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Wrote A Song For Everyone

Mavis Staples
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
e|-----3--3--------0---0---0-------2----------------------------------------|
B|-----3--3--------1---1---1-------3----------------------------------------|
G|-----0--0--------0---0---0-------2----------------------------------------|
D|-----0--0--------2---2---2-------0----------------------------------------|
A|-----2--2---2-2--3---3---3------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Met  myself a comin'  county  welfare line.
I  was feelin' strung  out, Hung  out on the line.
Saw  myself a goin',  down  to war in June.
I  want, All  I want is to write  myself a tune.
Wrote  A Song For Ev'ryone,
Wrote  a song for truth.
Wrote  A Song For Ev'ryone
 And I couldn't  even talk to you.
 Got myself arrested, Wound me up in jail.
 Richmond 'bout to blow up, Communication failed.
 If you see the answer, now's the time to say.
 All I want, All I want is to get you down to pray.
 Saw the people standin' thousand years in chains.
 Somebody said it's diff'rent now, look, it's just the same.
 Pharaohs spin the message, round and round the truth.
 They could have saved a million people, How can I tell you?
 There Are a couple of weird rhythms in the song, just listen to it a couple of times and
 play around with your strumming patter and you'll get it.
 Email me with any questions
 -The Magic Bear

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Readable chord sheet for Wrote A Song For Everyone by Mavis Staples

e|-----3--3--------0---0---0-------2----------------------------------------|
B|-----3--3--------1---1---1-------3----------------------------------------|
G|-----0--0--------0---0---0-------2----------------------------------------|
D|-----0--0--------2---2---2-------0----------------------------------------|
A|-----2--2---2-2--3---3---3------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[G]Met myself a c[D]omin' co[C]unty welfare l[G]ine.

[G]I was feelin' st[C]rung out, Hu[G]ng out on the l[D]ine.

[G]Saw myself a g[D]oin', do[Em]wn to war in J[C]une.

[G]I want, All[D] I want is to [C]write myself a [G]tune.

[C]Wrote A Song For E[G]v'ryone,

[C]Wrote a song for [G]truth.

[C]Wrote A Song For E[G]v'ryone [Em]

And I c[C]ouldn't even talk to yo[G]u.

Got myself arrested, Wound me up in jail.
Richmond 'bout to blow up, Communication failed.
If you see the answer, now's the time to say.
All I want, All I want is to get you down to pray.

Saw the people standin' thousand years in chains.
Somebody said it's diff'rent now, look, it's just the same.
Pharaohs spin the message, round and round the truth.
They could have saved a million people, How can I tell you?

There Are a couple of weird rhythms in the song, just listen to it a couple of times and
play around with your strumming patter and you'll get it.

Email me with any questions

-The Magic Bear

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