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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

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[Intro] and [Interlude]

             F
  Gm        Gm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
A|5---------5-
E|6---------6-
C|7---------7-
g|0---------0-

#m-9          
    Fm9       
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
-4--|3--------
-5--|4--------
-6--|5--------
-0--|0--------

  F#m-9       
Fm9     Gm    
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-3--4--|5-----
-4--5--|6-----
-5--6--|7-----
-0--0--|0-----

      F#m-9 F#
    Gm    Fm9 
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
----5--4--|3--
----6--5--|4--
----7--6--|5--
----0--0--|0--

m-9
    Gm
 2 + 3 + 4 +
4---5--------|
5---6--------|
6---7--------|
0---0--------|


CHORDS
       g-C-E-A
Gm     0-7-6-5
F#m-9  0-6-5-4
Fm9    0-5-4-3

Fm7    1-3-1-3
Abadd9 3-3-4-3
Ebmaj7 3-3-3-5
Am7-5  2-3-3-3
Cdim   2-3-2-3
F#aug  0-2-2-1
Fm6    1-2-1-3
C9     0-2-0-1
Gm9    3-2-3-0

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
             
Her name was L


ola
     
 She was a sho


wgirl
            
With yellow fe

           
athers in her 


hair 
      
And a dress cu

t down to ther

e
            
She would mere


ngue 
      
 And do the ch


a-cha
              
And while she 

         
tried to be a 


star
     
Tony always te

nded bar

[Bridge]
           
Across the cro

   
w-ded floor
              
They worked fr

       
om eight til f


our
            
They were youn

              
g and they had

      
 each other
           
Who could ask 

# 
for  more

[Chorus]
          
At the Copa,  

   
  Copacabana
           
The hottest sp

       
ot north of Ha


vana 
       
At the Copa,  

       
    Copacaba  

   
-  na
        
Music and pass

           
ion were alway

            
s in fashion a

          
t the Copa   

[Interlude]
           | 
They fell in l

     |      |      |       | 
ove ...   

[Verse 2]
             
His name was R


ico
     
 He wore a dia


mond
         
He was escorte

         
d to his chair

 
       
He saw Lola da

ncing there
             
And when she f


inished 
        
 He called her

 
 over
         
But Rico went 

          
a bit too far 
     
Tony sailed ac

ross the bar

[Bridge]
             
And then the p

    
un -ches flew
              
And chairs wer

       
e smashed in t


wo
            
There was bloo

              
d and a single

 
 gunshot
           
But just who s

# 
hot  who?

[Chorus]
          
At the Copa,  

   
  Copacabana
           
The hottest sp

       
ot north of Ha


vana 
       
At the Copa,  

       
    Copacaba  

   
-  na
        
Music and pass

           
ion were alway

            
s in fashion a

             
t the Copa   

[Interlude]
            | 
She lost her l

 |  |  |  | 
ove...   

[Middle 8]
         
Copa, Copacaba


na
       
Copa Cabana
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  Aaaah
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  Aaaah
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  Aaaah
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 Aaaaaaaaaaaaa

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aah
         
Copa, Copacaba


na
          
Like in Havana

          
, just a banan

-
a
  
Mu  - sic    a

  
nd   passion
   
Al - ways in  

  
 fa -shion 

[Percussion]
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[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
            
Her name is Lo


la 
     
 She was a sho


wgirl
             
But that was t

         
hirty years ag


o 
          
When they used

 to have a sho

w
           
Now it's a dis

co 
       
 But not for L


ola
             
Still in the d

          
ress she used 

   
to wear
      
Faded feathers

 in her hair

[Bridge]
              
She sits there

   
 so   re-fined
              
And drinks her

    
self half-blin

d
             
She lost her y

             
outh and she l

        
ost her Tony
            
Now she's lost

  
 her   mind

[Chorus]
          
At the Copa,  

   
  Copacabana
           
The hottest sp

       
ot north of Ha


vana 
       
At the Copa,  

       
    Copacaba  

   
-  na
        
Music and pass

           
ion were alway

            
s in fashion a

            
t the Copa   

[Outro]
            | 
Don’t fall in 

 |  |
love
              (Copa ...)
            | 
Don’t fall in 

 |  |
love
(Co – pa – ca-bana)
    |  | 
Copacabana

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Copacabana

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  Copa ...
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Copacabana

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Copacabana

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Copacabana

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(repeat and fade)