Down to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun,
D Ggo the expatriated Americans, hopin' to find some fun.
G AmSome of them go for the sailing, caught by the lure of the sea.
Tryin' to find what is ailing, livin' in the land of the free.
G AmSome of them are running from lovers, leaving no foreward address.
DSome of them are running tons of ganja,
some are running from the I.R.S.
Late at night you will find them,
in the cheap hotels and bars,
C G C G D Ghustling the senioritas while they dance beneath the stars.
Dm Eb x68886 DSpending those renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime,
singin' give me some words I can dance to,
C G D7 Gor a mel - ody that rhymes.
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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.
(solo) -play - G Am D G - Dm Am C G C G
Down to the Banana Republics, things aren't as warm as they seem,
none of the natives are buying any second-hand American dreams.
(repeat chorus)
Down to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun;
go the expatriated Americans hopin' to find some fun.
(repeat chords and fade)
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