{"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":704376,"song":"Congratulations Joe","artist":"Chuck Ragan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11582796-congratulations-joe-chords-by-chuck-ragan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/704376?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"\"Congratulations Joe\" by Chuck Ragan\r\nAlbum: Los Feliz\r\n\r\nThe whole song is pretty easy, in the end the slower rhythm gets a little tricky when \r\nplay and try to sing along. Wonderful song, hope you enjoy my first tab. This one here is \r\nin the right key how Chuck plays it on the record and also live on stage.\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro: E (whole time until he starts singing, listen to the strumming, he lifts up his \r\nmiddle finger while he's strumming and hammers it down).\r\nVerse 1:\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWoke up one day[/tab]\r\nand made his way down\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nto the water front as he[/tab]\r\ndid all the days\r\n        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[tab]in his 44 years                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nas longs as the ships made it in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nstands for a cause[/tab]\r\nstands for a union\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nfor another day is gone[/tab]\r\na dying breed of workers\r\n    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[tab]who lived to carry on           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwho died for the age that we're in[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\nC#m (Des minor)\r\nin a cloudy haze\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nthe fog drifted in[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand men wore his colors[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nwho chose to begin[/tab]\r\nC#m (Des minor)\r\nas a younger man\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nworking through his days[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nto carry home the food[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nto carry home the pay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n\r\nWoke up one day\r\nand made his way down\r\nto the water front as he\r\ndid all the days\r\nin his 44 years\r\nas long the ships made it in\r\n\r\nthe best day was the one\r\nmilestone in a marathone\r\non that oakland waterfront\r\nwell deserved reward\r\nfor a hard working one\r\nserved and now deserves\r\nwhats to come\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\nin a cloudy haze\r\nthe fog drifted in\r\nand men wore his colors\r\nwho chose to begin\r\nas a older man\r\nworking through every day\r\nto carry home the food\r\nto carry home the pay\r\n\r\nEnd:\r\n(slower)\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\n  we all have a cause[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nworth waging war[/tab]\r\n              C#m (Des minor)\r\nworth making peace to keep\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\n  we all have a love[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwhatever that is[/tab]\r\n           C#m (Des minor)\r\nor whom is thee to seek\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\n  there comes a day[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nif were lucky enough[/tab]\r\n        C#m (Des minor)\r\nand the cards fall our way, i pray\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\n  to sit with the birds[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nand take the boots off[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\n  to sit with the birds[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nand take the boots off[/tab]","plain_text":"\"Congratulations Joe\" by Chuck Ragan\nAlbum: Los Feliz\n\nThe whole song is pretty easy, in the end the slower rhythm gets a little tricky when \nplay and try to sing along. Wonderful song, hope you enjoy my first tab. This one here is \nin the right key how Chuck plays it on the record and also live on stage.\n\n\nIntro: E (whole time until he starts singing, listen to the strumming, he lifts up his \nmiddle finger while he's strumming and hammers it down).\nVerse 1:\n\nand made his way down\n\ndid all the days\n        A\n\n\n\nstands for a union\n\na dying breed of workers\n    A\n\n\n\nChorus:\nC#m (Des minor)\nin a cloudy haze\n\n\n\nC#m (Des minor)\nas a younger man\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\nWoke up one day\nand made his way down\nto the water front as he\ndid all the days\nin his 44 years\nas long the ships made it in\n\nthe best day was the one\nmilestone in a marathone\non that oakland waterfront\nwell deserved reward\nfor a hard working one\nserved and now deserves\nwhats to come\n\n\nChorus:\n\nin a cloudy haze\nthe fog drifted in\nand men wore his colors\nwho chose to begin\nas a older man\nworking through every day\nto carry home the food\nto carry home the pay\n\nEnd:\n(slower)\n\n\n              C#m (Des minor)\nworth making peace to keep\n\n\n           C#m (Des minor)\nor whom is thee to seek\n\n\n        C#m (Des minor)\nand the cards fall our way, i pray","chords":["E","B","A","C#m"],"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}