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Tracks
La Roux
Trouble in Paradise
Tropical Chancer

SINGLE

Tropical Chancer

Release date: 6th July 2014

From Trouble in ParadiseTrack 6

3:32

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About This Track

"Tropical Chancer" is a single by La Roux, from the album Trouble in Paradise, released 6th July 2014. The track is 3:32 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about La Roux.

About the Artist

La Roux

La Roux

Lyrics

Tropical Chancer

He'll take the money and the food that's in your hand
But you have to understand that he's a dreamer
Living my life within a mile you could believe
This place turns honest men into thieves

And I could see it in his eyes
He was the type
To sail off in the night

I met him through a dancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer
A tropical chancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer
I met him through a dancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer
A tropical chancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer

He'll trade your loving for the things he's never seen
The places he has never been
Oh, but remember he is just a good pretender
And he doesn't give his love away for free

And I could see it in his eyes
He was the type
To sail off in the night

I met him through a dancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer
A tropical chancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer
I met him through a dancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer
A tropical chancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer

I met him through a dancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer
A tropical chancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer
I met him through a dancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer
A tropical chancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer

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Track details

From Trouble in Paradise

3:322014Single

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Album

Trouble in Paradise

Track number

6

Release year

2014

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2Kiss and Not Tell
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Elly Jackson, Grace Jones, Ian Sherwin, Jeff Bhasker
Writer: Elly Jackson, Grace Jones, Ian Sherwin, Jeff Bhasker
Producer: Elly Jackson, Ian Sherwin
Producer: Elly Jackson, Ian Sherwin
Engineer: Ian Sherwin
Bass: Ian Sherwin
Guitar: Elly Jackson
Keyboards: Elly Jackson
Vocals: Elly Jackson
Bass Guitar: Ian Sherwin
Bass Synthesizer: Elly Jackson
Drum Programmer: Ian Sherwin
Drum Programming: Ian Sherwin
Marimba: Elly Jackson
Percussion: Elly Jackson
Synthesizer: Elly Jackson