Congo Man - Sparrow Chords

Tempo:
90.85 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

C#

G#

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Congo Man - Sparrow chords
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[F#m]
[N] [F#]
[D] Who [N] know?
Who know?
Who know?
[E] [D#m]
[N] This is a story ladies and gentlemen about two lovely white women
travelling all the way to Africa
found themselves deep in the heart of the Maluba in the Congo
in the hands of my big brother Uber
Had it been me, I would have taken them back to their husband
but I was hungry, hungry, hungry
[D]
[F#] Two white women [G#] travelling [F#] in Africa
[D#m]
find themselves in [C#] the hands of a cannibal [F#] headhunter
[C#]
[B] He cook up one and [F#] eat one [B] raw
that taste so good [F#] he wanted more, [C#] more
Give [D#]
me one [E] more
[F#] I [B] envy [F#] the Congo man
[B] How should was me I want [F#] to shake his hand
He eat until his stomach [B] upset [G#m] and I never eat [C#] a white man yet
[F#]
[A] [C#] [F#]
Who know?
Who know?
[C#] [F#] Peep into [G#] the bushes to see [F#] what's taking place
There I saw the Congo
Go to take a little taste
[B] He open the eye [A#m] and start to grin
[B] Rubbing his belly [F#] and mumbling
[C#]
[F#]
[B] I envy [F#] the Congo man
[B] How should was me [F#] I want to shake his hand
He eat until his stomach [B] upset and I never [G#m] eat a white [F#] man yet
[A] [C#] Who [F#]
know?
Who know? Who know?
[C#]
[F#] Tie them [G#m] up and put them to [F#] lay down on the ground
Light up the [G#] fire and start to [F#] dancing
Round and round
[B] One of the [F#] women started to [B] beg
He bite her for her [F#] kiss and then he kiss her once in the [C#] leg
[F#] [B] I [F#] envy the Congo [B] man
How should was me I want to [F#] shake his hand
He eat until his stomach upset and I never [C#] eat [F#] a white man
[A] [C#] [F#]
yet
Who know?
Who know?
[G#] [N]
Key:  
F#
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B
12341112
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
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To learn Mighty Sparrow - Congo Man chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: B, F#, B, C# and F#. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 45 BPM before aiming for the song's 91 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F# Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Who [N] know?
_ _ _ _ _ Who know?
Who know?
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ [N] This is a story ladies and gentlemen about two lovely white women
travelling all the way to Africa _ _
found themselves deep in the heart of the Maluba in the Congo
_ in the hands of my big brother Uber
_ Had it been me, I would have taken them back to their husband
but I was hungry, _ hungry, hungry
_ [D] _
[F#] Two white women [G#] travelling [F#] in Africa
[D#m] _
find themselves in [C#] the hands of a cannibal [F#] headhunter
[C#]
[B] He cook up one and [F#] eat one [B] raw
that taste so good [F#] he wanted more, [C#] more
_ Give _ [D#]
me one [E] more
[F#] I _ [B] envy [F#] the Congo man
[B] How should was me I want [F#] to shake his hand
He eat until his stomach [B] upset [G#m] and I never eat [C#] a white man yet
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Who know? _
_ _ _ _ Who know? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ [F#] Peep into [G#] the bushes to see [F#] what's taking place
_ There I saw the Congo
Go to take a little taste
[B] He open the eye [A#m] and start to grin
[B] Rubbing his belly [F#] and mumbling
[C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] I envy [F#] the Congo man
[B] How should was me [F#] I want to shake his hand
He eat until his stomach [B] upset and I never [G#m] eat a white [F#] man yet
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [C#] Who _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ know?
_ Who know? Who _ know? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#] Tie them [G#m] up and put them to [F#] lay down on the ground
Light up the [G#] fire and start to [F#] dancing
Round and round
_ [B] One of the [F#] women started to [B] beg
He bite her for her [F#] kiss and then he kiss her once in the [C#] leg _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] I [F#] envy the Congo [B] man
How should was me I want to [F#] shake his hand
He eat until his stomach upset and I never [C#] eat _ [F#] a white man _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ yet
Who know?
_ Who know? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [N] _

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