Everyday People chords

by Sly and the Family Stone

Original Published Key: G Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 126 bpm


Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner 🟢

Guitar Chords: G, C

Arrangement Song Details
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R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
G Major C Major C/G
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
G Major-LH C Major-LH C/G-LH
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Everyday People

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
              G             C       G
Intro: 4/4 ‖: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + :‖

   G                    C   G
1. Some-times I'm right and I can be wrong
                   C   G     
   My own be-liefs are in my song
                              C   G
   The but-cher, the bank-er, the drum-mer and then
                         C    G
   Makes no dif-fer-ence what group I'm in   
   G       C   G                             C     G 
   I - I - I - I am ev'-ry-day peo-ple yeah, yeah, yeah...


** There is a blue one who can't ac-cept the green one

    For liv-ing with a fat one, try-ing to be a skin-ny one
                            C           G
    Dif-fe-rent strokes for dif-fer-ent folks
                                   C     G
    And so on and so on and scooby-dooby-dooby    
           C   G
    Ooh... sha-sha
                      C  G 
    We got to live to-ge-ther, all right
    
   G                   C            G 
2. I am no bet-ter and nei-ther are you
                         C        G 
   We are the same, what-ev-er we do
                                 C           G
   You love me, you hate me, you know me and then
                             C       G
   You can't fig-ure out the bag I'm in
   G       C   G                             C     G 
   I - I - I - I am ev'-ry-day peo-ple yeah, yeah, yeah...

G     
** There is a long hair that does-n't like the short hair

   For being such a rich one that will not help the poor one
                           C           G
   Dif-fer-ent strokes for dif-fe-rent folks
                                  C     G 
   And so on and so on and scooby-dooby-dooby
          C   G
   Ooh... sha-sha
                     C  G 
   We got to live to-ge-ther, all right
      
   G      
** There is a yel-low one that won't ac-cept the black one

   That won't ac-cept the red one that won't ac-cept the white one
                           C           G 
   Dif-fer-ent strokes for dif-fer-ent folks
                                  C     G
   And so on and so on and scooby-dooby-dooby
   G                           C   G 
   Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
   G       C   G    C          G
   I - I - I - I am ev'-ry-day peo-ple Oh...

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: G Major - 1 sharp (F#)
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderately
  • Metronome: ♩ = 126
  • Voice Range: G3 - A5

Song Details:

Everyday People Single Cover
Single Cover
  • Songwriter: Sly Stone
  • Lyrics Begin: Sometimes I'm right, and I can be wrong.
  • Genre: Rock, pop, psychedelic soul
  • Featured Artists: Sly and the Family Stone
  • Single:
    Recorded: 1968
    Released: November 1968
    B-side: Sing a Simple Song
  • Album: Stand!
    Recorded: 1968–1969
    Released: May 3, 1969
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