Banana Republics

	 
[Intro]
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| D       | D       | G   C/G | G       |
| G       | G       | Am      | Am      |
| D       | G  C    | G  D  G |(G)      |
[Strophe]
G                             Am 
Down to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun, 
       D                      G 
go the expatriated Americans, hopin' to find some fun. 
G                                Am 
Some of them go for the sailing, called by the lure of the sea. 
D                              G 
Tryin' to find what is ailing, livin' in the land of the free. 
G                                     Am 
Some of them are running from lovers, leaving no forward address. 
D 
Some of them are running tons of ganja, 
         G 
some are running from the I.R.S.
[Refrain]
Dm 
Late at night you will find them, 
       Am 
in the cheap hotels and bars, 
C                G     C          G       D         G 
Hustling the señoritas while they dance beneath the stars. 
Dm                                 Eb                   D 
Spending those renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime. 
        C                        G 
Singin' give me some words I can dance to, 
C    G   D       G 
or a melody that rhymes.  
G
[Strophe]
G                                   Am 
First you learn the native customs, soon a word of Spanish or two. 
D                                           G 
You know that you cannot trust them, 'cause they know they can't trust you. 
G                      Am 
Expatriated Americans, feelin' so all alone, 
D                                          G 
telling themselves the same lies that they told themselves back home.
[Instrumentale]
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| Dm      | Dm      | Am      | Am      |
| C       | G  C    | G  D  G |(G)      |
[Strophe]
G                             Am 
Down to the Banana Republics, things aren't as warm as they seem, 
D                                  G 
none of the natives are buying any second-hand American dreams.
[Refrain]
Dm 
Late at night you will find them, 
       Am 
in the cheap hotels and bars, 
C                G     C          G       D         G 
Hustling the señoritas while they dance beneath the stars. 
Dm                                 Eb                   D 
Spending those renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime. 
        C                        G 
Singin' give me some words I can dance to, 
C    G   D       G 
or a melody that rhymes.
[Strophe]
G                             Am 
Down to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun; 
       D                      G 
go the expatriated Americans, hopin' to find some fun.