Everyday People chords
Sly and the Family StoneOriginal Published Key: G Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 126 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Guitar Chords: G, C
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Everyday People
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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:
- 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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