People - 1968 Sly & the Family Stone

4/4 E A E A D G - D D Sometimes I’m right and I can be wrong. My own beliefs are G - D D G - D in my song. The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then, D G - D D - G D - G makes no difference what group I’m in. I am everyday D G people, yeah yeah.

D - G D - G D - There is a blue one who can’t accept the green one, for living with a G D - G D G - fat one trying to be a skinny one. And different strokes for different D D G - D folks. And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee.

D G(1) - D(3) D - G D Doo sha sha we got to live together.

D G - D D G - I am no better and neither are you. We are the same whatever we D D G - D D do. You love me you hate me, you know me and then. You can’t G - D D - G D - G D G figure out the bag I’m in. I am everyday people.

Everyday People(cont.)

D - G D - G D - There is a long hair that doesn’t like the short hair, for being such G D - G D a rich one that will not help the poor one. And different strokes for G - D D G - D different foks. And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee.

D G(1) - D(3) D - G D Doo sha sha we got to live together.

D - G D - G There is a yellow one that won’t accept the black one. That D - G D - G won’t accept the red one that won’t accept the white one. D G - D D And different strokes for different folks. And so on and so on and G - D D - G D - G D scooby dooby doo-bee, I am everyday people.

One of the most popular songs of the 1960’s. The song is one of ’s please for peace and equality between differing races and social groups, a major theme and focus for the band. 6/7/2020