Copacabana Cifras

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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    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
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  Aaaah
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  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]
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| 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
 
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| Gm9 | Fm9 |
  Copa ...
    | Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copacabana
    | Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copacabana
    | Gm9 | Fm9 |
Copacabana
 
(repeat and fade)
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