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Copacabana

by Barry Manilow

Written by: Manilow, Sussman & Feldman

COPACABANA Manilow, Sussman & Feldman Barry Manilow | F#m / / Fm | Em / / Fm | F#m / / Fm | Em Fm F#m / | 2-4 ~ Her^name^was | Em7 A7 DM7 D G#m7 C#7 ||: Lo la ~ she^was^a | show girl ~ with^yel^low | fea^thers^in^her hair and^a | ||: Ri co ~ he^wore^a | dia mond ~ he^was^es | cort^ed^to^his chair he^saw | ||: Lo la ~ she^was^a | show girl ~ but^that^was | thir^ty^years^a go when^they | F#m Em7 A7 | Dress^cut^down^to there^she^would^me | ren gue ~ and^do^the | | Lo^la^dan^cin there^and^when^she | fin ished ~ he^called^her | | Used^to^have^a show^now^its^a | dis co ~ but^not^for | DM7 D G#m7 C#7 | cha cha ~ And^while^she | tried^to^be^a star To^ny | | ov er ~ But^Ri^co | went^a^bit^too far To^ny | | Lo la ~ Still^in^the | dress^she^used to^wear Fa^ded | F#m Fdim C#7 F#m | al^ways^ten^ded bar^a^cross^the | crowd^ed d^floor ~ they^worked^from | | sailed^a^cross^the bar^and^then^the | pun^ches s^flew ~ and^chairs^were | | fea^thers^in^her hair^she^sits^there | so^re e^fined ~ and^drinks^her | Fdim C#7 F#m Bm C#7 | eight^till l^four / They^were | (young^and^they) had^each oth^er who^could | | smashed^in n^two / There^was | (blood^and^a) sin^gle gun^shot but^just | | self^half f^blind / She^lost | (her^youth^and) she^lost her^To ny^now=shes | F#m C#7 A7 Em7 A7 DM7 Em7 D Em7 A7 | ask for more At^the | Co^pa aa Co pa^ca | ba^na aa / ~ ^The | hot^test t^spot north^of f^Ha | | who shot who At^the | Co^pa aa Co pa^ca | ba^na aa / ~ ^The | hot^test t^spot north^of f^Ha| | lost her mind At^the | Co^pa aa Co pa^ca | ba^na aa / ~ ^The | hot^test t^spot north^of f^Ha| DM7 C#7 Em7 A7 C#7 | va^na aa ~ At t^the | Co^pa aa ~ Co^pa^ca | ba a^na aa aa | Em7 A7 Em7 A7 F#m B7 Em7 | Mu^sic c^and pass^ion n^were | al^ways s^the fash^ion at^the | Co o^pa aa aa | C# F#m E F#m Em Fm F#m 1. | / / ~ They^fell^in | love / / / | / / (Co pa ca) | ba / na / | ~ ~ / ~ His^name^was :|| C# F#m E F#m E7 F#m Gm G#m 2. | / / ~ She^lost^her | love /// | // (Co pa ca) | ba / na / | //// | Co o^pa aa aa | aa / (Co pa ca) | Am Bbm Bm Cm Bm Bbm Am | ba / na aa | aa aa (Co pa ca) | ba / na aa | aa aa (Mu sic and) | pas s^sion nn nn | G#m Gm F#m Fm Em Fm F#m Fm Em Fm F#m | nn nn (al ways in) | fash hh hh hh | ion nn nn / | / / / / | / / / / | /// / | / / ~ Her^name^is :|| C# F#m Em F#m Em 3. | / Dont fall in | love ee / / | / Dont fall in | love ee / / | / / (Co pa ca ) F#m Em Fm ||: ba na aa aa | / / ( Co pa ca) :|| Repeat and fade

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Copacabana is performed by Barry Manilow and written by Manilow, Sussman & Feldman. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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