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             D5      C5               G5
Met myself a common  county welfare line
                C5           G5               D5
I was a-feelin' strung out, hung out on the line
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Saw myself a-goin'   down to the war in June
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All I want, all I want is to write myself a tune

CHORUS:
C5                G5
 Wrote a song for everyone
C5                 G5
 Wrote a song for truth
C5                 G5       E5
 Wrote a song for everyone--
       C5             D5      G5
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")


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