Chords for Steve Goodman - Banana Republics live on Austin City Limits -1978
Tempo:
120.55 bpm
Chords used:
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D
Am
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [D] [G]
Down to the Banana Republic, down [Am] to the tropical sun,
Come [D] all the expatriated Americans,
[G] expecting to have some fun.
[Em]
[G] Some of them come for the sailing, [Am] drawn by the lure of the sea,
[D] To cure the spirit that's ailing, [G] from living in the land of the free.
Now some of them are running from love, [Am] leaving no forward address,
[D] And some of them are running marijuana, and some [G] are running from the IRS.
[Dm] Late at night you can see them, in [Am] the cheap hotels and bars,
[C] [D] Hustling the [G]
senoritas, [C] [G] as they dance [D] beneath the [G]
stars.
[Dm] Spending the renegade pesos, [Gm] on a bottle of rum and a [D] lime,
Singing, give me some words I [G] can dance [C] to, [G] and a melody that rhymes.
Once
[Am] [G] [Am]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
you learn the native customs, [Am] and a word of Spanish or two,
[D] Then you know you can't trust them, [G] because they know they can't trust you.
And down in Banana Republic, [Am] it is not always as warm as it seems,
[D] When none of the natives are buying [G] any second-hand American dreams.
The expatriated Americans, [Am] oh they're feeling so alone,
[D] Telling themselves the same lies [G] that they told themselves at home.
[Dm] And late at night you can see them, [Am] in the cheap hotels and bars,
[D] Hustling the [G]
[C] senoritas, [G] as they dance [D] beneath [G] the stars.
[Dm] Spending the renegade pesos, [Eb] on a bottle of rum and [D] a lime,
Singing, give me some [G] words I can [C] dance to, [G] give me [C] some words [G] I can [C] dance to,
[G] Give me [C] some words [G] I can [C] dance to, and [G] a [D] melody [G] that rhymes.
[Am] [A]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[N]
Down to the Banana Republic, down [Am] to the tropical sun,
Come [D] all the expatriated Americans,
[G] expecting to have some fun.
[Em]
[G] Some of them come for the sailing, [Am] drawn by the lure of the sea,
[D] To cure the spirit that's ailing, [G] from living in the land of the free.
Now some of them are running from love, [Am] leaving no forward address,
[D] And some of them are running marijuana, and some [G] are running from the IRS.
[Dm] Late at night you can see them, in [Am] the cheap hotels and bars,
[C] [D] Hustling the [G]
senoritas, [C] [G] as they dance [D] beneath the [G]
stars.
[Dm] Spending the renegade pesos, [Gm] on a bottle of rum and a [D] lime,
Singing, give me some words I [G] can dance [C] to, [G] and a melody that rhymes.
Once
[Am] [G] [Am]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
you learn the native customs, [Am] and a word of Spanish or two,
[D] Then you know you can't trust them, [G] because they know they can't trust you.
And down in Banana Republic, [Am] it is not always as warm as it seems,
[D] When none of the natives are buying [G] any second-hand American dreams.
The expatriated Americans, [Am] oh they're feeling so alone,
[D] Telling themselves the same lies [G] that they told themselves at home.
[Dm] And late at night you can see them, [Am] in the cheap hotels and bars,
[D] Hustling the [G]
[C] senoritas, [G] as they dance [D] beneath [G] the stars.
[Dm] Spending the renegade pesos, [Eb] on a bottle of rum and [D] a lime,
Singing, give me some [G] words I can [C] dance to, [G] give me [C] some words [G] I can [C] dance to,
[G] Give me [C] some words [G] I can [C] dance to, and [G] a [D] melody [G] that rhymes.
[Am] [A]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[N]
Key:
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[D] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Down to the Banana _ Republic, _ _ down [Am] to the tropical sun,
Come [D] all the expatriated Americans, _
_ [G] _ expecting to have some fun.
[Em] _
_ [G] Some of them come for the sailing, _ _ [Am] drawn by the lure of the sea,
_ _ [D] To cure the spirit that's ailing, _ [G] from living in the land of the free.
_ _ Now some of them are running from love, _ _ [Am] leaving no forward address,
_ [D] And some of them are running marijuana, and some [G] are running from the IRS.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Late at night you can see them, in [Am] the cheap hotels and bars,
_ _ [C] _ [D] Hustling the [G]
senoritas, [C] _ [G] as they dance [D] beneath the [G]
stars.
_ _ [Dm] _ Spending the renegade pesos, _ [Gm] on a bottle of rum and a [D] lime,
Singing, give me some words I [G] can dance [C] to, [G] and a melody that rhymes.
_ _ _ _ _ Once _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ you learn the native customs, _ _ _ [Am] and a word of Spanish or two,
_ _ _ [D] Then you know you can't trust them, [G] because they know they can't trust you.
And _ down in Banana Republic, _ _ [Am] it is not always as warm as it seems,
[D] When none of the natives are buying [G] any second-hand American dreams.
_ _ The expatriated Americans, _ [Am] oh they're feeling so _ alone,
_ _ [D] _ Telling themselves the same lies [G] that they told themselves at home.
_ _ [Dm] And late at night you can see them, [Am] in the cheap hotels and bars,
_ _ [D] _ Hustling the [G] _
[C] senoritas, [G] as they dance [D] beneath [G] the stars.
_ _ [Dm] _ Spending the renegade pesos, _ [Eb] on a bottle of rum and [D] a lime,
Singing, give me some [G] words I can [C] dance to, [G] give me [C] some words [G] I can [C] dance to,
_ [G] Give me [C] some words [G] I can [C] dance to, and [G] a [D] melody [G] that rhymes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Down to the Banana _ Republic, _ _ down [Am] to the tropical sun,
Come [D] all the expatriated Americans, _
_ [G] _ expecting to have some fun.
[Em] _
_ [G] Some of them come for the sailing, _ _ [Am] drawn by the lure of the sea,
_ _ [D] To cure the spirit that's ailing, _ [G] from living in the land of the free.
_ _ Now some of them are running from love, _ _ [Am] leaving no forward address,
_ [D] And some of them are running marijuana, and some [G] are running from the IRS.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Late at night you can see them, in [Am] the cheap hotels and bars,
_ _ [C] _ [D] Hustling the [G]
senoritas, [C] _ [G] as they dance [D] beneath the [G]
stars.
_ _ [Dm] _ Spending the renegade pesos, _ [Gm] on a bottle of rum and a [D] lime,
Singing, give me some words I [G] can dance [C] to, [G] and a melody that rhymes.
_ _ _ _ _ Once _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ you learn the native customs, _ _ _ [Am] and a word of Spanish or two,
_ _ _ [D] Then you know you can't trust them, [G] because they know they can't trust you.
And _ down in Banana Republic, _ _ [Am] it is not always as warm as it seems,
[D] When none of the natives are buying [G] any second-hand American dreams.
_ _ The expatriated Americans, _ [Am] oh they're feeling so _ alone,
_ _ [D] _ Telling themselves the same lies [G] that they told themselves at home.
_ _ [Dm] And late at night you can see them, [Am] in the cheap hotels and bars,
_ _ [D] _ Hustling the [G] _
[C] senoritas, [G] as they dance [D] beneath [G] the stars.
_ _ [Dm] _ Spending the renegade pesos, _ [Eb] on a bottle of rum and [D] a lime,
Singing, give me some [G] words I can [C] dance to, [G] give me [C] some words [G] I can [C] dance to,
_ [G] Give me [C] some words [G] I can [C] dance to, and [G] a [D] melody [G] that rhymes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _