Verse 1: First time: SLOWLY, SMOKY-BAR-BLUESY
      | A       Ab   |   G      Gb |
      Come on Saddam, please don't cry
      did you really think we'd hang you out to dry
      all those years and years ago we promised you the best
      now it's time for you to join the rest
      of the shahs and sheiks and generals on the run
      stay on the payroll, enjoy the Sun
      it's a tradition: the welcome party's begun
      F                               E
      avoiding extradition was never so fun
      

      Verse 1, second time:     LIVELY
      2 bars out  |  2 bars vamp  |  2 bars mid-range/easy solo, then: 
      A       Ab      G      Gb
      Come on Saddam, please don't cry
      did you really think we'd hang you out to dry
      all those years and years ago we promised you the best
      now it's time for you to join the rest
      of the shahs and sheiks and generals on the run
      stay on the payroll, enjoy the Sun
      it's a tradition: the welcome party's begun
      F                               E
      avoiding extradition was never so fun

            chorus
            A       Ab      G      Gb
            So come on down, you washed up dictators
            enjoy the sunshine, watch out for the 'gators
            come on down, come on down to Club Fed
            F                               E
            it's the place to hide, when the world thinks you're dead

      
Verse 2:
      2 bars out  |  2 bars vamp  |  OPEN solo, then: 
      A       Ab      G      Gb
      take care of business from overseas
      you can live here in style indulging all your fantasies
      virgin girls, and whipping-boys who like to role-play
      come on down to Club Fed: have it your way
      Saddam, you're booked in palace 21
      It's got a built-in dungeon for your kind of fun
      living here beats a life on the run
      F                               E
      yes, we faked all the photos -- you can stay here with your sons

            chorus
            A       Ab      G      Gb
            So come on down, you washed up dictators
            enjoy the sunshine, watch out for the 'gators
            come on down, come on down to Club Fed
            F                               E
            it's the place to hide, when the world thinks you're dead

      
Verse 3:
      2 bars out  |  2 bars vamp  |  OPEN solo, then: 
      A       Ab      G      Gb
      trust the man in the suit when the borders are closed
      the CIA will bring you here, when you're deposed
      just like Dorothy, you can never go home
      there's so many friends to meet, you'll never be alone
      meet Noriega, we tired of his rule
      there's Imelda Marcos, her shoes look so cool
      the Shah of Iran, he's nobody's fool
      F                               E
      you can meet Osama, hanging out down by the pool

            chorus
            A       Ab      G      Gb
            So come on down, you washed up dictators
            enjoy the sunshine, watch out for the 'gators
            come on down, come on down to Club Fed
            F
            it's the place to hide
            E
            when the world thinks you're dead
            F
            it's the place to hide
            E
            when the world
       1:  A     Ab     G    Gb
            thinks you're
       2:  A     Ab     G    Gb
            dead
       3:  A     Ab     G    Gb
       4:  A     Ab     G    Gb     [arpeggio / same tempo]
       5:  A     Ab     G    Gb     [ritard / fermata]
       F       E