MGMT- Congratulations (2010) 1. It’s Working F#m G D C#m Bm B Em Em5 E A#m G#m e|---2----3----------4------2----7-----0-----7----0-----6------4------------| B|---2----3----7-----5------3----7-----0-----8----0-----6------4------------| G|---2----4----7-----6------4----8-----0-----9----1-----6------4------------| D|---4----5----7-----6------4----9-----2-----9----2-----8------6------------| A|---4----5----5-----4------2----9-----2-----7----2-----8------6------------| E|---2----3----------------------7-----0-----0----0-----6------4------------| Intro: Play 4 times... e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------3--------------------------------------| G|---------------------0---2--------------------------------------| D|-----------0--2--3-------0--------------------------------------| A|--0--2--3-------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| F#m G Here, you focus D C#m Bm G so I can see your faces F#m B the eyes are wrong Riff 2: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---2---0------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------4--4----2---4---4---------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------2-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| ¨How will I know if it’s working...¨ F#m right? F#m G light confuses D C#m Bm G the tiny isles of bruises F#m B the mangled lines (Riff 2) I see the signs of aging D D But if I try to feel at all Em Em I am deceived my mind’s affected D it’s empty now D as I lay down Em I feel alright Em my heart is racing F#m G Turn the noise on D C#m Bm G I’d like to feed my poison F#m B assembly lines (Riff 2) carry a velvet warning F#m G to the yard D C#m Bm G it’s just like striking matches F#m B the polish lies But it’s working in your blood B A#m G#m E (Working in your blood) Which you know is not the same as love Em F#m (Same as love) G (D) Love is only in your mind D C#m Bm G (Working in your mind) A And not your heart F#m G Now, it’s working Bridge: Em5 Em D G F#m A But it’s working in your blood B A#m G#m E (Working in your blood) Which you know is not the same as love Em F#m (Same as love) G (D) Love is only in your mind D C#m Bm G (Working in your mind) A And not your heart 2. Song for DAN TREACY D Bm G Gm/Bb He spends his time, or maybe half of his time, or part of the time wandering D/A Bm Em ’round the creeks and cobble stones of hackney lanes D Bm G Gm/Bb with a tear in his eye, as the children walk by, he’s thinking of a song D/A Bm Em F#m Fm then stops, to paint a picture of a frown, walking around Em Cm Gm F#m Fm x2 And the fast guitar that’s right after that part goes like this: e|-------------------------| B|-5--5--4--4--3--3--2--2--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| x2 D Bm G Gm/Bb Dan Treacy’s smile, leaves you trying to decide who’s the victim, what’s the crime? D/A Bm Em no rest for the mind, that’s seen it all before D Bm G Gm/Bb and I don’t know where he lives, but he’s a myth of a man, and Texas Bob the cameraman D/A Bm Em F#m Fm is off to fix his sit before the show, yeah but where did he go? Em Cm Gm F#m Fm x2 C#m A to know when your time’s up B E G#m Bm you flip the glass and watch the hours quickening A Am oh oh oh oh oh C#m A in the back of the station B E G#m Bm fluorescent lights about to quit their flickering A F# well he speaks his mind, he says ¨what is crime?¨ F#m F#m6 Dan Treacy’s eyes D Bm G In the middle of the park, when the underground is dark Gm/Bb he’s a poet he’s a lark D Bm Em he starts thinking about a place that no one knows D Bm G and when the creeks run dry, he stays frozen in time Gm/Bb strange lights in the sky D/A Bm Em start blinking, I can see the car outside but he’s listening G#m Bm oh oh oh oh, he’s listening, oh oh oh, he’s listening, ah ah ah A Am when he’s making up his mind C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am He made his mind up, to get things done and overcome C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am He made his mind up, yeah he’s gonna let it go C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am he made his mind up, in the park and at the station C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am he made his mind up, yeah, he’s gonna get it done C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am he made his mind up, ooh yeah he’s gonna get it done C#m A B E G#m Bm he made his mind up A B yeah, he’s gonna let it go, uh oh C#m B no matter the time, oh oh C#m B when the creeps run by, oh no C#m B he’s making his mind up, oh oh oh oh F#m B yeah he’s gonna get it done whoa F#m B oh yeah, when the creeks run dry whoa oh F#m B yeah, he’s gonna listen to his soul, F#m F#m yeah, when the creeps walk by and say, ¨come here boy, look me in the eye¨ F#m6 E bow to the heart, back to the beat of Dan Treacy 3. Someone’s Missing E C#m A B Someone’s telling the toll to me G# F#m Am I’m cut and I’m weeping like a rubber tree E C#m A B but i don’t care who’s left behind G# F#m Am lost revelations that I’ll never find C#m F#m G#7 in the long hall pipes are whispering G#7 G#7 blues prepared for anti-christening E C#m A B somewhere there’s an honest soul G# F#m Am to mirror teeth where neon lures troll E C#m A B and what’s extinct might come alive G# F#m Am a purple smoke in some internal shrine C#m F#m G#7 with a long sigh let the hissing in C#m F#m G#7 stones deformed by gentle kissing and G#7 all the closed eyes start to glisten G# but it feels like someone’s missing G# yeah it feels like someone’s missing B yeah it feels like someone’s missing B yeah it feels like someone’s missing E C#m A F#m it feels like someone’s missing 4. Flash Delirium Dm F Mild apprehension Dm A/E Blank dreams of the coming fun F Distort the odds of a turnaround Dm A Gut screams out next to none B So turn it on E Tune it in A And stay inert F You say ¨I’ve got the backbone¨ Dm A The back way to escape the gun F Climbing a tree with a missing limb Dm A And not saving anyone B And now it hurts E To stay at home and see A Flash The mirror ball’s throwing mold Dm You can’t get a grip if there’s nothing to hold B See the flash catch a white lily laugh and wilt E So if you must smash a glass first fill it to the hilt F Plants As far as I know are still, C A Still bending toward the light F And if we dance Until the heart explodes Dm A It’ll make this place ignite F G And even if this hall collapses C Am F I can stand by my pillar of hope it’s just Dm A A case of Flash Delirium F Here’s a growing culture Deep inside a corpse Dm Ages stuck together A Taking it to the source F Timeless desperation C Pictures on a screen scream Dm A ¨hey people, what does it mean?¨ B E A F Fm Comfort keeps us nice C A So quick to donate everything B E Die wolken drifting blinding smiles circling F Fm C And time’s tingling spines A B Attaching hands to floor E The rosy-tinted A Flash The hot dog’s getting cold Dm And you’ll never be as good as the Rolling Stones B Watch the birds in the airport gathering dirt E Crowd the clean magazine chick lifting up her skirt F(hold) Why close one eye and try to C Am Pledge allegiance to the sun F Dm A When plastic ghosts start terrorizing everyone F G Geometric troops aligning C C/B Am Carried up to the burial mounds F My earthbound heart is heavy C Am Your heartbeat keeps things light F Dm A With the violence forever threatening the night F G And even if this hall collapses C Am B I can stand by my pillar of hope and trust E That our heads won’t bust F G# Six six, five five red battleships C/G Forty earthlike planets A Three holes two tits B/F# One fork in it’s side E Zero tears in their eyes (double time) F Sue the spiders Sink the Welsh G# Stab your facebook Sell sell sell C/G Undercooked Overdone A Mass adulation not so funny B/F# Poisoned honey Pseudo science E Silly money A You’re my honey 5. I Found A Whistle C Am F Am Hey I found a whistle that hangs like a charm C Am F G And when my noose is tied I could blow it and fall down into your Em D Em B7 Arms. fifteen centuries of dissolution and grief C G F to return a yellow trickster and a thief (Repeat for all verses) Yeah I found a whistle that works every time That’s when the trail escapes to nowhere And the flood erases the crime Such conviction To paint all the wall with the blood Of the young and the faithful and the good Yeah I found a whistle as thin as a sheet To split the dumbness of a vision Between asleep and a sleep Tiny axes Repeatedly raising the flag All ignored, real emotion’s such a drag Hey I’ve got a pistol that’s aimed at your heart And on dark nights when the moon is right I could show you The head attached with a scarf Aerophane sorceress, at home obeying the fates When it’s gone, has it gone all the way? Ending C G F C This time I found a whistle that works every time C G F E7 Yeah I found a whistle that works, hangs like a charm C G F C I found a whistle that works every time C G F E7 Yeah I found a whistle that works, closes my eye every- F G C time. A whistle, I’ve got it, I’ve got it this time. 6. Siberian Breaks (Ryan McGrath) Am C Am C Bbm Cm Bbm Cm A Am C Sleep as the goer Am C the bridge that watches the light speed through Bbm Cm And cries while the spirit stumbles Bbm Cm Amaj7 and inside missile for the protection of you Am C Maybe it’s silent Am C the voice can’t bear anymore strain Bbm Cm but speaks without even knowing Bbm Cm Amaj7 and streams out of sight in the direction of truth Amaj7 Em Amaj7 Em Part B (01:23 - 01:51): Transition: -----5-----5------| ---5-----5-----10-| -6-----7-----9----| ------------------| ------------------| ------------------| Gm C Dm There’s no reason there’s no secret to decode Gm C Dm G if you can’t save it, leave it dying on the road Gm C Dm C wide open arms can feel so cold, so cold Feel so cold Part C (01:52 - 02:09): Em F# D C#m Bm E Part D (02:10 - 04:44): Transition - Play A major until the singing comes in. A Balance the books, the ledges, the loons F#m the disappointed look on the faces E that squint at the moon C#m Bm I’ve seen it with shadows enhanced C#m D and then vote to decide who’ll advance A Silver jet plane, making a turn F#m E exciting the brain that expects it to crash and then burn C#m Bm it’s not the life lesson I’d’ve guessed C#m D if you’re conscious you must be depressed A C#m or at least cynical Em But someone might still eat the steaks F# even if they’re tough D Spending the day C#m chewing the fat Bm E A floating away isn’t rough but it’s not enough A Oh Marianne, pass me the joint the sandpaper’s tan F#m E go-getters are surfing the point C#m Bm and London’s a scratch on the lens C#m D it’s over before it begins A Silk ’round her neck falls down to her shoulders F#m E the older I get, the more I suspect there’s a trick C#m Bm but really there’s no trick at all C#m D that doesn’t result in a fall A C#m or a faltering Em But something might spit out the bait F# even if it’s real D Rolling away C#m missing the spoke Bm E A C#m close to the ground like a wheel but it’s not joke D Holding the line C#m clutching the phone Bm E A nobly wasting the night, but it isn’t right F# it’s not right D Smelling for blood C#m praying for rain Bm E A running away isn’t rough, but it’s not enough Let the last A chord ring. Part E (04:56 - 05:59): Eb Gm Cm Fm Cm The low tide is telling me that it’s over, Bb Dm Gm to breathe in everything exposed Eb Gm Cm Fm Cm and comes back to cover me with a breaker Bb Dm Gm being here’s always changing too Cm Bb F Eb Dm G Am G Em Part F (06:07 - 08:21) Dm G7 Am G Em A Dm G7 Am G Em A Dm G7 Am G Em A Dm G7 Am G Em A Dm G7 Am G Em A The empty sky surrounds me but I can’t see at all Dm G7 Am G Em A wide open arms can feel so cold Dm G7 Am G Em A and you can sit beside me and tell me what it’s worth Dm G7 Am G Em A but I hope I die before I get sold Dm G7 Am G Em A I hope I die before I get sold Dm G7 Am G Em A I’d rather die before I get sold Part G (08:22 - 08:58): Dm C Bdim. If you find the soul that you lost E Am frozen in a starry void Dm C G Take it within and hope the sight of blood C can will signs of life to return Dm C Bdim. Back to the way that it was E Am long before it made a noise Dm C G To keep on quietly reminding you Cmaj7 what’s never created or destroyed Part H (08:59 - 09:11): Fmaj7 x8 - Cmaj7 x8 - Fmaj7 x8 Part A (09:12 - 09:52): Same as the first Part A, A minor, C major, and Amaj7 are played with the two top strings (B and high E) being open, but still strummed. Am C Wake as the swell peaks Am C the close-outs drowning the birds with roars Bbm Cm and howls scare the new unkindness Bbm Cm Amaj7 that picks and laughs at the carrion scene Am C Forces you see breathe Am C can always go into hiding Bbm Cm and wait ’til it passes over Bbm Cm or stay far gone for all eternity Let the final Cm chord ring. Part I (09:55 - 12:10): A major x8 - A flat minor x8 7. Brian Eno Dm So tired Bbm Soul searching Am I followed the sounds to a cathedral Dm Bbm Am Imagine my surprise to find that they were produded by Brian Eno Verse: Dm Past the gates Bbm Quite stark Am Asus2 The roses trimmed and the windows dark Dm Bbm I see the walls through a limestone crack Am Asus2 Not red, not blue, not yellow, but black Gm Am (barre) And all the space left for you Gm If the sky was synthesized you’d probably know Dm Bbm He taught me many things Am Asus2 The wisdom of o’ bleak stratagems Dm Bbm The prophet of a sapphire soul Am Asus2 Presented through creative freedoms Gm Am (barre) And everything I say is true Gm ’Cause if i was telling lies it’d probably show Chorus: D Bm I can tell that he’s kind of smiling G But what does he know? D Bm We’re always one step behind him G He’s Brian Eno (Brian Eno) A Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!) Dm Bbm When I was stuck he’d make me memorize elaborate curses Am Asus2 Tinctures and formulas Dm Bbm To ditch the choir and flip the verses Gm Am (barre) My whole foundation came unglued Gm When I tried to humanize by ambient light Chorus: Dipping swords in metaphors yeah But what does he know? He’s go the whole world behind him He’s Brian Eno (Brian Eno) Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!) Breakdown: Dm Bbm Am He promised pretty worlds and all the silence I could dream of Dm Bbm Brian Peter George St. John Le Baptiste de la Salle Eno D Bm G Well all alone by the oldest stone where the shade trees grow (What does he know?) D Bm G The creature by the water feature with a ghostly glow (Brian Eno!) D Bm Yeah, he’s making sure that time’s preserved well G We reap what we sow (What does he know?) D Bm We’re always one step behind him G He’s Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!) D Bm Yeah, I can tell that he’s doing well yeah G What does he know? (What does he know?!) D Bm I’m always one step behind him G He’s Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!) 8. Lady DaDa’s Nightmare Who knows? Make whoosing noises for four minutes I guess. 9. Congratulations 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
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