Copacabana

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Copacabana – Barry Mailow
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Written by: Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman/Jack Feldman
Full 5:45 version from the album "Even Now" (1978)
There is a 3:57 radio edit, too.
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Might be easier to play if you transpose this tab down three steps. To
match the original key, put on a capo on the 3rd fret.
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Gm9 3-5-3-3-3-5
Fm9 1-3-1-1-1-3
Cdim x-3-4-5-4-x
Gm7 3-5-3-3-3-x
F#aug 2-4-x-3-3-x
Fm6 1-3-x-1-3-x
Ab/Bb x-1-1-1-1-x
Gm7/D x-x-0-3-3-1
Dbm9 x-4-2-4-4-x
Dm9 x-5-3-5-5-x
Eb/Db x-4-x-3-4-3
Dm7-5 x-5-6-5-6-x
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[Intro]
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Gm9 Gbm9Fm9 Gbm9Gm9 Gbm9Fm9Gbm9Gm9
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[Verse 1]
Fm7
Her name was Lola
Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
She was a showgirl
Am7-5 D7
With yellow feathers in her hair
Gm7
And a dress cut down to there
Fm7
She would merengue
Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
And do the cha-cha
Am7-5 D7
And while she tried to be a star
Gm7
Tony always tended bar
[Bridge]
Cdim D7 Gm
Across the crow-ded floor
Cdim D7 Gm
They worked from eight til four
Cm D7
They were young and they had each other
Gm7 F#aug Fm6
Who could ask for more
[Chorus]
Fm7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
At the Copa, Copacabana
Fm7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
The hottest spot north of Havana
C9 Fm7 Ab/Bb Gm7/D C7
At the Copa, Copacaba - na
f g Ab a Bb b c Db d
Fm7 Bb7 Gm7 C7 Fm7 D7
Music and passion were always in fashion at the Copa
[Interlude]
Gm9 Gbm9Fm9 Gbm9Gm9 Gbm9Fm9Gbm9Gm9
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They fell in love ...
[Verse 2]
Fm7
His name was Rico
Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
He wore a diamond
Am7-5 D7
He was escorted to his chair
Gm7
He saw Lola dancing there
Fm7
And when she finished
Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
He called her over
Am7-5 D7
But Rico went a bit too far
Gm7
Tony sailed across the bar
[Bridge]
Cdim D7 Gm
And then the pun -ches flew
Cdim D7 Gm
And chairs were smashed in two
Cm D7
There was blood and a single gunshot
Gm7 F#aug Fm6
But just who shot who?
[Chorus]
Fm7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
At the Copa, Copacabana
Fm7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
The hottest spot north of Havana
C9 Fm7 Ab/Bb Gm7/D C7
At the Copa, Copacaba - na
f g Ab a Bb b c Db d
Fm7 Bb7 Gm7 C7 Fm7 D7
Music and passion were always in fashion at the Copa
[Interlude]
Gm9Fm9Gm9Fm9
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She lost her love...
[Middle 8]
Gm9 Abm9
Copa, Copacabana
Dbm9
Copa Cabana
Dbm9
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Aaaah
Dbm9
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Aaaah
Dm9
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Aaaah
Dm9
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Aaaah
Dm9
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Eb/Db Eb/Db
Copa, Copacabana
Dm7-5 Dm7-5
Like in Havana, just a banana
Dm7-5 Dbm7-5 Cm7-5 Bbm9
Mu - sic and passion
Bbm9 Am9 Abm9 Gm9 Gbm9
Al - ways in fa -shion
[Percussion]
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Fm9 Gbm9Gm9 Gbm9Fm9Gm9
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Am9Gm7Fm9Gm9
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[Verse 3]
Fm7
Her name is Lola
Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
She was a showgirl
Am7-5 D7
But that was thirty years ago
Gm7
When they used to have a show
Fm7
Now it's a disco
Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
But not for Lola
Am7-5 D7
Still in the dress she used to wear
Gm7
Faded feathers in her hair
[Bridge]
Cdim D7 Gm
She sits there so re-fined
Cdim D7 Gm
And drinks herself half-blind
Cm D7
She lost her youth and she lost her Tony
Gm7 F#aug Fm6
Now she's lost her mind
[Chorus]
Fm7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
At the Copa, Copacabana
Fm7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj7
The hottest spot north of Havana
C9 Fm7 Ab/Bb Gm7/D C7
At the Copa, Copacaba - na
f g Ab a Bb b c Db d
Fm7 Bb7 Gm7 C7 Fm7 D7
Music and passion were always in fashion at the Copa
[Outro]
Gm9Fm9
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Don’t fall in love
(Copa ...)
Gm9Fm9
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Don’t fall in love
(Co – pa – ca-bana)
Gm9Fm9
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Copacabana
Gm9Fm9
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Copacabana
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Gm9Fm9
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Copa ...
Gm9Fm9
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Copacabana
Gm9Fm9
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Copacabana
Gm9Fm9
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Copacabana
(repeat and fade)

Copacabana chords and lyrics

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                Copacabana – Barry Mailow
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman/Jack Feldman
Full 5:45 version from the album "Even Now" (1978)
There is a 3:57 radio edit, too.
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Might be easier to play if you transpose this tab down three steps. To 
match the original key, put on a capo on the 3rd fret.
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[Intro]
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| Gm9    Gbm9| Fm9    Gbm9| Gm9    Gbm9| Fm9 Gbm9 Gm9    | 
[Verse 1]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
                                                f g Ab a Bb b c Db d
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
                                                f g Ab a Bb b c Db d
[Interlude]
[Middle 8]
[Percussion]
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| Fm9    Gbm9| Gm9    Gbm9| Fm9 | Gm9 | 
| Am9 | Gm7 | Fm9 | Gm9
[Verse 3]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
                                                f g Ab a Bb b c Db d
[Outro]
              (Copa ...)
(Co – pa – ca-bana)
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(repeat and fade)

Copacabana Chords by Barry Manilow

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