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Everyday People (G Major)
Artist: Sly & The Family Stone    Genre: Psychedelic Soul    Roman Numerals: I, ii7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Youtube: Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: Steve Marlowe   
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G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Am7
(A,C,E,G)
- A E G C E


Intro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] G		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second]

Verse 1
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Sometimes I'm right		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] and I		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] can be wrong
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] My own beliefs are		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] in		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] my song
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The butcher, the banker,		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] the drum		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mer and then
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Makes no difference what		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] group		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'm in

Pre-Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] am everyday people, yeah,		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] yeah		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There is a blue one		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] who can't		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] accept the green one
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] For living with a fat one,		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] try		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ing to be a skinny one
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And different strokes		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] for diffe		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rent folks
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And so on and so on		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] and scoo		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] by dooby doo

Interlude
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ooh,		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] sha		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sha
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We got to live to		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] ge_t		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] her

Verse 2
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I am no better		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] and nei		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ther are you
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We are the same		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] whate		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ver we do
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You love me, you hate me,		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] you know		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me and then
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You can't figure out		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] the bag		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'm in

Pre-Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] am everyday people, yeah,		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] yeah		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There is a long hair		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] that does		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] n't like the short hair
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] For being such a rich one,		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] that will		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] not help the poor one
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And different strokes		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] for diffe		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rent folks
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And so on and so on		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] and scoo		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] by dooby doo

Interlude
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ooh,		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] sha		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sha
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We got to live to		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] ge_t		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] her

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There is a yellow one		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] that won't		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] accept the black one
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] That won't accept the red one,		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] that won't		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] accept the white one
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Different strokes		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] for diffe		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rent folks
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And so on and so on		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] and scoo		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] by dooby doo

Outro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ooh,		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] sha		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sha
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] am everyday people
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