Gino Vannelli

Persona Non Grata

Gino Vannelli


Tom: Em

  |G     C     |D      |G     C     |D       |


        E          G          A           B/D#   E     Gadd9     A     B
Now the cry of the toucan for your man is histor y
E          G          A           B/D#         E     Gadd9   A    B
Welcome to heaven the land of the rich and the free
    E          G             A         B/D#            E     Gadd9    A    B
The water's so clean you can fill your canteen with it cold
       E            G            A           B/D#       E     Gadd9   A      B
Please hand me your locket and I promise you pockets of gold
   Am7         B             C          Bm7
No soldiers to knock on your door                                        
    Am7        G           F#7sus4     Bsus4
Now what can a man ask for more


    G        C       D     C
Per sona non grata!
     G              C      D    C
just lay your money down
    G        C       D    C
per sona non grata!
        G                  C        D   B7
on your knees and kiss the ground


       E             G         A             B/D#       E       Gadd9    A    B
I know all the right people we will make you legal in a flash
             E         G         A         B/D#        E       Gadd9    A    B
I won't take no for an answer no credit no checks just cash
            E           G           A          B/D#      E     Gadd9    A    B
well it may seem like a lot but I'm really not in it for greed
   E         G                A          B/D#        E       Gadd9    A    B
as god as my witness I have a family and mistress to feed



     Am7           B        C        Bm7
what price can you put on a dream                                         
     Am7          G          F#sus4      Bsus4
your fortune lies across the stream
    G        C        Dadd9      C
Per sona non grata!
     G              C     Dadd9     B7
just lay your money down
    Em7      D       C     G/B
per sona non grata!
        Am7                G
on your knees and kiss the ground

whistling:

 |G     C     |D      |G     C     |D     |

    G        C      D
Per sona non grata!

|G   C   |D       |

     G           C     D
whoa persona non grata!

|G   C   |D       |

Classical guitar:

|E   G   |A   B/D#  |E   G   |A   B  |

|E   G   |A   B/D#  |E   G   |A   B  |

   Am7         B             C        Bm7
No soldiers to knock on your door                                      
    Am7        G           F#sus4     Bsus4
now what can a man ask for more


    G        C       Dadd9     C
Per sona non grata!
     G              C     Dadd9  B7 
just lay your money down
    Em7      D       C     G/B
Per sona non grata!
        Am7                Gsus4   F
on your knees and kiss the ground          Hey!

guitar:

|G     C     |D        |