[/ch]          [ch]Dm7-5[/ch]\r\nLike in Havana, just a banana[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7-5[/ch] [ch]Dbm7-5[/ch] [ch]Cm7-5[/ch] [ch]Bbm9[/ch] \r\nMu  - sic    and   passion[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm9[/ch] [ch]Am9[/ch]  [ch]Abm9[/ch] [ch]Gm9[/ch] [ch]Gbm9[/ch] \r\nAl - ways in   fa -shion [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Percussion]\r\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\r\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\r\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\r\n\r\n| [ch]Fm9[/ch]    [ch]Gbm9[/ch]| [ch]Gm9[/ch]    [ch]Gbm9[/ch]| [ch]Fm9[/ch] | [ch]Gm9[/ch] | \r\n| [ch]Am9[/ch] | [ch]Gm7[/ch] | [ch]Fm9[/ch] | [ch]Gm9[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\nHer name is Lola [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]      [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\n She was a showgirl[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am7-5[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBut that was thirty years ago [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nWhen they used to have a show[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\nNow it's a disco [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]        [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\n But not for Lola[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am7-5[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nStill in the dress she used to wear[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nFaded feathers in her hair[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Cdim[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nShe sits there so   re-fined[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cdim[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAnd drinks herself half-blind[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Cm[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nShe lost her youth and she lost her Tony[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Gm7[/ch]  [ch]F#aug[/ch] [ch]Fm6[/ch]\r\nNow she's lost her   mind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fm7[/ch]   [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nAt the Copa,    Copacabana[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fm7[/ch]          [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]     [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nThe hottest spot north of Havana [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch]     [ch]Fm7[/ch]  [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]       [ch]Gm7/D[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nAt the Copa,      Copacaba  -  na[/tab]\r\n                                                f g Ab a Bb b c Db d\r\n[tab][ch]Fm7[/ch]       [ch]Bb7[/ch]          [ch]Gm7[/ch]       [ch]C7[/ch]             [ch]Fm7[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nMusic and passion were always in fashion at the Copa   [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]            | [ch]Gm9[/ch] | [ch]Fm9[/ch] |\r\nDon’t fall in love[/tab]\r\n              (Copa ...)\r\n[tab]            | [ch]Gm9[/ch] | [ch]Fm9[/ch] |\r\nDon’t fall in love[/tab]\r\n(Co – pa – ca-bana)\r\n[tab]    | [ch]Gm9[/ch] | [ch]Fm9[/ch] |\r\nCopacabana[/tab]\r\n[tab]    | [ch]Gm9[/ch] | [ch]Fm9[/ch] |\r\nCopacabana[/tab]\r\n\r\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\r\n\r\n[tab]| [ch]Gm9[/ch] | [ch]Fm9[/ch] |\r\n  Copa ...[/tab]\r\n[tab]    | [ch]Gm9[/ch] | [ch]Fm9[/ch] |\r\nCopacabana[/tab]\r\n[tab]    | [ch]Gm9[/ch] | [ch]Fm9[/ch] |\r\nCopacabana[/tab]\r\n[tab]    | [ch]Gm9[/ch] | [ch]Fm9[/ch] |\r\nCopacabana[/tab]\r\n\r\n(repeat and fade)","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                Copacabana – Barry Mailow\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWritten by: Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman/Jack Feldman\n\nFull 5:45 version from the album \"Even Now\" (1978)\nThere is a 3:57 radio edit, too.\n\nTabbed by: maguri\nTuning: Standard\n\nMight be easier to play if you transpose this tab down three steps. To \nmatch the original key, put on a capo on the 3rd fret.\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\n\n| Gm9    Gbm9| Fm9    Gbm9| Gm9    Gbm9| Fm9 Gbm9 Gm9    | \n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n                                                f g Ab a Bb b c Db d\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n                                                f g Ab a Bb b c Db d\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n[Middle 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Percussion]\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\n\n| Fm9    Gbm9| Gm9    Gbm9| Fm9 | Gm9 | \n| Am9 | Gm7 | Fm9 | Gm9\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n                                                f g Ab a Bb b c Db d\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n              (Copa ...)\n\n(Co – pa – ca-bana)\n\n\n\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(repeat and fade)","chords":["E","A","D","G","B","Cdim","F#aug","Ab/Bb","Eb/Db","C","Gm9","Gbm9","Fm9","Fm7","Ebmaj7","Am7-5","D7","Gm7","Gm","Cm","Fm6","C9","Gm7/D","C7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}