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Copacabana – Barry Mailow
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Written by: Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman/Jack Feldman
Released in 1978
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Might be easier to play if you transpose this tab down three steps. To
match the oriningal 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
F#aug 2-4-x-3-3-x
Fm6 1-3-x-1-3-x
Ab/Bb x-1-1-1-1-x
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
| N.C. | % | % | % |
| N.C. | % | % | % |
| Gm9 Gbm9| Fm9 Gbm9| Gm9 Gbm9| Fm9 Gbm9 Gm9 |
VERSE
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
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
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
CODA
| 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
PERCUSSION
| N.C. | % | % | % |
CODA
| Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copa ...
| Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copacabana
| Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copacabana
| Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copacabana
(repeat and fade)
Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/barry_manilow/copacabana_chords_1736030