{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":62747,"song":"Banana Republics","artist":"Jimmy Buffett","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/62747-banana-republics-chords-by-jimmy-buffett/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/62747?type=chord","rating":4.99013,"votes":401,"content":"[Intro]\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]       | [ch]G[/ch]       | [ch]Am[/ch]      | [ch]Am[/ch]      |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]       | [ch]D[/ch]       | [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch]       |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]       | [ch]G[/ch]       | [ch]Am[/ch]      | [ch]Am[/ch]      |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]       | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] |([ch]G[/ch])      |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDown to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\ngo the expatriated Americans, hopin' to find some fun.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSome of them go for the sailing, called by the lure of the sea.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTryin' to find what is ailing, livin' in the land of the free.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSome of them are running from lovers, leaving no forward address.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome of them are running tons of ganja,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nsome are running from the I.R.S.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nLate at night you will find them,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nin the cheap hotels and bars,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHustling the señoritas while they dance beneath the stars.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                 [ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSpending those renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSingin' give me some words I can dance to,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nor a melody that rhymes.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFirst you learn the native customs, soon a word of Spanish or two.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou know that you cannot trust them, 'cause they know they can't trust you.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nExpatriated Americans, feelin' so all alone,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\ntelling themselves the same lies that they told themselves back home.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]       | [ch]G[/ch]       | [ch]Am[/ch]      | [ch]Am[/ch]      |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]       | [ch]D[/ch]       | [ch]G[/ch]       | [ch]G[/ch]       |\r\n| [ch]Dm[/ch]      | [ch]Dm[/ch]      | [ch]Am[/ch]      | [ch]Am[/ch]      |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch]       | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] |([ch]G[/ch])      |\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDown to the Banana Republics, things aren't as warm as they seem,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nnone of the natives are buying any second-hand American dreams.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nLate at night you will find them,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nin the cheap hotels and bars,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHustling the señoritas while they dance beneath the stars.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                 [ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSpending those renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSingin' give me some words I can dance to,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nor a melody that rhymes.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDown to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun;[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\ngo the expatriated Americans, hopin' to find some fun.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n| G       | G       | Am      | Am      |\n| D       | D       | G   C/G | G       |\n| G       | G       | Am      | Am      |\n| D       | G  C    | G  D  G |(G)      |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n| G       | G       | Am      | Am      |\n| D       | D       | G       | G       |\n| Dm      | Dm      | Am      | Am      |\n| C       | G  C    | G  D  G |(G)      |\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]","chords":["G","Am","D","C/G","C","Dm","Eb"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}