Chords for Mavis Staples + Jeff Tweedy - "Wrote A Song For Everyone" Acoustic

Tempo:
140.6 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mavis Staples + Jeff Tweedy - "Wrote A Song For Everyone" Acoustic chords
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[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] Saw myself [C] a coming [F] county welfare line, was feeling [Bb] strung out,
[F] hung out on the [C] line.
[F] Found [C] myself a going
[Dm] down to war [Bb] in June.
[F] What I want, [C] all I want, [Dm] and writing [C] myself [F] a tune.
[Bb] Wrote a song [F] for everyone, wrote a song for truth,
100%  ➙  141BPM
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
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To learn Mavis Staples - Wrote A Song For Everyone chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, F, Bb, F and C in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 70 BPM and then match the original tempo of 141 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Major.

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[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] Saw myself [C] a coming _ _ [F] county welfare line, _ _ _ was feeling [Bb] strung out, _
[F] hung out on the [C] line. _
[F] Found _ [C] myself a going _ _
[Dm] down to war [Bb] in June. _ _
[F] What I want, [C] all I want, [Dm] and writing [C] myself [F] a tune. _ _
[Bb] _ Wrote a song [F] for everyone, _ _ _ wrote a song for truth, _ _
[Bb] _ wrote a [F] song for everyone. _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] And I couldn't leave [F] it up to you.
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] Got myself [C] arrested, _ _
[Bb] wound me up [F] in jail. _ _
_ Richmond's about [Bb] to blow up, _ _
[F] _ _ communications [C] failed. _ _
[F] If you see [C] the answer, _ _
[Dm] now's the time to [Bb] say. _ _
[F] What I want, [C] all I want, is [F] get you down to pray. _ _ _
[Bb] _ Wrote a song [F] for everyone, _ _
[Bb] _ wrote a song [F] for truth, _ _
[Bb] _ wrote a [F] song for _ everyone.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] And I couldn't even [F]
talk to you.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Wrote a [F] song for everyone, _
[Bb] _ wrote a [F] song for truth, _
[Bb] _ wrote [F] a song for everyone. _
_ [Dm] _ _ And [Bb] I couldn't even talk [F] to you.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] Saw the people [C] standing, _ [F] thousand _ years in chains. _
_ Somebody said it's different now, [Bb] _
[F] but look it's [C] just the same. _
[F] Pharaoh sends [C] a message _ [Dm] round and [F] round the truth. _
They couldn't stand [C] a million people, [F] how can I save you?
I [Bb] _ wrote a song [F] for everyone, _ _
[Bb] _ wrote a [F] song for truth, _ _
[Bb] _ wrote a song [F] for everyone. _
[Dm] _ _ _ And I couldn't even [F] talk to you.
But I [Bb] wrote a [F] song for everyone, _ _ [Bb] _ wrote a [F] song for truth, _ [Bb] _ wrote a [F] song for everyone.
[Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] And I couldn't even [F] talk to you.
I [Bb] _ wrote a [F] song for everyone, _
_ [Bb] wrote a [F] song for truth, _
_ [Bb] wrote a [F] song for everyone.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] And I couldn't even [F] talk to you.
No, no, [C] _
[F] no. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the compositions on the album You Are Not Alone, written by John Fogerty, this one shines.

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