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- Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 09:42:40 -0800
- From: Collins Crapo <roxtar@srv.net>
- Subject: .../c/creedence_clearwater_revival/wrote_a_song_for_everyone.crd
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- WROTE A SONG FOR EVERYONE
- written by John Fogerty
- performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- tab transcribed by Collins Crapo <roxtar@srv.net>
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- G / / / D / / / C / / /
- G / / C / / D / G / / C / / D /
- D C G
- Met myself a common county welfare line
- C G D
- I was a-feelin' strung out, hung out on the line
- G D Em C
- Saw myself a-goin' down to the war in June
- G D C G
- All I want, all I want is to write myself a tune
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- CHORUS:
- C G
- Wrote a song for everyone
- C G
- Wrote a song for truth
- C G Em
- Wrote a song for everyone--
- C D7 G
- When I couldn't even talk to you
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- Verse 2:
- Got myself arrested, wound me up in jail
- Richmond 'bout to blow up, communication fails
- If you see the answer, now's the time to say
- All I want, all I want is to get you down to pray
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- (chorus)
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- (instrumental, same pattern as verses)
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- (chorus)
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- Verse 3:
- Saw the people standin' a thousand years in chains
- Somebody said it's a-different 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?
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- (repeat chorus 3 times; third time, with extra measure and instrumental
- break, sing "cou-ou-ou-ou-ouldn't")
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- G / / C / / D / G / / C / / D /
- (you)
- G / / C / / D / G
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- (Drummers: at single, final strum of G, tap cymbals and fade)
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