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Wrote A Song For Everyone chords

Creedence Clearwater Revival   -  Green River  1969

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Met myself a coming, county welfare line.
               C           G               D
I was feeling strung out, hung out on the line.
 G            D      Em             C
Saw myself a going, down to war in June.
 G            D                 C              G
What I want, all I want, is to write myself a tune.

 C                G
Wrote a song for everyone,
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Wrote a song for truth.
 C                G        Em
Wrote a song for everyone,
       C                     G
and I couldn't even talk to you.

 G C  D  2x 

 G            D       C              G
Got myself arrested, wound me up in jail.
                   C           G          D
Richmond 'bout to blow up, communication failed.
 G              D       Em                C
If you see the answer, now's the time to say.
 G            D                C                G
What I want, all I want is to get you down and pray.

 C                G
Wrote a song for everyone,
 C                G
Wrote a song for truth.
 C                G        Em
Wrote a song for everyone,
       C                     G
and I couldn't even talk to you.


 G  D  C  G  C  G  D  G  D  
 Em  C  G  D  C  G

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Wrote a song for everyone,
 C                G
Wrote a song for truth.
 C                G        Em
Wrote a song for everyone,
       C                     G
and I couldn't even talk to you.

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Saw the people standing, thou-sand years in chains.
                    C              G                   D
Somebody said it's different now, look, it's just the same.
 G                 D        Em                  C
Pharaohs spin the message, round and round the truth.
 G                       D               C              G
They could have saved a million people, how can I tell you?

 C                G
Wrote a song for everyone,
 C                G
Wrote a song for truth.
 C                G        Em
Wrote a song for everyone,
       C                     G
and I couldn't even talk to you.

 C                G
Wrote a song for everyone,
 C                G
Wrote a song for truth.
 C                G        Em
Wrote a song for everyone,
       C                     G
and I couldn't even talk to you.

 C                G
Wrote a song for everyone,
 C                G
Wrote a song for truth.
 C                G        Em
Wrote a song for everyone,
       C                     G
and I couldn't even talk to you.


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