Biography:
Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rhythm and blues singer.
Most of her career has been as lead singer for The Staple Singers. She first recorded solo for the Stax subsidiary Volt in 1969. Subsequent efforts included a Curtis Mayfield-produced soundtrack on Curtom, a nod to disco for Warner Bros. Records in 1979, a stab at electro-pop with Holland-Dozier-Holland in 1984, and a collaboration with Prince in the late
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Wrote A Song For Everyone - Mavis Staples
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Tabbed by: Magic Bear
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Down a Whole Step, DGCFAD
Intro Riff:
e|-----3--3--------0---0---0-------2----------------------------------------|
B|-----3--3--------1---1---1-------3----------------------------------------|
G|-----0--0--------0---0---0-------2----------------------------------------|
D|-----0--0--------2---2---2-------0----------------------------------------|
A|-----2--2---2-2--3---3---3------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro x2
Verse 1:
G D C G
Met myself a comin' county welfare line.
G C G D
I was feelin' strung out, Hung out on the line.
G D Em C
Saw myself a goin', down to war in June.
G D C G
I want, All I want is to write myself a tune.
*For the Chorus, Change From the *G* to the *C* in the same style as the Intro Riff*
CHORUS:
C G
Wrote A Song For Ev'ryone,
C G
Wrote a song for truth.
C G Em
Wrote A Song For Ev'ryone
C G
And I couldn't even talk to you.
Intro Riff
Verse 2:
Got myself arrested, Wound me up in jail.
Richmond 'bout to blow up, Communication failed.
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
*Guitar Solo*
Use Verse Chords
CHORUS
Saw the people standin' thousand years in chains.
Somebody said it's diff'rent 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?
CHORUS
CHORUS
CHORUS
There Are a couple of weird rhythms in the song, just listen to it a couple of times and
play around with your strumming patter and you'll get it.
Email me with any questions
-The Magic Bear
Wrote A Song For Everyone - Mavis Staples
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Magic Bear
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Down a Whole Step, DGCFAD
Intro Riff:
e|-----3--3--------0---0---0-------2----------------------------------------|
B|-----3--3--------1---1---1-------3----------------------------------------|
G|-----0--0--------0---0---0-------2----------------------------------------|
D|-----0--0--------2---2---2-------0----------------------------------------|
A|-----2--2---2-2--3---3---3------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro x2
Verse 1:
G D C G
Met myself a comin' county welfare line.
G C G D
I was feelin' strung out, Hung out on the line.
G D Em C
Saw myself a goin', down to war in June.
G D C G
I want, All I want is to write myself a tune.
*For the Chorus, Change From the *G* to the *C* in the same style as the Intro Riff*
CHORUS:
C G
Wrote A Song For Ev'ryone,
C G
Wrote a song for truth.
C G Em
Wrote A Song For Ev'ryone
C G
And I couldn't even talk to you.
Intro Riff
Verse 2:
Got myself arrested, Wound me up in jail.
Richmond 'bout to blow up, Communication failed.
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
*Guitar Solo*
Use Verse Chords
CHORUS
Saw the people standin' thousand years in chains.
Somebody said it's diff'rent 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?
CHORUS
CHORUS
CHORUS
There Are a couple of weird rhythms in the song, just listen to it a couple of times and
play around with your strumming patter and you'll get it.
Email me with any questions
-The Magic Bear
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