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Chris Hillman       Congratulations Anyway     written by Jim & Jesse
BI saw you with your new love Etoday
AlF#though I tried to turn my head and Elook the other Bway
Just Bbeing there so close to you was more than I could Ebare
AltF#hough I tried I can't forget about our love aBfair
BCongratatulations  was so hard to F#say
F#As I shook your new love hands you Elooked the other Bway
AltBhough my dreams have ended
I've tried to smile and Esay
F#I'm the loser   but congratulations anyBway
BI know its foolish  to keep loving Eyou
But F#I can't hide my  broken heart no Ematter what I Bdo
BMaybe someday I'll forget the love we shared Esomehow
But F#let me be the first to say  congratulations Bnow
BCongratatulations  was so hard to F#say
F#As I shook your new love hands you Elooked the other Bway
AltBhough my dreams have ended
I've tried to smile and Esay
F#I'm the loser   but congratulations anyBway
F#I'm the loser   but congratulations anyBway

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Congratulations Anyway

by Chris Hillman

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Chris Hillman Congratulations Anyway written by Jim & Jesse

B E

I saw you with your new love today

F# E B

Although I tried to turn my head and look the other way

B E

Just being there so close to you was more than I could bare

F# B

Although I tried I can't forget about our love afair

B F#

Congratatulations was so hard to say

F# E B

As I shook your new love hands you looked the other way

Although my dreams have ended

I've tried to smile and say

F# B

I'm the loser but congratulations anyway

B E

I know its foolish to keep loving you

F# E B

But I can't hide my broken heart no matter what I do

B E

Maybe someday I'll forget the love we shared somehow

F# B

But let me be the first to say congratulations now

B F#

Congratatulations was so hard to say

F# E B

As I shook your new love hands you looked the other way

Although my dreams have ended

I've tried to smile and say

F# B

I'm the loser but congratulations anyway

F# B

I'm the loser but congratulations anyway

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