TAB by Song : 196080
Tab List Area
1 Pages 1 Results
Congratulations by MGMT
Congratulations
These are the chords I refer to in the tab:
G F#/G Em D C B/C Am G7 C7
e|--3----2-----0---------0----0----0-----1------0----------------------------|
B|--0----0-----0----3----1----1----1-----0------1----------------------------|
G|--0----0-----0----2----0----0----2-----0------3----------------------------|
D|--0----0-----2----0----2---------2-----0------2----------------------------|
A|--2----------2---------3----2----0-----2------3----------------------------|
E|--3----2-----0-------------------------3-----------------------------------|
The verse is just a simple chord progression:
*Note: The chords are pretty much above the exact syllables
of each lyric.
[Verse 1]
G F#/G Em D
Dead in the water
C B/C Am
It's not a paid vacation
G F#/G Em D C
The sons and daughters of city officials
B/C Am
Attend demonstrations
G F#/G Em D
It's hardly a sink or swim
C B/C Am
When all is well if the ticket sells
[Break 1:]
G F#/G Em D C B/C Am Am
[Verse 2]
G F#/G Em D
Out with a wimper
C B/C Am
It's not a blaze of glory
G F#/G Em
You look down from your temple
D C B/C Am
As people endeavor to make it a story
G F#/G Em D
And chisel a marble word
C B/C Am
But all is lost if it's never heard
[Break 2:]
G C7 G G7
[Chorus]
C
But I've got someone to make reports
D
That tell me how my money's spent
C
To book my stays and draw my blinds
D
So I can't see what's really there
D
And all I need's a great big congratulations
G F#/G Em D C B/C Am Am
Just repeat for the rest of the song:
[Verse 3]
I'll keep your dreams
You pay attention for me
As strange as it seems
I'd rather dissolve than have you ignore me
The ground may be moving fast
But I tied my boots to a broken mast
[Break 1]
[Verse 4]
The difference is clear
You throw it in your cauldron
Rust and veneer, dusk and dawn
Steinways and Baldwins
You start with a simple stock of all the waste
And salt to taste
[Break 2]
[Chorus 2]
But damn my luck and damn these friends
That keep on combing back their smiles
I save my grace with half-assed guilt
And lay down the quilt upon the lawn
Spread my arms and soak up congratulations
------------------
version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Two small noteworthy chords:
Asus2 Dsus4 (Basically, both are brief flourishes)
e:--0--- e:--3---
B:--0--- B:--3---
G:--2--- G:--2---
D:--2--- D:--0---
A:--0--- A:--X---
E:--X--- E:--X---
[Verse 1]
G G/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Asus2 Am
Dead in the water, it's not a paid vacation
G G/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Asus2 Am
The sons and daughters of city officials attend demonstrations
G G/F# Em Em7 C D Dsus4
It's hardly a sink or swim when all is well if the ticket sells
[Break]
G G/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Asus2 Am
[Verse 2]
G G/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Asus2 Am
Out with a whimper, it's not a blaze of glory
G G/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Asus2 Am
You look down from your temple as people endeavor to make it a story
G G/F# Em Em7 C D Dsus4
And chisel the marble words that all is lost if it's never heard
[Pre-Chorus]
G C G G7
[Chorus]
C
But I've got someone to make reports
D
That tell me how my money's spent
C
To book my stays and draw my blinds
D
So I can't tell what's really there
D7
And all I need's a great big congratulations
[Break] x2:
G G/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Asus2 Am
[Verse 3]
G G/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Asus2 Am
I'll keep your dreams, you pay attention for me
G G/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Asus2 Am
As strange as it seems, I'd rather dissolve than have you ignore me
G G/F# Em Em7 C D Dsus4
The ground may be moving fast but I tied my boots to a broken mast
(This break is slightly different):
G G/F# Em Em7 C C D D7 G
[Verse 4]
G G/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Asus2 Am
The difference is clear, you throw it in your cauldron
G G/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Asus2 Am
Rust and veneer, dusk and dawn, Steinways and Baldwins
G G/F# Em Em7 C D Dsus4
You start with a simple stock of all the waste and salt to taste
[Pre-Chorus]
G C G G7
[Chorus]
C
But damn my luck and damn these friends
D
That keep on combing back their smiles
C
I save my grace with half-assed guilt
D
And lay down the quilt upon the lawn
D7
Spread my arms and soak up congratulations
[Break until finish]
G G/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Asus2 Am
------------------
version 3
intro G Em C Am
G Em C Am
Dead in the water It's not a paid vacation
G Em C Am
The sons and daughters Of city officials attend demonstrations
G Em
It's hardly sink or swim
C Am
When all is well if the tickets sell
Break G Em C Am
Out with the whimper
It's not a blaze of glory
You look down from your temple
As people endeavor to make it a story
And chisel a marble word
but all is lost if it's never heard
Chorus
G C G G7
C
But I've got someone to make reports
D
And tell me how my money's spent
C
To book my stays and draw my blinds
D
So I can't tell what's really there
D
And all I need's a great big congratulations
I'll keep your dreams
You pay attention for me
As strange as it seems,
I'd rather dissolve
Than have you ignore me
The ground may be moving fast
But I tied my boots to a broken mast
The difference is clear
You throw it in your cauldron
Rust and veneer, dusk and dawn
Steinways and Baldwins
you start with a simple stock
of all the waste and salt to taste
But damn my luck and damn these friends
That keep on combing back their smiles
I save my grace with half-assed guilt
And lay down the quilt upon the lawn
Spread my arms and soak up
------------------
version 4
Tuning: Standard
Info: Listen to the song for the strumming patterns.
INTRO:
|---0------0------0------0------0------0---|
|---0------0------0------1------1------1---|
|---0------0------0------0------0------2---| x2
|---0------0------2------2------2------2---|
|---2------2------2---3--3---2--2---0--0---|
|3--3---2--2---0--0------0------0------0---|
VERSE 1:
|---0------0------0------0------0------0---|
|---0------0------0------1------1------1---|
|---0------0------0------0------0------2---| x3
|---0------0------2------2------2------2---|
|---2------2------2---3--3---2--2---0--0---|
|3--3---2--2---0--0------0------0------0---|
"Dead in the water, it's not a paid vacation,
The sons and daughters of city officials attend demonstrations,
It's hardly a sink or swim when all is well if the ticket sells"
BREAK:
|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|----0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-|
|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-|
|----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
|----2-------2-------2---3---3---2---2---0---0-|
|3---3---2---2---0---0-------0-------0-------0-|
VERSE 2:
|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|----0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1---|
|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2---| x3
|----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
|----2-------2-------2---3---3---2---2---0---0---|
|3---3---2---2---0---0-------0-------0-------0---|
"Out with? a wimper, it's not a blaze of glory
You look down from your temple as people endeavor to make it a story,
And chisel a marble word but all is lost if it's never heard"
PRE-CHORUS:
|0---0---0---1-|
|0---1---0---0-|
|0---0---0---0-|
|0---2---0---0-|
|2---3---2---2-|
|3---0---3---3-|
CHORUS:
|0---2---0---2---2-|
|1---3---1---3---3-|
|0---2---0---2---2-|
|2---0---2---0---0-|
|3---0---3---0---0-|
|0---0---0---0---0-|
"But I've got someone to make reports
That tell me how my money's spent
To book? my stays and draw my blinds
So I can't see what's really there
And all I need's a great big congratulations"
BREAK 2:
|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|----0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-|
|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-|
|----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
|----2-------2-------2---3---3---2---2---0---0-|
|3---3---2---2---0---0-------0-------0-------0-|
VERSE 3:
|---0------0------0------0------0------0---|
|---0------0------0------1------1------1---|
|---0------0------0------0------0------2---| x3
|---0------0------2------2------2------2---|
|---2------2------2---3--3---2--2---0--0---|
|3--3---2--2---0--0------0------0------0---|
"I'll keep your dreams, you pay attention for me
As strange as it seems I'd rather dissolve than have you ignore me
The ground may be moving fast but I tied my boots to a broken mast"
BREAK 3 (Different):
|----0-------0-------0-------0------2-----0-|
|----0-------0-------0-------1------3-----1-|
|----0-------0-------0-------0------2-----0-|
|----0-------0-------2-------2------0-----2-|
|----2-------2-------2---3---3------0-----3-|
|3---3---2---2---0---0-------0------0-----0-|
VERSE 4:
|---0------0------0------0------0------0---|
|---0------0------0------1------1------1---|
|---0------0------0------0------0------2---| x3
|---0------0------2------2------2------2---|
|---2------2------2---3--3---2--2---0--0---|
|3--3---2--2---0--0------0------0------0---|
"The difference is clear, you throw it in your cauldron
Rust and veneer, dusk and dawn, Steinways and Baldwins
You start with a simple stock of all the waste and salt to taste"
PRE-CHORUS:
|0---0---0---1-|
|0---1---0---0-|
|0---0---0---0-|
|0---2---0---0-|
|2---3---2---2-|
|3---0---3---3-|
CHORUS:
|0---2---0---2---2-|
|1---3---1---3---3-|
|0---2---0---2---2-|
|2---0---2---0---0-|
|3---0---3---0---0-|
|0---0---0---0---0-|
"But damn my luck and damn these friends
That keep on combing back their smiles
I save my grace with half-assed guilt
And lay down the quilt upon the lawn
Spread my arms and soak up congratulations"
BREAK 4 (Until finish):
|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|----0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-|
|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-|
|----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
|----2-------2-------2---3---3---2---2---0---0-|
|3---3---2---2---0---0-------0-------0-------0-|
--------------