Chords for Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic 1980

Tempo:
94.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

Am

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic 1980 chords
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[B] [Em] [Bb]
[Am] [G] [C] [Em]
[Bb] [Am] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [Am] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [E] [F]
[C] [E] [G]
[Am] [C]
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [G] the [E] police and the
[D] You gotta [F] believe me
[C]
[Dm] Let me stand [F] aside here
I'm [C] watching my ass
[D] Striking up [F] the soldiers
[Am] I know that [C] you
[D] Engage too many [G] questions
And answers too
[A] In the pool
[Am] In the pool [C] Santa got
Slipper in [Am] the screaming city [C] Sounds like Donnie Price
[D] You're a bad boy
[C] You're a bad city
[D] But I don't know you
In the [Gm] pool
[G] The police and [A] the
The people at the pinstripe
You [C] mutely shake their heads
[G] A silent, [Am] shrieking volume
Violence [C] worse than Jacob Dam
[D] Slipping in the [E] backyard
[C] Laughing in your [Em] face
[D] Can't they see the place [G] again
It's a [C] fitting of the day
[D] Santa got a friend
[Am] [C] Santa got
[G] Slipper in the [Am] screaming city Sounds like [C] Donnie Price
[D] You're a bad boy
[C] You're a bad city
[D] But I don't know you
In the [G] pool
The police and the
[D] The people at [Am] the pinstripe
[C] Santa got
[G]
[D] Slipper in the [Am] screaming city [C] Sounds like Donnie Price
[E] You're a bad boy
[C] You're a bad city
[G]
But [Em] I don't know you
In the [G] pool
The police and the
[Dm] The people at the
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
E
2311
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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To start learning The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Am, C, D, Am, C, G, D and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 47 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 95. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] the [E] police and the_
[D] You gotta [F] believe me
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] Let me stand [F] aside here
I'm [C] watching my ass
[D] Striking up [F] the soldiers
[Am] I know that [C] you _
[D] Engage too many [G] questions
And answers too
[A] In the pool
[Am] In the pool [C] Santa got
_ Slipper in [Am] the screaming city [C] Sounds like Donnie Price
[D] You're a bad boy
_ [C] You're a bad city
[D] But I don't know you
In the [Gm] pool
[G] The police and [A] the_
The people at the pinstripe
You [C] mutely shake their heads
[G] _ A silent, [Am] shrieking volume
Violence [C] worse than Jacob Dam
_ [D] Slipping in the [E] backyard
[C] Laughing in your [Em] face
_ [D] Can't they see the place [G] again
It's a [C] fitting of the day
[D] Santa got a friend
[Am] _ [C] Santa got
[G] _ Slipper in the [Am] screaming city Sounds like [C] Donnie Price
[D] You're a bad boy
_ [C] You're a bad city
[D] But I don't know you
In the [G] pool
The police and the_
[D] The people at [Am] the pinstripe
[C] Santa got
[G] _
[D] Slipper in the [Am] screaming city [C] Sounds like Donnie Price
[E] You're a bad boy
[C] You're a bad city
[G]
But [Em] I don't know you
In the [G] pool
The police and the_
[Dm] The people at the

Facts about this song

It's Pete Briquette and Bob Geldof who authored this song.

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