WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Steve Goodman - Banana Republics Ukulele | Ver. 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Down to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun,
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come the expatriated Americans, expecting to have some fun.
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Some of them come for the sailing, drawn by the lure of the sea.
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To cure the spirit that's ailing, from livin' in the land of the free.
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Some of them are running from lovers, leaving no forward address.
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Some of them are running marijuana,
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and some are running from the I.R.S.
[Chorus]
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And late at night you can see them,
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in the cheap hotels and bars,
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Hustling the señoritas as they dance beneath the stars.
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Spending the renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime.
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Singing give me some words I can dance to,
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and a melody that rhymes.
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[Verse 2]
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Once you learn the native customs, and a word of Spanish or two,
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then you know you can't trust them, because they know they can't trust you.
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Down in Banana Republics, It is not always as warm as it seems,
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when none of the natives are buying any second-hand American dreams.
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Expatriated Americans are feeling so all alone,
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telling themselves the same lies that they told themselves at home.
[Chorus]
Gm
And late at night you can see them,
Dm
in the cheap hotels and bars,
F C F C G C
hustling the señoritas as they dance beneath the stars.
Gm Ab G
Spending the renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime.
F C
Singing give me some words I can dance to,
F C G C
and a melody that rhymes.
[Outro]
C Dm
Down to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun,
G C C
come the expatriated Americans, expecting to have some fun.
