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"Congratulations Joe" by Chuck Ragan
Album: Los Feliz
The whole song is pretty easy, in the end the slower rhythm gets a little tricky when 
play and try to sing along. Wonderful song, hope you enjoy my first tab. This one here is 
in the right key how Chuck plays it on the record and also live on stage.
Intro: E (whole time until he starts singing, listen to the strumming, he lifts up his 
middle finger while he's strumming and hammers it down).
Verse 1:
EWoke up one day
and made his way down
to the Bwater front as he
did all the days
        A
in his 44 years                E  
as longs as the ships made it in
Estands for a cause
stands for a union
for Banother day is gone
a dying breed of workers
    A
who lived to carry on           E  
who died for the age that we're in
Chorus:
C#m (Des minor)
in a cloudy haze
the Efog drifted in
and Amen wore his colors
who cBhose to begin
C#m (Des minor)
as a younger man
Eworking through his days
to Acarry home the food
to Bcarry home the pay
Verse 2:
Woke up one day
and made his way down
to the water front as he
did all the days
in his 44 years
as long the ships made it in
the best day was the one
milestone in a marathone
on that oakland waterfront
well deserved reward
for a hard working one
served and now deserves
whats to come
Chorus:
in a cloudy haze
the fog drifted in
and men wore his colors
who chose to begin
as a older man
working through every day
to carry home the food
to carry home the pay
End:
(slower)
  Awe all have a Bcause
worth waging Ewar
              C#m (Des minor)
worth making peace to keep
  Awe all have a Blove
whatever that Eis
           C#m (Des minor)
or whom is thee to seek
  Athere comes a Bday
if were Elucky enough
        C#m (Des minor)
and the cards fall our way, i pray
  Ato sit with the Bbirds
and take the Eboots off
  Ato sit with the Bbirds
and take the Eboots off

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Congratulations Joe

by Chuck Ragan

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"Congratulations Joe" by Chuck Ragan

Album: Los Feliz

The whole song is pretty easy, in the end the slower rhythm gets a little tricky when

play and try to sing along. Wonderful song, hope you enjoy my first tab. This one here is

in the right key how Chuck plays it on the record and also live on stage.

Intro: E (whole time until he starts singing, listen to the strumming, he lifts up his

middle finger while he's strumming and hammers it down).

Verse 1:

Woke up one day

and made his way down

to the water front as he

did all the days

in his 44 years

as longs as the ships made it in

stands for a cause

stands for a union

for another day is gone

a dying breed of workers

who lived to carry on

who died for the age that we're in

Chorus:

C#m (Des minor)

in a cloudy haze

the fog drifted in

and men wore his colors

who chose to begin

C#m (Des minor)

as a younger man

working through his days

to carry home the food

to carry home the pay

Verse 2:

Woke up one day

and made his way down

to the water front as he

did all the days

in his 44 years

as long the ships made it in

the best day was the one

milestone in a marathone

on that oakland waterfront

well deserved reward

for a hard working one

served and now deserves

whats to come

Chorus:

in a cloudy haze

the fog drifted in

and men wore his colors

who chose to begin

as a older man

working through every day

to carry home the food

to carry home the pay

End:

(slower)

A B

we all have a cause

worth waging war

C#m (Des minor)

worth making peace to keep

A B

we all have a love

whatever that is

C#m (Des minor)

or whom is thee to seek

A B

there comes a day

if were lucky enough

C#m (Des minor)

and the cards fall our way, i pray

A B

to sit with the birds

and take the boots off

A B

to sit with the birds

and take the boots off

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