Wrote a song for everyone Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays462

Wrote a song for everyone by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, Em and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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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 
 
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 
 
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 
 
(chorus) 
 
(instrumental, same pattern as verses) 
 
(chorus) 
 
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? 
 
(repeat chorus 3 times; third time, with extra measure and instrumental 
break, sing "cou-ou-ou-ou-ouldn't") 
 
G    / / C / / D / G / / C / / D / 
(you) 
G / / C / / D / G 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante