Gringo In Belize Chords by Jerry Jeff Walker

[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ Dennis Wolfe told me this is about many characters in Belize, nobody in particular.
We're not mean-spirited here about this.
Well, he came down on vacation, does he like tropic sun?
Margaritas and the music [F] made it all seem fun.
[Eb] He bought a piece of heaven [Bb] on the Caribbean [Eb]
[Bb] seas.
[Cm] _ [Bb] He's a happy [F] little camper [Bb] in Belize.
_ _ _ He began to build a condo, but the labor cost was high.
His partner stole his money, [F] that left him high and dry.
[Eb] His land is still a mud hole where [Bb] you sink up to your knees.
[Cm] _
[Bb] And he's just [F] another gringo [Bb] in [Cm] Belize.
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[Bb] [Eb] He's a planner, he's a dreamer, [Bb] he's a sordid little steamer.
[F] He seems to think that money [Bb] grows on [Cm] trees.
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[D] [Eb] He's a whiner, he's a loser, [Bb] he's a pothead, he's a boozer.
[F] Just another gringo [Bb] in Belize. _
_ _ _ _ Well, he used to have a girlfriend, but now he can't afford her.
Since one of his investments [F] got busted at the border,
[Eb] he wasted all his money, [Bb] fame, bribes, [Eb] fines, and [Dm] fees.
[Cm] _ [Bb] And he's just [F] another gringo [Bb] in Belize. _ _ _
_ Oh, he sold his motorcycle, and somebody stole his boat.
They ran it on the reef, [F] and now the damn thing just won't float.
[Eb] The only thing that's free is mud, [Bb] mosquitoes, [Eb] and the [Bb] breeze.
[Cm] And [Bb] he's just [F] another gringo [Bb] in [Cm] Belize.
[Bbm] _ [Bb] [Eb] He's a planner, he's a dreamer, [Bb] he's a sordid little steamer.
[F] He seems to think that money [Bb] grows on [Cm] trees.
[Bbm] _ [Bb] [Eb] He's a whiner, he's a loser, [Bb] he's a pothead, he's a boozer.
[F] Just another gringo [Bb] in Belize. _ _ _ _ _
_ Alright.
Now _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ he'll drink a beer for breakfast, he'll chase it with rum punch.
He's smoking up his dinner, [F] he's snorting up his lunch.
[Eb] He's been wasting on the mainland, now [Bb] he's just stoned out [Eb] in the [Gm] Keys.
[Cm] _
[Bb] And he's just [F] another gringo [Bb] in [Cm] Belize.
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[D] Well, [Eb] he's a planner, he's a dreamer, [Bb] he's a sordid little steamer.
[F] He seems to think that money grows [Bb] on [Cm] trees.
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[D] [Eb] He's a whiner, he's a loser, [Bb] he's a pothead, he's a boozer.
[F] He's just another gringo [Bb] in Belize.
Ah, [F] he's just another gringo [Bb] in Belize.
Come to think of it though, [F] sounds like a pretty good goddamn [Bb] life to me. _ _
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