Congo Square Chords by The Neville Brothers

Tempo:
96.35 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

G

Eb

Gm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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CONGO SQUARE [BY THE NEVILLE BROTHERS] chords
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[E] [N]
We're gonna take it to New Orleans, the place that American music was born, y'all.
A place called Congo Square.
[Db]
[G] [Cm]
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[G] [Eb] Put in my free soup [Cm] station
For some kind of stuff that is going on down there
[Fm] Put in my [Cm] free soup [F] station
For some kind of stuff that is going [Cm] on down there
[G] For the whole time station
[D] When the [Ab] freedom comes [Gm] at night in [Cm] Congo Square
[G] [Eb] You can hear them in the distance
But when the old folks stop to buy you say your prayer
[Ebm] [Cm] You can hear them in the [Dm] distance
But when the [Cm] old folks stop to buy you say your prayer
Old [Gm]
[G] people gather
And [Ab] they're playing drums at [G] night in Congo [Eb] Square
[C] [G]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm]
[F] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Cm]
[G] [Eb] Oh my, you're not [Cm] believing
But for a scene at night I could not turn away
Oh [F] I could not believe it
But for a scene at night I [C] could not turn [Eb] away
[Cm]
They have [G] that wardrobe motion
And [Ab] I see them dancing [Gm] and prancing with [Cm] that slave
Put in my
[G] [Eb] free [N]
soup
[G]
[Ab]
[E] [Eb] [Gb]
[G] [Gb] [B]
[E]
[A] [Bb]
[Cm] station
For some kind of stuff [F] that is going on [Cm] down there
[Gb] [Eb]
[Cm] Put in my free [F] soup station
[G] For some kind of stuff that is going [Cm] on down there
[Gb] [Eb]
For [G] the whole time station
[Ab] When they're playing [G] drums at night in [Cm] Congo Square
[G] [Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [G]
[B] [D]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Eb
12341116
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To learn The Neville Brothers - (Live 1994) Congo Square chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Eb, Cm, G, Ab, Gm, Cm, D and Ab of chords. For best results, commence at 48 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 96. With an eye on the song's key G Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[E] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
We're gonna take it to New Orleans, the place that American music was born, y'all.
A place called Congo Square. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] Put in my free soup [Cm] station
For some kind of stuff that is going on down there
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] Put in my [Cm] free soup [F] station
For some kind of stuff that is going [Cm] on down there
_ _ _ _ _ [G] For the whole time station
[D] When the [Ab] freedom comes [Gm] at night in [Cm] Congo Square
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] You can hear them in the distance
But when the old folks stop to buy you say your prayer
[Ebm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ You can hear them in the [Dm] distance
But when the [Cm] old folks stop to buy you say your prayer
_ _ Old _ [Gm] _
[G] _ people gather
And [Ab] they're playing drums at [G] night in Congo [Eb] Square
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[G] [Eb] Oh my, you're not [Cm] believing
But for a scene at night I could not turn away
Oh _ _ _ _ [F] I could not believe it
But for a scene at night I [C] could not turn [Eb] away
_ _ [Cm] _
They have [G] that wardrobe motion
And [Ab] I see them dancing [Gm] and prancing with [Cm] that slave
Put in my _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] free [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
soup _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ station
For some kind of stuff [F] that is going on [Cm] down there
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _
[Cm] Put in my free [F] soup station
[G] For some kind of stuff that is going [Cm] on down there
_ _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb]
For [G] the whole time station
[Ab] When they're playing [G] drums at night in [Cm] Congo Square _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _

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