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[Verse 1]
B7I  Emmet him in B7VeneEzueB7....Emla,B7  
Down Emfrom B7the U.S.EmA.,B7  
And Emwhy he was Dthere he Cwould not B7say,
But he Emsure wasn't B7there to Empass aB7way,
To Empass aAmway the Emtime in B7VeneEmzue....la,B7  
EmPass aAmway the Emtime in B7VeneEmzue.B7....Emla.
[Verse 2]
B7He Empaid ready cash for the army of B7VeneEzue.B7....Emla,B7  
For the EmPolice and B7Cabinet Emtoo;B7  
I Emsaw him Ddo what he'd Ccome to B7do,
With Emall the B7tricks I Emknew he B7knew,
To Emget all the Amoil Emout of B7VeneEmzue.....la,B7  
To get EmStandard AmOil the Emoil of B7VeneEmzue.B7....Emla.
[Verse 3]
B7And Emwhen the tankers were B7sailing Eout to B7se..EmaB7  
Were Emsailing B7out to Emsea,B7  
And Emhe was Dtaking his Cleave of B7me,
I Emsaid, "Watch B7out, there'll Emalways B7be
EmVeneAmzueEmlans in B7VeneEmzue.....la,B7  
Who Emthink that the Amoil beEmlongs to B7VeneEmzue.B7....Emla."
[Verse 4]
B7They Emdumped the chump in a sump in B7VeneEzue.B7....Emla,B7  
That Efree-enterB7prising EmYank,B7  
He Emsputtered and Dspattered and Csplashed as he B7sank,
And their Emlaugh will outB7last the Chase EmNational B7Bank,
He's Emstill stuck Amdown Emthere in B7VeneEmzue.....la,B7  
UnEmless he's Amdrunk all the Emoil in B7VeneEmzue.B7....Emla.

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Venezuela

by Misc Traditional

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[Verse 1]

B7 Em B7 E B7 Em B7

I met him in Venezue....la,

Em B7 Em B7

Down from the U.S.A.,

Em D C B7

And why he was there he would not say,

Em B7 Em B7

But he sure wasn't there to pass away,

Em Am Em B7 Em B7

To pass away the time in Venezue....la,

Em Am Em B7 Em B7 Em

Pass away the time in Venezue.....la.

[Verse 2]

B7 Em B7 E B7 Em B7

He paid ready cash for the army of Venezue.....la,

Em B7 Em B7

For the Police and Cabinet too;

Em D C B7

I saw him do what he'd come to do,

Em B7 Em B7

With all the tricks I knew he knew,

Em Am Em B7 Em B7

To get all the oil out of Venezue.....la,

Em Am Em B7 Em B7 Em

To get Standard Oil the oil of Venezue.....la.

[Verse 3]

B7 Em B7 E B7 Em B7

And when the tankers were sailing out to se..a

Em B7 Em B7

Were sailing out to sea,

Em D C B7

And he was taking his leave of me,

Em B7 Em B7

I said, "Watch out, there'll always be

Em Am Em B7 Em B7

Venezuelans in Venezue.....la,

Em Am Em B7 Em B7 Em

Who think that the oil belongs to Venezue.....la."

[Verse 4]

B7 Em B7 E B7 Em B7

They dumped the chump in a sump in Venezue.....la,

E B7 Em B7

That free-enterprising Yank,

Em D C B7

He sputtered and spattered and splashed as he sank,

Em B7 Em B7

And their laugh will outlast the Chase National Bank,

Em Am Em B7 Em B7

He's still stuck down there in Venezue.....la,

Em Am Em B7 Em B7 Em

Unless he's drunk all the oil in Venezue.....la.

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