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He was Cmgone two years, Ftwo years that I thought would Gmnever end
Now CmP.F.C. Williams is Fjust plain old Jimmy aBbmaj7gain
But he Bbdoesn’t make Dmfaces to D#cheer up the Fchildren
The Bbway that he Dmused to beD#foreF  
And he Bbdoesn’t feed the Dmpigeons or D#sing in the Fshower
I Bbdon’t hear his Dmlaugh anyD#moreF  
His D#face has grown C#old and his D#eyes have grown C#cold
And they Bbmaj7tell you of Fmwhere he has G#been
Congratulations, you sure made a man out of BbhimDm  D#  F  
And I know he won’t finish that tree house he started
A month before he went away
And although he takes me to church every Sunday 
He sits there but he doesn’t pray
He keeps things in sight like they’ve got something to hide
I admit it, you did it, you win
Congratulations, you sure made a man out of him

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Congratulations

by Lee Hazlewood

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Bbmaj7

Cm F Gm

He was gone two years, two years that I thought would never end

Cm F Bbmaj7

Now P.F.C. Williams is just plain old Jimmy again

Bb Dm D# F

But he doesn’t make faces to cheer up the children

Bb Dm D# F

The way that he used to before

Bb Dm D# F

And he doesn’t feed the pigeons or sing in the shower

Bb Dm D# F

I don’t hear his laugh anymore

D# C# D# C#

His face has grown old and his eyes have grown cold

Bbmaj7 Fm G#

And they tell you of where he has been

Bb Dm D# F

Congratulations, you sure made a man out of him

And I know he won’t finish that tree house he started

A month before he went away

And although he takes me to church every Sunday

He sits there but he doesn’t pray

He keeps things in sight like they’ve got something to hide

I admit it, you did it, you win

Congratulations, you sure made a man out of him

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