Banana Republics Chords by Jimmy Buffett

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[G] Down to the Banana Republic, [Am] down to the tropical sun.
Though [D] the expatriated Americans [D] hoping [G] to find some fun,
Some of them go for the sailing, [Am] caught by the lure of the sea.
[D] Trying to find what is ailing, [G] living in the land of the free.
[D] Some of them are running [G] from lovers, [Am] leaving no forward address.
[D] Some of them are running tons of ganja, [G] some are running from the IRS.
[Dm] Late at night you will find them [Am] in the cheap hotels and bars.
[C] Hustling the [G] senoritas while they dance beneath the stars.
_ [Dm] Spending those renegade pesos [Eb] on a bottle of rum.
_ _ [C] Sing and give me some [G] words I can dance to, or a melody that rhymes. _ _ _ _
First you learn a native custom, [A] soon a word of Spanish or two.
[D] You know that you cannot trust them, they know they [G] can't trust you. _
Expatriated Americans, [Am] feeling so all alone.
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Telling themselves the same [G] lies that they told themselves back home. _
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Down to the Banana Republic, [A] things aren't as [Am] warm as they seem.
[D]
None of the natives are buying any second hand [G] American dreams.
[Dm]
Late at night you will find them [Am] in the cheap hotels and bars.
[C]
Hustling the senoritas while they dance beneath [G] the stars.
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Spending those renegade pesos [Eb] on a bottle of rum [D] and a lark.
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[C] Sing and give me some words I can dance to, [G] or a melody [G] that rhymes.
Down to the Banana Republic, [Am] down to the tropical sun.
[D] Will the expatriated Americans [G] hope to find some fun?
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