A         E                F#m         C#m  
It was a matter of fact that when I paid all my tax, 
          E            D          A    
I held my world in the palm of my hand.
A             E                  F#m     C#m       E         D         A
And all of my debts were causing me to defect to a land of bananas and sand.

[chorus 1]
A    E    A     E    A     E        D       A    
So I ran, yes I ran, yes I ran to a foreign land.
A      E   A     E    A     E        D       A    
Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land.

[pre chorus]
    D  B       A          D            B     A    
I'm so glad we made it, I thought we'd never land,
  D              B          A        F#m   A      E   
I grabbed all my cash and decided to dash far away,

[chorus 2]
A      E  A   E     A   E          D       A  
Far away, far away, far away, to a foreign land.
A      E   A      E   A      E       D       A    
Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land.

[Bridge 1]
A                                  
Goodbye to all of the rich man's daughters, 
A
Goodbye to my debts now I'm 'way cross the water.

[chorus 3]
A   E     A   E     A   E          D       A    
Far away, far away, far away, in a foreign land.

A      E   A      E   A      E       D       A    
Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land.

[refrain 1]
A                                      A E  A E  D A
La la, la la la la, la la la la la la    

[verse 2]
A              E          F#m       C#m              E       D        A
Please tell my mother and all my ex-lovers that I've finally made the grade.
A              E               F#m      C#m     
Please tell my debtors and the money collectors 
     E         D             A         E   
That all of my bills will be paid some day.

[chorus 4]
A    E    A     E   A    E        D       A   
I'm away, I'm away, I'm away in a foreign land


[refain 2]
 A 
Goodbye champagne and caviar set, I wanna slum and drink all the rum I
can get.

[chorus 5]
A   E     A    E    A   E         D       A   
I'm away, I'm away, I'm away in a foreign land
A      E   A      E   A      E       D       A    
Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land.
   D         B          A        F#m     A
But I'm out of my jack and I can't go back.
A   E     A   E     A   E         D       A    
I'm away, far away, far away in a foreign land.

[outro]

A                                        
La la, la la la la, la la la la la la ...