Gotta Serve Somebody Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][D][Dsus4][D][Am]
[E][D][Am][Em][E]

[Verse 1]
[Am]You may
be an ambassador to England or France
You may like to gamble,
you might like to dance
You may be the heavyweight
champion of the world
You may be a socialite with a long
string of pearls.
But you're gonna have [D]to serve somebody,
yes indeed
You're gonna have
[Am]to serve somebody,
[E]It may be the [F]devil or it may be [E]the Lord
[Am]But you're gonna have to
serve [Em]somebody.
[Am]Might be a rock'n' roll
adict prancing on the stage
Might have money and drugs at your commands,
women in a cage
You may be a business man
or some high degree thief
They may call you Doctor or
they may call you Chief.
But you're gonna have [D]to serve somebody,
yes indeed
You're gonna have [Am]to serve somebody,
Well, [E]it may be the [F]devil
or it may be [E]the Lord
[Am]But you're gonna have to
serve [Em]somebody.
[Am]You may be a state trooper,
you might be an young turk
You may be the head of
some big TV network
You may be rich or poor,
you may be blind or lame
You may be living in another country
under another name.
But you're gonna have to [D]serve somebody,
yes
You're gonna have [Am]to serve somebody,
Well, [E]it may be the devil or it
[F]may be the[E] Lord
[Am]But you're gonna have to serve
somebody.
You may be a construction
worker working on a home
[E]You [Am]may [D]be living in a mansion or you
might [Dsus4]live in a dome
You might own guns an[D]d you[Am]
[D]might even own tanks
You might be somebody's landlord you
might even own banks.
But you're gonna have to serve somebody,
yes
You're [Dsus4]gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it [D]may be the devil or it may be
the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve
[Am]somebody.[E][D][Am]
[Em]
[Am]You may be a preacher with your
spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman
taking bribes on the side
You may be working in a barbershop,
you may know how to cut hair
You may be somebody's mistress,
may be somebody's heir.
But you're gonna have [D]to serve somebody,
yes
You're gonna have [Am]to serve somebody,
Well, [E]it may be the devil
[F]or it may be the Lor[E]d
[Am]But you're gonna have to
serve [E]somebody.
[Am]Might like to wear cotton,
might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey,
might like to drink milk
You might like to eat caviar,
you might like to eat bread
You may be sleeping on the floor,
sleeping in a king- sized bed.
But [D]you're gonna have to serve somebody,
yes indeed
You're gonna have [Am]to serve somebody,
[E]It may be the devil or [F]it
may be the [E]Lord[Am]
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody.
[E]You may [Am]call me Terry,
you may call me Jimmy
You may call me Bobby,
you may call me Zimmy
You may call me R.J., you
may call me Ray
You may call me anything but no matter
what you say.
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may
be the Lord

[Outro 1]
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Am]