Congo

	  		
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Verse 
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You say that I put chains on you 
E                                    D A E                    
But I don't think that's really true 
E                                    D A E                    
But if you want to be free from me 
E                    D       A                             
You gotta lose me in another world 
                                                       
E              D         A2       A                          
Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave 
E              D             A2       A             
There's always somewhere anybody can lead 
E              D          A2        A                
Send me to the Congo you have to believe 
E              D         A2       A       
You can do it if you wanna just do what you please 


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E                        D A E                             
Like a soldier ant 
E                                D A E      
I will wait for the signal to act 
E                                     D A E       
To take a walk right through the door 
E                         D    A               
If you don't want me here any more 
    
E              D         A2       A                          
Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave 
E              D             A2       A             
There's always somewhere anybody can lead 
E              D          A2        A                
Send me to the Congo you have to believe 
E              D         A2       A       
You can do it if you wanna just do what you please 


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Into my heart you came 
    C                G           G6   G                   
And gave a whole new meaning to my life 
        C                     C6                          
Into my world you brought a light 
  C           G          G6   G                  
I thought it never would go out 
                                                      
E              D         A2       A                          
Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave 
E              D             A2       A             
There's always somewhere anybody can lead 
E              D          A2        A                
Send me to the Congo you have to believe 
E              D         A2       A       
You can do it if you wanna just do what you please 
                                                      
        E              D         A2       A         
You can send me to the Congo I'm free to leave 
E              D             A2       A         
There's always somewhere anybody can lead 
        E              D         A2       A      
Yes you can send me to the Congo, you have to believe 
E              D         A2       A           
You can do it if you wanna just do what you please
 


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Outro 
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I would never be the one to say you had no reason 
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To want me somewhere else far far away 
    Bm              G           A                 F#m                                                    
But someday you may understand, someday you will see 
Bm                     G              A             Bm   
That someone who would die for you is all I've ever been 
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Congo the Congo, if that's how it's got to be 
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Congo the Congo, if that's what you want from me 
Bm            G             A              Bm                                    
I would never be the one to say you had no reason 
Bm            G           A        Bm                                            
To want me somewhere else far far away 
    Bm              G           A                 F#m                                                    
But someday you may understand, someday you will see.........