Banana Republics

Banana Republics easy guitar chords by Jimmy Buffett

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Down 
    to 
    the 
    banana 
    republics, 

    down 
    to 
    the 
    tropical 
    sun 

    Go 
    the 
    expatriated 
    Americans 

    hopin' 
    to find 
    some 
    fun

    Some 
    of 
    them 
    go 
    for 
    the sailing, 

    called 
    by 
    the 
    lure 
    of 
    the 
    sea 

    Tryin' 
    to 
    find 
    what 
    is 
    ailing 
    living 

    in 
    the land 
    of 
    the 
    free 

    Verse 2
    Some 
    of 
    them 
    are 
    running 

    from 
    lov
    ers 

    Leaving 
    no 
    forward 
    address 

    Some 
    of 
    them 
    are 
    running 
    tons 
    of 
    ganja 

    Some 
    are 
    running 
    from 
    the 
    IRS 

    Verse 3
    Late 
    at 
    night, 
    you 
    will 
    find 
    them 
    in 

    the 
    cheap 
    hotels 
    and 
    bars 

    Hustling 
    the 
    señor
    itas while 
    they 

    dance 
    beneath 
    the stars 

    Spending 
    those 
    renegade 
    pesos 
    on 
    bottle 

    of 
    rum 
    and 
    a lime 

    Singin', 
    "Give 
    me 
    some 
    words 
    can 
    dance 

    to 
    or 
    melody 
    that 
    rhymes" 


    Verse 4
    First 
    you learn 
    the native 
    customs, 

    soon 
    a word 
    of Spanish 
    or 
    two 

    You 
    know 
    that 
    you 
    cannot 
    trust 
    them 
    'cause 

    they 
    know 
    they 
    can't 
    trust 
    you 

    Expatriated 
    Americans 

    feelin' 
    so 
    all 
    alone 

    Telling 
    themselves 
    the same 
    lies 
    that 
    they 
    told 
    themselves 

    back 
    home 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 5

    Down 
    to 
    the 
    ba
    nana 
    republics, 

    things 
    aren't 
    as 
    warm 
    as 
    they 
    seem 

    None 
    of 
    the natives 
    are 
    buying 
    any 
    second-hand 

    American 
    Amer
    ican 
    dream

    Verse 6
    Late 
    at 
    night, 
    you 
    will 
    find 
    them 
    in 

    the cheap 
    hotels 
    and 
    bars 

    Hustling 
    the 
    señor
    itas while 
    they 

    dance 
    beneath 
    the stars 

    Spend
    ing 
    those 
    renegade 
    pesos 
    on 

    bottle 
    of 
    rum 
    and 
    a lime 

    Singin', 
    "Give 
    me 
    some 
    words 
    can 
    dance 

    to 
    or 
    melody 
    that 
    rhymes" 

    Verse 7
    Down 
    to 
    the 
    banana 
    republics, 

    down 
    to 
    the tropical 
    sun 

    Go 
    the 
    expatriated 
    Americans 
    hopin' 
    to find 

    Outro 1
    some 
    fun 




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