Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
G+G E minorEm
Congratulations, congratulations
A minorAm D MajorD
You have survived, oh, you stayed alive
G+G E minorEm
This life is a killer, but, oh, what a ride
A minorAm D MajorD
Just to wake up each morning, just to open your eyes
G+G E minorEm
You got a beautiful body and a beautiful mind
A minorAm D MajorD
Oh, my baby girl, you're one of a kind
Chorus:
They'll say
G+G
Congratulations
G+G
Congratulations
G+G
Congratulations
Verse 2:
G+G E minorEm
I go down to the station to deliver salutations
A minorAm D MajorD
To the travelers with patience, oh, congratulations
G+G E minorEm
All this coming and going, oh, it just gets old
A minorAm D MajorD
I want to stay here with you in our beautiful home
G+G E minorEm
And count our blessings and count our friends
A minorAm D MajorD
And pray to God it never comes to an end
Chorus 2:
I'll say
G+G
Dear God, please forgive me
G+G
Dear God, please forgive me
G+G
Dear God, please forgive me
Outro:
G+G E minorEm
Congratulations on your beautiful life
A minorAm D MajorD
Oh, my baby girl, you lived till you died
G+G
And they say, congratulations