@SONG: Banana Republics @CHORDS: (mhall@moe.coe.uga.edu) and Kevin Shuholm Banana Republics By: Steve Goodman\Jim Rothermel\Steve Burgh G Am Down to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun D7 G Go the expatriated Americans, hopin' to find some fun G Am Some of them go for the sailing, caught by the lure of the sea D7 G Tryin' to find what is ailing, livin' in the land of the free G Am Some of them are running from lovers, leaving no forward address D7 Some of them are running tons of ganja G some are running from the I.R.S (horus: Dm Late at night you will find them Am In the cheap hotels and bars C G C G D G Hustling the senioritas while they dance beneath the stars Dm Eb D Spending those renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime C G Singin' give me some words I can dance to C G D7 G Or a mel - ody that rhymes 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) ********************************* This is an easy fingerpicking lesson for the beginners out there. This proves simple can sound nice. Use the chords already posted on the GCC as an example for timing and have fun with it. Once you get this down, improvise and play around a little. Part I Use this for the intro and the verses G e------------------3------------------------------- B-------------0--------------0-------------------- G---------0--------------0----------------------0 D--------------------0-----------------------0---- A--------------------------------------0-2------ E------3---------------------------3--------------- Am e----------------------------------------------------- B---0h1------------1-------------------------1----- G----------------2----------2--------------2------2 D------------2-----------------2--------2-----------2 A---------0-------------0-----------0---------------- E------------------------------------------------------- D e---------------2-------------------3------2--------------- B------------3---------3---------------------------3------- G--------2----------------2----------------------------2-- D-----0------------0-----------0-------0-------0--------- A---------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------- G C G e------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------0-------------1---------------0---------- G---------------0-------------0--------------0------------- D------------0------------2---------------0---------------- A----------------------3------------------------------------ E-------3-----------------------------3-------------------- Part II "Late at night...." Dm e----------------1-------------------------------1------------ B-----------3-----------3-------------------3---------3--- G-------2-------------------2-----------2----------------2- D---0----------------0---------------0--------------0-------- A------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------- Am e----------------0------------------------------0----------- B----------------------1------------------------------1----- G----------2--------------2--------------2--------------2-- D-------2--------------------2--------2-------------------2 A----0--------------0-------------0---------------0-------- E------------------------------------------------------------ C G C e----------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------1-----------1------0---------1------- G--------------0------------0----------0---------0-------- D---------2-------------2---------------------------------- A-----3-------------------------------------------3-------- E---------------------------------------3------------------ G D e-------------2----------------------------------- B----0-------3---------0---------------------------- G----0-----------------0--------------------------- D------------0----------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------- E----3-----------------3--------------------------- Repeat the Dm tab above then play: "on a bottle of rum and a lie....." Eb D e-----------3-------------2---------2-------2-------2 B--------4-------------3---------3--------3-------3 G------3-------------2--------2---------2-------2- D---0----------- -0--------------------------------- A---------------------------3----------2-------0---- E---------------------------------------------------- Then play C G C G D G tab from above Guitar 2 (intro) G e---------7777---------------------7------------ B-----------------10----8----10---------------- Am e---------8888----7----------8------------------ B-----------------------10------------------------ D e---------8888-8/10\8-----7-------8----- B-----------------------------------8-------- G C G e----7------------------------------------ B----------8------10----7-----8--------