{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1491624,"song":"Congratulations","artist":"Blue October","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11272713-congratulations-chords-by-blue-october/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1491624?type=chord","rating":4.75425,"votes":29,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n~ If you want easier chords, transpose -2 and use a capo on 2.  It will be in the same\r\n  key but much easier to play. The finger picking will be different.\r\n\r\n\r\n(This song is mostly finger-picking the intro riff throughout.)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]==INTRO RIFF NO CAPO==\r\n                                                          =A=\r\ne|------0--------|------0-------4-|------0---------|-------0-------|\r\nB|----------4----|----------4-----|----------4---0-|-------2-------|\r\nG|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------2-------|\r\nD|--2------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|-------2-------|\r\nA|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------0-------|\r\nE|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------X-------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]==INTRO RIFF ON CAPO 2==\r\n                                                          =G=\r\ne|---------------|--------------2-|----------------|-------3-------|\r\nB|------3---2----|------3---2-----|------3---2-----|-------3-------|\r\nG|---------------|----------------|--------------2-|-------0-------|\r\nD|--0------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|-------0-------|\r\nA|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------2-------|\r\nE|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------3-------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n==VERSE==\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nIs that seat taken?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nCongratulations[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWould you like to take a walk with me?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n==VERSE==\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nMy mind it kind of goes fast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI try to slow it down for you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI think I'd love to take a drive I wanted to give you something[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI've been wanting to give to you for years...[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n==CHORUS==\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]     \r\nMy heart (My heart, my pain won't cover up, you left me...)[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy heart (My heart won't take this cover up, you left me..)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n==VERSE==\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI came to see the light in my best friend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou seemed as happy as you'd ever been[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy chance of being open was broken and now you're Mrs. him.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n==VERSE==\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nMy words they don't come out right[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut I'll try to say I'm happy for you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI think I'm going to take that drive; I wanted to give you something[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI've been wanting to give to you for years[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n==CHORUS==\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]     \r\nMy heart (My heart, my pain won't cover up, you left me...)[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy heart (My heart won't take this cover up, you left me..)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n==BRIDGE==\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I can't change this, I can never take it back[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut now I can't change your mind (You left me)[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I can't take this, I can never take this back[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut now I can't change your mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\ncan't change your miiiiiiiiind (You left me)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\ncan't change your miiiiiiiiind (You left me)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  (You left me)\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]   (You left me)\r\n\r\n\r\n==OUTRO==\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nJust make it go away, make it go away please.[/tab]","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n~ If you want easier chords, transpose -2 and use a capo on 2.  It will be in the same\n  key but much easier to play. The finger picking will be different.\n\n\n(This song is mostly finger-picking the intro riff throughout.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n==VERSE==\n\n\n\n\n\n==VERSE==\n\n\n\n\n\n\n==CHORUS==\n\n\n\n\n==VERSE==\n\n\n\n\n\n==VERSE==\n\n\n\n\n\n\n==CHORUS==\n\n\n\n\n==BRIDGE==\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE    B     A  (You left me)\n\nE    B     A   (You left me)\n\n\n==OUTRO==","chords":["A","B","G","D","E","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}