Banana Republics Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Am][D][G]
[Am][D][G][C][G][D][G][Em]

[Verse 1]
[G]Down to the banana republics,
[Am]down to the tropical sun
Go the [D]expatriated Americans
[G]hopin' [D]to find some [G]fun
Some of them go for the sailing,
[Am]called by the lure of the sea
[D]Tryin' to find what is ailing [G]living
in [D]the land of the [G]free

[Verse 2]
[G]Some of them are [D]running
from lov[G]ers
[Am]Leaving no forward address
[D]Some of them are running tons of ganja
Some are [G]running from [D]the [G]IRS[Dm]

[Verse 3]
Late at night, you will [Dm]find them in
the [Am]cheap hotels and bars
[C]Hustling [G]the señor[C]itas while they
[G]dance [D]beneath [G]the stars
[Dm]Spending those renegade pesos on a [Eb]bottle
of rum and [D]a lime[C][G][D]
Singin', [C]"Give me some words I can [G]dance
to [C]or a [G]melody [D]that rhy[G]mes"
[D]

[Verse 4]
[G]First you learn the native customs,
[Am]soon a word of Spanish or two
[D]You know that you cannot trust them 'cause
[G]they know they can't trust [D]you
[G]Expatriated Americans
[Am]feelin' so all alone
[D]Telling themselves the same lies that they [G]told themselves
[D]back home

[Interlude 1]
[G][Am][D][G][D]
[G][Dm][Am][C][G][C][G][D][G]

[Verse 5]
[G]Down to the ba[D]nana [G]republics,
[Am]things aren't as warm as they seem
[D]None of the natives are buying any [G]second-hand
American [D]American [G]dreams

[Verse 6]
[Dm]Late at night, you will find them in
[Am]the cheap hotels and bars
[C]Hustling [G]the señor[C]itas while they
[G]dance [D]beneath [G]the stars
[Dm]Spending those renegade pesos on
a [Eb]bottle of rum and [D]a lime[C][Bm]
[D]Singin', "Gi[C]ve me some words I can dan[G]ce
to [C]or a [G]melody [D]that rhy[G]mes"

[Verse 7]
[G]Down to the banana republics,
[Am]down to the tropical sun
Go the [D]expatriated Americans [G]hopin' [D]to find

[Outro 1]
some fun
[G][D][G][Am][D][G]
[G][G][Am][D]