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Barry Manilow-Copacabana At The Copa - BPM - 84

[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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Carpenters-We've Only Just Begun - BPM - 84

[Intro - No drums - Just finger pick - 2 bars per chord] 
|Amaj7 |Dmaj7 |Amaj7 |Dmaj7 |

E -9----------12-9---9----------
B -9----10-10--------10--------------
G -9--11-------------11---------
D -X-----------------0-------
A -0--------------------------
E ----------------------------
 
[Verse 1 - Finger pick]
[Amaj7] We've only just be [Dmaj7] gun ......... t [C#m7] o live,
[F#m7] White lace and [Bm7] promi...ses,
[F#m7] A kiss for luck and we're [Bm7] on our waaaay.(start to strum) ([E7sus4] [E7])
we only be

[Verse 2 - Drums in - Light snare sound based on downstroke on strings - not slap ]
[Amaj7] (gun) Before the rising [Dmaj7] sun ........we [C#m7] fly,
[F#m7] So many [Bm7] roads to choose,
[F#m7] We start off walking and [Bm7] learn to ruuuuun, ([E7sus4] [E7])
And yes, we've just be (full drums)
 
[Vamp - 1 bar each - play chord on snare mainl]
gun [Amaj7] - [Dmaj7] - [Amaj7] - ([Dmaj7] [E])

[CHORUS: - Hold most of F# when moving to Bmaj7 - only lift up fingers that need to]
[F#] Sharing hor [Bmaj7] izons that are [F#] new to us, [Bmaj7] 
[F#] Watching the [Bmaj7] signs along the [F#] way. [Bmaj7] 
(slide up first finger of Bb chord to right location for Ebmaj7 - x65333)
[Bb] Talkin' it [Ebmaj7] over, just the t [Bb] wo of us, [Ebmaj7] 
[Bb] Working [Ebmaj7] together day to ([E7sus4] [E7]) day........
to gether..

[Verse 3 - Light drums again]
[Amaj7] And when the evening [Dmaj7] comes we [C#m7] smile,
[F#m7] So much of [Bm7] life a...head.
[F#m7] We'll find a place where there's r [Bm7] oom to grow,
[E7] And yes, we've just begun. (full drums)
 
[Vamp - 1 bar each - play chord on snare mainl]
[Amaj7] - [Dmaj7] - [Amaj7] - ([Dmaj7] [E])
 
[CHORUS:] 
[F#] Sharing hor [Bmaj7] izons that are [F#] new to us, [Bmaj7] 
[F#] Watching the [Bmaj7] signs along the [F#] way. [Bmaj7] 
[Bb] Talkin' it [Ebmaj7] over, just the t [Bb] wo of us, [Ebmaj7] 
[Bb] Working [Ebmaj7] together day to [E7sus4] day...
[Extra bars introduce]
to [E7] gether..
together
 
[Verse 4] 
[Amaj7] And when the evening [Dmaj7] comes we [C#m7] smile,
[F#m7] So much of [Bm7] life a...head.
[F#m7] We'll find a place where there's [Bm7] room to grow,
[E7] And yes, we've just begun.
(finger pick to end - each 1 bar but tempo goes right down)
[Amaj7] - [Dmaj7] - [Amaj7] - [Dmaj7] 
[C#] . . . .

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