Congratulations

Chords

Standard

Verse 1:

G               Em     
    Dead in the water   
C                  D
It's not a paid vacation
G                 Em           C       
    The sons and daughters of city officials 
              D
Attend demonstrations
G                 Em        
    It's hardly a sink or swim
     C                   D
When all is well if the ticket sells

Break 1:
G   Em  D  C  Am  Am

Verse 2:

G              Em    
    Out with? a wimper
C                   D
It's not a blaze of glory
G                           Em
    You look down from your temple 
            C                    D
As people endeavor to make it a story
G                Em      
    And chisel a marble word
C           D
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   Em  C  D     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