Congo Square Chords by Tom Principato
Tempo:
91.1 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
C
Eb
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [Eb]
[Cm]
[C]
[Bbm] [Cm]
[Db] [Bb] [Eb] [F] [C]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Eb] It might be superstition, there's some kind of something going on down there.
It might be [Cm] superstition, there's some kind of something going on down [Eb] there.
[G] The Hoodoo people gather [Cm] and play the [Bb] drums at [Eb] night in [C] Congo's [F] fair.
[Cm] [Gm]
You [Eb] hear them in the distance, [C] the old folks up by you [Cm] say you're proud.
[Eb]
[Cm] You hear them in the distance, [G] and the old folks [Eb] up by you say you're [Gm] proud.
[Eb] [G]
It's an old time tradition, [Cm] they play the [Bb] drums at [C] night in Congo's [Cm] [Bb] [G]
[C] [Cm] fair.
[F] [Eb]
[F] [Cm]
[G] [Eb]
[G] [Cm] [Bb]
[Cm]
I would [Eb] not believe it, [Cm] what I seen there [Eb] but I could not turn away.
[C] I would not believe it, what I seen there but I [Eb] could not turn away.
They [G] had that port show in motion, I seen [Gm] them dancing, prancing with [Cm] that snake.
[F] [Cm]
[F] [C] [Eb] [C] [Em]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Cm] [C]
[G] [C] [Bbm] [F] [Gb]
[C] [Gm]
[Em] It [Cm] might be [Gm] superstition, [Cm] there's some kind of something going on down there.
[Eb]
[F] It might [Cm] be superstition, but when I hear old gentlemen of mine [Eb] say your prayer.
[G] It's an old time tradition, [C] like the kind that [Bb] carry on in Congo's fair.
[Cm] [Gm]
[C] [Eb]
[F] [Bbm] [A] [C] [Bb] I would [C] not believe it, what I [Em] seen there but I could not turn away.
[Gb] I [C] would not believe it,
[Gm] [C] but when I hear old gentlemen of mine say your prayer.
[Cm] [F] [Eb]
It's [Bb] [Cm]
[Bm] [Cm] [Dm] [E] [Dm] [Eb]
[Dm] [Db] [Cm] [C]
[Gm] [C] an
[Cm]
[C] [Gm] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] old time tradition, [F] like the kind that carry [Eb] on [Am] in [Eb] Congo's fair.
[F] [D] [Cm] [D] [Gm] [Cm] [Bb]
[E] [C]
[Cm] [C]
[Eb] [A] [C]
[Ab] [Eb] [Gm] [C]
[Cm]
[C]
[Bbm] [Cm]
[Db] [Bb] [Eb] [F] [C]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Eb] It might be superstition, there's some kind of something going on down there.
It might be [Cm] superstition, there's some kind of something going on down [Eb] there.
[G] The Hoodoo people gather [Cm] and play the [Bb] drums at [Eb] night in [C] Congo's [F] fair.
[Cm] [Gm]
You [Eb] hear them in the distance, [C] the old folks up by you [Cm] say you're proud.
[Eb]
[Cm] You hear them in the distance, [G] and the old folks [Eb] up by you say you're [Gm] proud.
[Eb] [G]
It's an old time tradition, [Cm] they play the [Bb] drums at [C] night in Congo's [Cm] [Bb] [G]
[C] [Cm] fair.
[F] [Eb]
[F] [Cm]
[G] [Eb]
[G] [Cm] [Bb]
[Cm]
I would [Eb] not believe it, [Cm] what I seen there [Eb] but I could not turn away.
[C] I would not believe it, what I seen there but I [Eb] could not turn away.
They [G] had that port show in motion, I seen [Gm] them dancing, prancing with [Cm] that snake.
[F] [Cm]
[F] [C] [Eb] [C] [Em]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Cm] [C]
[G] [C] [Bbm] [F] [Gb]
[C] [Gm]
[Em] It [Cm] might be [Gm] superstition, [Cm] there's some kind of something going on down there.
[Eb]
[F] It might [Cm] be superstition, but when I hear old gentlemen of mine [Eb] say your prayer.
[G] It's an old time tradition, [C] like the kind that [Bb] carry on in Congo's fair.
[Cm] [Gm]
[C] [Eb]
[F] [Bbm] [A] [C] [Bb] I would [C] not believe it, what I [Em] seen there but I could not turn away.
[Gb] I [C] would not believe it,
[Gm] [C] but when I hear old gentlemen of mine say your prayer.
[Cm] [F] [Eb]
It's [Bb] [Cm]
[Bm] [Cm] [Dm] [E] [Dm] [Eb]
[Dm] [Db] [Cm] [C]
[Gm] [C] an
[Cm]
[C] [Gm] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] old time tradition, [F] like the kind that carry [Eb] on [Am] in [Eb] Congo's fair.
[F] [D] [Cm] [D] [Gm] [Cm] [Bb]
[E] [C]
[Cm] [C]
[Eb] [A] [C]
[Ab] [Eb] [Gm] [C]
Key:
Cm
C
Eb
F
Gm
Cm
C
Eb
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_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bbm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _
[Eb] It might be superstition, there's some kind of something going on down there. _ _ _ _ _
It might be [Cm] superstition, there's some kind of something going on down [Eb] there. _ _ _ _ _
[G] The Hoodoo people gather [Cm] and play the [Bb] drums at [Eb] night in [C] Congo's [F] fair.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
You [Eb] hear them in the distance, [C] the old folks up by you [Cm] say you're proud.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] You hear them in the distance, [G] and the old folks [Eb] up by you say you're [Gm] proud.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G]
It's an old time tradition, [Cm] they play the [Bb] drums at [C] night in Congo's [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [Cm] _ fair.
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I would [Eb] not believe it, [Cm] what I seen there [Eb] but I could not turn away. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] I would not believe it, what I seen there but I [Eb] could not turn away.
_ _ _ _ They [G] had that port show in motion, I seen [Gm] them dancing, prancing with [Cm] that snake. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Em] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [Bbm] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Em] It [Cm] might be [Gm] superstition, [Cm] there's some kind of something going on down there.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] It might [Cm] be superstition, but when I hear old gentlemen of mine [Eb] say your prayer. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] It's an old time tradition, [C] like the kind that [Bb] carry on in Congo's fair.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ [A] _ [C] _ [Bb] I would [C] not believe it, _ what I [Em] seen there but I could not turn away.
[Gb] I [C] would not believe it, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] [C] but when I hear old gentlemen of mine say your prayer.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb]
It's [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] _ [Db] _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ an _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] old time tradition, _ [F] like the kind that carry [Eb] on [Am] in [Eb] Congo's fair.
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _
[Eb] It might be superstition, there's some kind of something going on down there. _ _ _ _ _
It might be [Cm] superstition, there's some kind of something going on down [Eb] there. _ _ _ _ _
[G] The Hoodoo people gather [Cm] and play the [Bb] drums at [Eb] night in [C] Congo's [F] fair.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
You [Eb] hear them in the distance, [C] the old folks up by you [Cm] say you're proud.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] You hear them in the distance, [G] and the old folks [Eb] up by you say you're [Gm] proud.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G]
It's an old time tradition, [Cm] they play the [Bb] drums at [C] night in Congo's [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [Cm] _ fair.
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I would [Eb] not believe it, [Cm] what I seen there [Eb] but I could not turn away. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] I would not believe it, what I seen there but I [Eb] could not turn away.
_ _ _ _ They [G] had that port show in motion, I seen [Gm] them dancing, prancing with [Cm] that snake. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Em] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [Bbm] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Em] It [Cm] might be [Gm] superstition, [Cm] there's some kind of something going on down there.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] It might [Cm] be superstition, but when I hear old gentlemen of mine [Eb] say your prayer. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] It's an old time tradition, [C] like the kind that [Bb] carry on in Congo's fair.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ [A] _ [C] _ [Bb] I would [C] not believe it, _ what I [Em] seen there but I could not turn away.
[Gb] I [C] would not believe it, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] [C] but when I hear old gentlemen of mine say your prayer.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb]
It's [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] _ [Db] _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ an _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] old time tradition, _ [F] like the kind that carry [Eb] on [Am] in [Eb] Congo's fair.
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
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