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Commandante

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I'm gonna drink Gmore whiskey than DBrendan Behan
I'm gonna sCend my belongings all to GTripoli
And I'm gonna Cride home to GCalifornia
WiDth a banCjo on my kGnee
I'm neGver gonna turn off the Dtelevision
I'm just goCnna let it run all niGght
I'm gonna plCant root vegetables oGut in the back yard
And come sumDmer, I am going to trD7eat you right
So pCut on your Chairman Mao cGoat
And lCet me clear my thrGoat
Let's Bmturn this whole town Cupside down
ShCake it 'til the coins come falling Dout of its pocket
Yeah, Cput on your Che Guevara pGin
CaCll the troops on Gin
We're gonna Emsail through the night Dsky
Like a Cpair of bottle roGckets
I got a grGeat big secret written dDown somewhere
I got a rCosary to protect us both from Gharm
I got a Cstorage locker full of Gcow figurines
And a laDundry list of grievances loD7nger than my arm
And I am Cnever going back to GCincinatti
All those Cbridges have been burned down to Gthe ground
I got the Cjetpack strGapped to my back
And I'm Dwaiting for you to come D7around
Yeah, Cput on your Chairman Mao coGat
And Clet me clear my Gthroat
Let's Bmturn this whole place Cupside down, yes
ShCake it 'til the coins come falling Dout of its pockets
Yeah, Cput on your Che Guevara Gpin
CCall the troops on Gin
We're gonna Emsail through the night sDky
  (muted)                 C  G  
Like a pair of bottle rockets
outro:   G   D   C   G   C   G   D   D7   C   G   C   G   C   G   D  G  

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Commandante

by The Mountain Goats

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G D

I'm gonna drink more whiskey than Brendan Behan

C G

I'm gonna send my belongings all to Tripoli

C G

And I'm gonna ride home to California

D C G

With a banjo on my knee

G D

I'm never gonna turn off the television

C G

I'm just gonna let it run all night

C G

I'm gonna plant root vegetables out in the back yard

D D7

And come summer, I am going to treat you right

C G

So put on your Chairman Mao coat

C G

And let me clear my throat

Bm C

Let's turn this whole town upside down

C D

Shake it 'til the coins come falling out of its pocket

C G

Yeah, put on your Che Guevara pin

C G

Call the troops on in

Em D

We're gonna sail through the night sky

C G

Like a pair of bottle rockets

G D

I got a great big secret written down somewhere

C G

I got a rosary to protect us both from harm

C G

I got a storage locker full of cow figurines

D D7

And a laundry list of grievances longer than my arm

C G

And I am never going back to Cincinatti

C G

All those bridges have been burned down to the ground

C G

I got the jetpack strapped to my back

D D7

And I'm waiting for you to come around

C G

Yeah, put on your Chairman Mao coat

C G

And let me clear my throat

Bm C

Let's turn this whole place upside down, yes

C D

Shake it 'til the coins come falling out of its pockets

C G

Yeah, put on your Che Guevara pin

C G

Call the troops on in

Em D

We're gonna sail through the night sky

C G

(muted)

Like a pair of bottle rockets

G D C G C G D D7 C G C G C G D G

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