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Barry Manilow-Copacabana At The Copa - BPM - 125

[Drum latin vamp]
B B B S x 4 

[Chord Vamp]
[Gm9] ([Gbm9][Fm9] ([Gbm9])
[Gm9] ([Gbm9][Fm9] (3 stabs - drums stop)

[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) 

They fell in 
[Gm9] love... (drums back in)
 
[Gm9]Co [Gm9]pa   [Gbm9]   [Fm9] 
[Fm9]Co [Gbm9]pa  [Gm9]ca  [Gm9]ba    [Gm9]na
[Fm9]   [Fm9]     [Fm9] stabs

[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 
 
[Vamp - Gbm7 is passing chord]
[Fm9] ([Gbm9][Gm9] ([Gbm9])
[Fm9] ([Gbm9][Gm9] (drums stop)
 
[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

[D7] (BIG STOP) 
Dont fall in love

[Vamp out]
[Gm9]Co [Gm9]pa   [Gbm9]    [Fm9]  
[Fm9]Co [Gbm9]pa [Gm9]ca [Gm9]ba [Gm9]na
[Gbm9] [Fm9]
[Gbm9] [Gm9]

[Repeat above and eventually end Gm9]
[End]
[Gm9]

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Stevie Wonder-Higher Ground - BPM - 125

[Intro - BPM 127 - Vox double - all way through]
Start on upstroke so that snare hit lands on downstroke
[Main intro and verse riff]
-----------------------------*all downstrokes for run down
E ------------------1--3---------3-1-----
B 7--7--------------1--3--7--7-7-3-17-----
G 7--7-repeat twice-2--4--7--7-7-4-27------
D 7--7--------------3--5--7--7-7-5-37----
A 5--5--------------3--5--5--5-5-5-35-----
E ------------------1--3-------5-3-1------
 udududududududududududududududududu

[Muted intro - [D] [F] [G] with run - no drums]
[Muted intro - [D] [F] [G] with run - play snare on each downbeat of run]
[Intro x 2 with full drums]

[Verse 1]
[D5] People... [F] [G] [D5] [F] keep [G] on [D5] learnin', [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] 
[D5] Soldiers. [F] .. [G] [D5] [F] keep [G] on [D5] warrin', [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] 
[E5] World... [G] [A] [E5] [F#7] keep on [G7] turnin',
[C7add9] 'Cause it won't be too [D5] long [F] [G] 
 
[Vamp]
[D5] [F] [G] x 2
 
[Verse 2]
[D5] Powers. [F] .. [G] [D5] [F] keep [G] on [D5] lyin', [F] [G] 
[D5] [F] [G] While your [D5] people [F] .. [G] . [D5] [F] keep [G] on 
[D5] dyin [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G]
[E5] World... [G] [A] [E5] [F#7] keep on [G7] turnin
[C7add9] 'Cause it won't be too [D5] long [F] [G] 
 
[Vamp]
[D5] [F] [G] x 2
 
[Verse 3]
I'm [G7] so darn glad he let me [D7] try it again,
'Cause my [G7] last time on earth I lived a 
[D7] whole world of sin,
I'm [G7] so glad that I know more [D7] than I knew then,
Gonna [E7] keep on tryin',
[G] 'Til I [G7] reach the highest [D5] ground-- [F] -- [G] ---
 
[Vamp]
[D5] [F] [G] x 2
 
[Verse 4]
[D5] Teachers.. [F] . [G] [D5] [F] keep [G] on [D5] teachin', 
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] 
[D5] Preachers. [F] .. [G] [D5] [F] keep [G] on [D5] preachin', 
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] 
[E5] World... [G] [A] [E5] just [F#7] keep on [G7] turnin',
[C9] 'Cause it won't be too [D5] long 
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] 
D5 F G D5 F G
Oh, no!
 
[Verse 5]
[D5] Lovers. [F] .. [G] [D5] [F] keep [G] on [D5] lovin', 
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] 
Be - [D5] lievers. [F] .. [G] [D5] keep [F] on [G] be - [D5] lievin', 
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] 
[E5] Sleepers. [G] .. [A] [E5] [F#7] just stop [G7] sleepin',
[C7add9] 'Cause it won't be too [D5] long [F] [G] 
[D5] Oh, no! [F] -- [G] ----- [D5] ------ [D7] -----
 
[Verse 6]
I'm [G7] so darn glad he let me [D7] try it again,
'Cause my [G7] last time on earth I lived a [D7] whole world of sin,
I'm [G7] so glad that I know more [D7] than I knew then,
Gonna [E7] keep on tryin',
[G] Til I [G7] reach my highest [D5] ground 
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] 
 
[Coda]
[D5] Woo! [F] [G] [D5] Til I [F] reach my [G] highest 
[D5] ground, [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] 
[D5] No, [F] [G] [D5] no one's [F] gonna [G] bring me 
[D5] down, [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] 
[D5] Oh, no, [F] [G] [D5] til I [F] reach my [G] higher 
[D5] ground, [F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] 
[D5] Hum, [F] don't [G] you [D5] let no - [F] body 
[G] bring you d [D5] own- [F] -- [G] -, [D5] [F] [G] 
[D5] God, is gonna [F] show you [G] higher [D5] ground 
[F] [G] [D5] [F] [G] [D] 

[End]

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