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Congo
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Step 1 / 63Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
No Capo
[Chords]
e|--A4-0-----C3--C6-5--G3---Gadd9--5------|-------------------------|
B|---3-----5---5--3-----3------|-------------------------|
G|---2-----5---5--4-----4------|-------------------------|
D|---2-----5---5--5-----5------|-------------------------|
A|---0-----3---3--5-----5------|-------------------------|
E|---0-----3---3--3-----3------|-------------------------|
[Intro]
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-5-----7-7-5---------|-7-7-5-----7-7-5---------|
G|-------7-7-------7-------|-------7-7-------7-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-5-----5-5-----------|-7-7-5-----5-5-----------|
G|-------7-7------4--------|-------7-7-------4-------|
D|------------------7-7----|---------------7---------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-5-----5-5---------5-|-7-7-5-----7-7-5---------|
G|-------7-7-----4---4-7---|-------7-7-------7-------|
D|-----------------7-------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E D A E D A E D A
[Verse]
EYou say that I put chains on youD A E
EBut I don't think that's really trueD A E
EBut if you want to be free from meD A E
EYou gotta lose me in Danother Aworld
[Chorus]
ESend me to the DCongo I'm A2free to lAeave
EThere's always Dsomewhere anybA2ody can lAead
ESend me to the DCongo you hA2ave to belAieve
EYou can do it iDf you wannA2a just do Awhat you please
[Verse]
ELike a soldier antD A E
EI will wait for the signal to actD A E
ETo take a walk right through the doorD A E
EIf you don't want me here Dany mAore
[Chorus]
ESend me to the DCongo I'm A2free to lAeave
EThere's always Dsomewhere anybA2ody can lAead
ESend me to the DCongo you hA2ave to belAieve
EYou can do it iDf you wannA2a just do Awhat you please
C C6 C G Gadd9 G
[Interlude]
GInto my Cheart you caC6meC
And Cgave a whole new Gmeaning to mG6y lifGe
Into my Cworld you brought a liC6ght
I Cthought it nGever would G6go ouGt
[Chorus]
ESend me to the DCongo I'm A2free to lAeave
EThere's always Dsomewhere anybA2ody can lAead
ESend me to the DCongo you hA2ave to belAieve
EYou can do it iDf you wannA2a just do Awhat you please
[Chorus]
You can Esend me to the DCongo I'm A2free to lAeave
EThere's always Dsomewhere anybA2ody can lAead
Yes you Ecan send me to Dthe Congo, A2you have Ato believe
EYou can do it iDf you wannA2a just do Awhat you please
[Instrumental ]
Bm A Bm A Bm G A Bm Em A Bm
[Outro]
BmI would never Gbe the one to Asay you had no Bmreason
BmTo want me somGewhere else Afar far aBmway
But Bmsomeday you may Gunderstand, Asomeday you will sF#mee
BmThat someone who would Gdie for you is Aall I've ever Bmbeen
BmCongo the GCongo, if that's Ahow it's got to Bmbe
BmCongo the GCongo, if that's Awhat you want frBmom me
BmI would never Gbe the one to Asay you had no Bmreason
BmTo want me somGewhere else Afar far aBmway
But Bmsomeday you may Gunderstand, Asomeday you will sF#mee.........
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Congo
by Genesis
Chords in this song · guitar
A4
C
C6
G
Gadd9
E
D
A
A2
G6
Bm
Em
F#m
No Capo
[Chords]
A4 C C6 G Gadd9
e|---0-----3---5--3-----5------|-------------------------|
B|---3-----5---5--3-----3------|-------------------------|
G|---2-----5---5--4-----4------|-------------------------|
D|---2-----5---5--5-----5------|-------------------------|
A|---0-----3---3--5-----5------|-------------------------|
E|---0-----3---3--3-----3------|-------------------------|
[Intro]
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-5-----7-7-5---------|-7-7-5-----7-7-5---------|
G|-------7-7-------7-------|-------7-7-------7-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-5-----5-5-----------|-7-7-5-----5-5-----------|
G|-------7-7------4--------|-------7-7-------4-------|
D|------------------7-7----|---------------7---------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-5-----5-5---------5-|-7-7-5-----7-7-5---------|
G|-------7-7-----4---4-7---|-------7-7-------7-------|
D|-----------------7-------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E D A E D A E D A
[Verse]
E D A E
You say that I put chains on you
E D A E
But I don't think that's really true
E D A E
But if you want to be free from me
E D A
You gotta lose me in another world
[Chorus]
E D A2 A
Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave
E D A2 A
There's always somewhere anybody can lead
E D A2 A
Send me to the Congo you have to believe
E D A2 A
You can do it if you wanna just do what you please
[Verse]
E D A E
Like a soldier ant
E D A E
I will wait for the signal to act
E D A E
To take a walk right through the door
E D A
If you don't want me here any more
[Chorus]
E D A2 A
Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave
E D A2 A
There's always somewhere anybody can lead
E D A2 A
Send me to the Congo you have to believe
E D A2 A
You can do it if you wanna just do what you please
C C6 C G Gadd9 G
[Interlude]
G C C6 C
Into my heart you came
C G G6 G
And gave a whole new meaning to my life
C C6
Into my world you brought a light
C G G6 G
I thought it never would go out
[Chorus]
E D A2 A
Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave
E D A2 A
There's always somewhere anybody can lead
E D A2 A
Send me to the Congo you have to believe
E D A2 A
You can do it if you wanna just do what you please
[Chorus]
E D A2 A
You can send me to the Congo I'm free to leave
E D A2 A
There's always somewhere anybody can lead
E D A2 A
Yes you can send me to the Congo, you have to believe
E D A2 A
You can do it if you wanna just do what you please
[Instrumental ]
Bm A Bm A Bm G A Bm Em A Bm
[Outro]
Bm G A Bm
I would never be the one to say you had no reason
Bm G A Bm
To want me somewhere else far far away
Bm G A F#m
But someday you may understand, someday you will see
Bm G A Bm
That someone who would die for you is all I've ever been
Bm G A Bm
Congo the Congo, if that's how it's got to be
Bm G A Bm
Congo the Congo, if that's what you want from me
Bm G A Bm
I would never be the one to say you had no reason
Bm G A Bm
To want me somewhere else far far away
Bm G A F#m
But someday you may understand, someday you will see.........
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