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Wrote A Song For Everyone - Mavis Staples
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Tabbed by: Magic Bear
E-mail: sfloody17@bellsouth.net
Tuning: Down a Whole Step, DGCFAD
Intro Riff:
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-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro x2
Verse 1:
[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.
For the Chorus, Change From the G to the C in the same style as the Intro Riff
CHORUS:
[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.
Intro Riff
Verse 2:
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.
CHORUS
Guitar Solo
Use Verse Chords
CHORUS
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?
CHORUS
CHORUS
CHORUS
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
