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Gotta Serve Somebody Chords

Music by: Etta James
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[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][D][G][C][G]
[D][G][C]

[Verse 1]
[C]Welcome to channel!
[F]DIY DIY
May[C]be ambassador to
England or France
May like to gamble, might like to dance
Maybe the heavyweight
champion of the world
Maybe a socialite with long stringy curls
[Cm]But [C]you got to s[F]erve somebody
Hey, you [C]got to serve somebody
[Gm]May be the devil, [F]maybe the lord
But you got [C]to serve some[Bb]body[F][Ab]
[F]Rock [C]and roll addict,
prancing on the stage
Drugsy choker man, women in the cage
Maybe a business man,
some high degree thief
May [Cm]call [C]you doctor, may call you chief
[Cm]You [C]got [F]to serve somebody,
oh, [C]serve somebody
You might be the [G]devil all [F]along,
but you got to serve [C]somebody
Maybe a state trooper,
maybe a young Turk,
maybe the head of some
big TV network,
maybe rich or poor, maybe blind or lame,
he's living in another country,
under another name, [Cm]but
[C]You gotta [F]serve somebody
[C]Oh, serve somebody, yeah
Might be the [G]devil or [F]the Lord
But you [C]gotta serve somebody, yeah
[F]Yeah! [Adim]Whoa![Ab][C]
[F][Eb][F]
[Cm][C][Cm][Gm][F]
[Cm][C]
Maybe a construction worker,
working on a home
Living in a mansion, might live in a dome
Might own guns,
you might even own a bank
You might be somebody's landlord,
or you might own [Cm]a bank
[F]But you got to serve somebody
[C][G]
[F][C][Bb][Adim]
[Ab]You [C]may be a creature
with a spiritual pride
You may be a consulman
taking bribes on the side
Workin' in a barbershop,
you may know how to cut hair
Or maybe somebody's mistress,
or maybe [Cm]somebody's hus[Eb]band
[F]Serve somebody
Oh, [C]you gotta serve somebody
It might be [G]the devil or the Lord
[F]But you've got [C]to serve
[F]somebody[Adim][Ab]
Might [C]like to wear cotton,
might like to wear silver,
might like to drink whiskey,
might like to drink milk,
might like to eat caviar,
might like to eat bread,
maybe sleepin' on the floor,
even on [Cm]a king -s [C]ize bed
[Cm]But you gotta se[F]rve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve [C]some[F]body
[C]Serve somebody
Might [Cm]be the d[G]evil or th[F]e lord
But you gotta [C]serve
[Cm]somebody[Eb][Cm]
[C]You may call me Terry
You may call me Jimmy
You may call me Bobby,
you may call me Simmy
You may call me EJ, you may call me May
You may call me anything,
no matter what [Cm]you say
But [C]gotta [F]serve somebody,
serve somebody
Oh, [C]you gotta serve somebody,
serve somebody
Might be the [G]devil, or the [F]Lord
But you got to serve [C]somebody[F]
[Adim]You got [F]to s[Ab]erve so[C]mebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Might be the devil
Serve somebody
Could be the Lord
Serve somebody,
[F]you got to [C]serve somebody
Serve somebody, let me tell you,
serve somebody
Serve somebody,
you got to serve somebody
Serve somebody,
you could be the [C]devil[D]
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