Gotta Serve Somebody Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am]

[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

[Verse 2]
But you're gonna have to [D]serve somebody,
yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve [Am]somebody
Well, [E]it may be the devil
or it [D]may be the Lord
But you're gonna have
[Am]to serve somebody

[Verse 3]
[Am]You might be a rock 'n' roll addict
prancing on the stage
You might have drugs at your command,
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

[Verse 4]
But you're gonna have [D]to serve somebody,
yes you are
You're gonna have to serve
[Am]somebody (serve somebody)
Well, [E]it may be the devil or it
may [D]be the Lord
But you're gonna have
[Am]to serve somebody

[Verse 5]
[Am]You may be a state trooper,
you might be a 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

[Verse 6]
But you're gonna have to [D]serve somebody,
yes you are
You're gonna have [Am]to serve
somebody (serve somebody)
Well, [E]it may be the devil
or [D]it may be the Lord
[Am]But you're gonna[D] have to s[Am]erve
somebody (serve somebody)

[Verse 7]
You [Am]may be a construction
worker working on a home
You may be living in a mansion
or you might live in a dome
You might own guns and you might
even own tanks
You might be somebody's landlord,
you might even own banks

[Verse 8]
But you're gonna have to [D]serve
somebody (serve somebody)
Yes, you're gonna have to serve
[Am]somebody (serve somebody)
Well, [E]it may be the devil or it
[D]may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to [Am]serve

[Verse 9]
somebody (serve somebody)
[Am]You may be a preacher with
your spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman
taking bribes on the side
You may be workin' in a barbershop,
you may know how to cut hair
You may be somebody's mistress,
may be somebody's heir

[Verse 10]
But you're gonna have [D]to
serve somebody
Yes, you're gonna have [Am]to serve
somebody (serve somebody)
Well, [E]it may be the devil or [D]it may be the Lord
[E]But you're gon[D]na have to ser[Am]ve

[Verse 11]
somebody (serve 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 you're [D]gonna have

[Verse 12]
to serve somebody (serve somebody) yes,
indeed
You're gonna have to serve
[Am]somebody (serve somebody)
Well, [E]it may be the devil
or [D]it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to
[Am]serve somebody

[Verse 13]
[Am]You may call me Terry,
you may call me Timmy
You may call me Bobby,
you may call [D]me [Am]Zi mmy
You may call me R.J., you may
call me Ray
You may call me anything but
no matter what you say

[Verse 14]
Still, you're gonna have [D]to serve
somebody (serve somebody)
Yes, you're gonna have to serve
some[Am]body (serve somebody)
Well, [E]it may be the devil
or [D]it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have
[Am]to serve somebody
Ah, yeah

[Outro 1]
(Serve somebody)
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