E5 (strum like first part of intro) E----------PART 2-----------------------------------------------| B-----------9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--10-9-10-9--------| G-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--9--9-9--9--------| D-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--11-9-11-9--------| A-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------3-2-0----------------------------|
[VERSE 1:] Is it [E5] my imagination Or have I [F#7sus4] finally found [A5] something worth living [E5] for? (2nd part of intro riff) I was [E5] looking for some action But [F#7sus4] all I found was [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l (2nd part of intro riff again)
[Bridge] [A5] You could wait for a [E5] lifetime, [A5] To spend your days in the [E5] sunshine, [A5] You might as well do the [E5] white-line, Cause when it [Dsus2] comes on top:.......... [A(offbeat)]
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats] You gotta make it [E5] happen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2][A]
[Solo line over chords - DROP THIS WITH TELEFONICS] Cadd9 B7 E5 E----------------------------- B----------------------------- G-11b12rb--9----6b7rb-4s1--1--1
[Verse] Is it [E5] worth the aggravashuuun To [F#7add11] find yourself a job when there's [A5] nothing worth working [E5] for, It's a [E5] crazy situashuuun But [F#7sus4] all i need are [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l,
[Bridge] [A5] You could wait for a [E5] lifetime, [A5] To spend your days in the [E5] sunshine, [A5] You might as well do the [E5] white-line, Cause when it [Dsus2] comes on top:.......... [A(offbeat)]
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats] You gotta make it [E5] happen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2][A]
[INSTRUMENTAL:][E5][Dsus2][A] x4
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] make it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] fake it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] make it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] fake it!
[GUITAR SOLO][E5]xxx xxx[Dsus2] xxx[A] xxxx - until the end of time E5 Dsus2 A E5 Dsus2 E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-12------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-14b16-14b16--12--12--12---0------------0-0--14b16-14b16--14r12---7-7--7r6-| D----------------14------14-0--12--12-14-0-0--------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1] [Fm7] Her name is (drums back in) [Bb7]Lola She was a [Ebmaj7]showgirl With yellow [Am7-5]feathers in her [D7]hair & a [Gm7]dress cut down 2 there [Fm7] She would me [Bb7] rengue And do the [Ebmaj7]cha-cha And while she [Am7-5]tried to be a [D7]star, Tony [Gm7]always tended bar Across the [Cm]crow [D7]ded [Gm]floor They worked from [Cm]eight [D7]til [Gm]four They were [Cm]young and they had each[D7] other Who could [Gm7]ask [Gbm7]for [Fm7]more ----
[Chorus] At the [Bb7]Copa, Co pa ca [Ebmaj7]ba na--- The [Fm7]hottest spot [Bb7]north of Ha [Ebmaj7]vana [C7] At the [Bb7]Co pa, Co pa ca [Gm7]ba [C7]na-- [Fm7]Music and [Bb7]passion were [Gm7]always in [C7]fashion at the [Fm7]Co pa [D7] (BIG STOP)
[Verse 2] His name was [Bb7]Rico He wore a [Ebmaj7]diamond He was es [Am7-5]corted to his [D7]chair He saw [Gm7]Lola dancing there [Fm7] And when she [Bb7]finished He called her [Ebmaj7]over But Rico [Am7-5]went a bit too [D7]far Tony [Gm7]sailed across the bar And then the [Cm]pun [D7]ches [Gm]flew And chairs were [Cm]smashed [D7]in [Gm]two There was [Cm]blood and a single [D7]gunshot But just [Gm7]who [Gbm7]shot [Fm7]who?
[Chorus] At the [Bb7] Co pa, Co pa ca [Ebmaj7]ba na The [Fm7] hottest spot [Bb7]north of Ha [Ebmaj7]vana [C7] At the [Bb7] Co pa, Co pa ca [Gm7]ba [C7]na [Fm7]Music and [Bb7]passion were [Gm7]always in [C7]fashion at the [Fm7] Co pa [D7] (BIG STOP)
She lost her love [Gm7] [Gm9]Co [Gm9]pa [Gbm9][Fm9] [Fm9]Co [Gbm9]pa [Gm9]ca [Gm9]ba [Gm9]na [Gm9] ([Gbm9]) [Fm9] (no stops straight into chromatic section)
[Interlude - Gm9-353335 - all barre chords that go up and down neck] [On neck same chord shape but position of bass note on E string is 3 - 3456 - 6789 - 9876 - 6543 -2] [Gm9]Copa [Gm9]co [G#bm9]pa [Am9]ca [Bbm9]ba [Bbm9]na [Bbm9]co [Bm9]pa [Cm9]ca [C#bm9]ba [C#bm9]na [C#bm9]Mu [Cm9]sic [Bm9]and [Bbm9]pa [Bbm9]ssion [Bbm9]Al [Am9]ways [G#bm9]in [Gm9]fash (pause) [Gbm9] ion
[Verse 3 - Am7-5 x01013] [NC] Her name is [Bb7]Lola She was a [Ebmaj7]showgirl But that was [Am7-5]thirty years a [D7]go When they [Gm7]used to have a show [Fm7] Now it's a [Bb7]disco But not for [Ebmaj7]Lola Still in the [Am7-5]dress she used to [D7]wear [Gm7]Faded feathers in her hair She sits there [Cm]so [D7]re [Gm]fined And drinks her [Cm]self [D7]half [Gm]blind She lost her [Cm]youth and she lost her [D7]Tony and she's [Gm7]lost [Gbm7]her [Fm7]mind
[Chorus] [Fm7] At the [Bb7]Co pa, Co pa ca [Ebmaj7]ba na The [Fm7]hottest spot [Bb7]north of Ha [Ebmaj7]vana [C7] At the [Bb7]Co pa, Co pa ca [Gm7]ba [C7]na [Fm7]Music and [Bb7]passion were [Gm7]always in [C7]fashion at the [Fm7]Copa
