Mgmt - Congratulations Chords & Tabs

Tuning: Standard
Info: Listen to the song for the strumming patterns.
Contact (any questions/requests): my.brain.child@hotmail.com


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VERSE 1:
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"Dead in the water, it's not a paid vacation,
The sons and daughters of city officials attend demonstrations,
It's hardly a sink or swim when all is well if the ticket sells"


BREAK:
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VERSE 2:
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"Out with? a wimper, it's not a blaze of glory
You look down from your temple as people endeavor to make it a story,
And chisel a marble word but all is lost if it's never heard"


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CHORUS:
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"But I've got someone to make reports
That tell me how my money's spent
To book? my stays and draw my blinds
So I can't see what's really there
And all I need's a great big congratulations"

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BREAK 2:
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VERSE 3:
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"I'll keep your dreams, you pay attention for me
As strange as it seems I'd rather dissolve than have you ignore me
The ground may be moving fast but I tied my boots to a broken mast"


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VERSE 4:
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"The difference is clear, you throw it in your cauldron
Rust and veneer, dusk and dawn, Steinways and Baldwins
You start with a simple stock of all the waste and salt to taste"


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"But damn my luck and damn these friends
That keep on combing back their smiles
I save my grace with half-assed guilt
And lay down the quilt upon the lawn
Spread my arms and soak up congratulations"


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