Barry Manilow – Copacabana (Guitar)

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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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | N.C. | % | % | % | | N.C. | % | % | % | | Gm9 Gbm9| Fm9 Gbm9| Gm9 Gbm9| Fm9 Gbm9 Gm9 | [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    Gbm9| Fm9    Gbm9| Gm9    Gbm9| Fm9 Gbm9 Gm9    | 
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]
            | Gm9 | Fm9 | Gm9 | Fm9 | 
She lost her love...   
[Middle 8]
Gm9         Abm9
Copa, Copacabana

       Dbm9
Copa Cabana

| Dbm9 | % |
  Aaaah

| Dbm9 | % |
  Aaaah

| Dm9 | % |
  Aaaah

| Dm9 | % |
  Aaaah

| Dm9 | % | % | % |
 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] | N.C. | % | % | % | | N.C. | % | % | % | | N.C. | % | % | % | | Fm9 Gbm9| Gm9 Gbm9| Fm9 | Gm9 | | Am9 | Gm7 | Fm9 | Gm9 [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]
            | Gm9 | Fm9 |
Don't fall in love
(Copa ...)
            | Gm9 | Fm9 |
Don't fall in love
(Co – pa – ca-bana)
    | Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copacabana

    | Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copacabana
| N.C. | % | % | % |
| Gm9 | Fm9 |
  Copa ...

    | Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copacabana

    | Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copacabana

    | Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copacabana
(repeat and fade)