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It Takes All Kinds Of People

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Intro:    A    E   D   A  E  
AMan by himself Dlives in a world a world of his Aown E  D  A  E  
ABut there's no one who can Dlive in the world all aElone 
Chorus:
For it Atakes all Dkinds of Epeople 
It Ddoesn't matter where tEhey come from 
Yes it Atakes all Dkinds of Epeople 
The Dgood, the bad, and Eeveryone 
BbOn the way up, a D#man can walk over his Ffriends Bb  F  D#  Bb  F  
BbWhat goes up comes down, one D#day he may need them aFgain 
Chorus (in Bb)
FThere'll come the day when Bbeveryone passes him Fby C  Bb  C  F  
FWhat will he say when Bbnobody answers his Ccry? 
That it tFakes all Bbkinds of Cpeople 
It doesn't Bbmatter where they come Cfrom 
Yes it tFakes all Bbkinds of Dpeople 
It Cmay take some time but Dmeach man will find 
That he Cneeds all Fkinds of Gpeople 
That he Cmust beFlieve in Gpeople 
Yes it Ctakes all Fkinds of Gpeople to make a CworFldG  

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It Takes All Kinds Of People

by Roy Orbison

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A E D A E

Intro:

A D A E D A E

Man by himself lives in a world a world of his own

A D E

But there's no one who can live in the world all alone

Chorus:

A D E

For it takes all kinds of people

D E

It doesn't matter where they come from

A D E

Yes it takes all kinds of people

D E

The good, the bad, and everyone

Bb D# F Bb F D# Bb F

On the way up, a man can walk over his friends

Bb D# F

What goes up comes down, one day he may need them again

Chorus (in )

F Bb F C Bb C F

There'll come the day when everyone passes him by

F Bb C

What will he say when nobody answers his cry?

F Bb C

That it takes all kinds of people

Bb C

It doesn't matter where they come from

F Bb D

Yes it takes all kinds of people

C Dm

It may take some time but each man will find

C F G

That he needs all kinds of people

C F G

That he must believe in people

C F G C F G

Yes it takes all kinds of people to make a world

About It Takes All Kinds Of People Chords by Roy Orbison

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