Gotta Serve Somebody Bob Dylan
This Dylan song is off his 1979 album 'Slow Train Coming'.
Intro: Em D G Em D G
[Em]You may be an ambassador to England or Franc[Em]e,[D] [G]
[Em]You may like to gamble, you might like to dance,[D]
[Em]You may be the heavyweight champion of the world[D],
[Em]You may be a socialite with a long string of pea[D]rls
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed[D] [G]
[Em]You're gonna have to serve somebody,[D] [G]
[Em]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lor[D]d[G]
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebody[D].[G]
[Em]You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stag[D]e,[G]
[Em]You might have drugs at your command, women in a cag[D]e,[G]
[Em]You may be a business man or some high degree thief,[D] [G]
[Em]They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chie[D]f[G]
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed[D] [G]
[Em]Yo're gonna have to serve somebody[D],[G]
[Em]Well, it may be the devil or it ma[D]y [G]be the Lord
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebod[D]y.[G]
[Em]You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk,[D] [G]
[Em]You may be the head of some big TV network,[D] [G]
[Em]You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame[D],[G]
[Em]You may be living in another country under anoth[D]er[G] name
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed[D] [G]
[Em]You're gonna have to serve somebody,[D] [G]
[Em]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord[D] [G]
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebody.[D] [G]
[Em]You may be a construction worker working on a home,[D] [G]
[Em]You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a d[D]ome,[G]
[Em]You might own guns and you might even own tanks,[D] [G]
[Em]You might be somebody's landlord, you might even own ban[D]ks[G]
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed[D] [G]
[Em]You're gonna have to serve somebody,[D] [G]
[Em]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lor[D]d[G]
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebody[D].[G]
[Em]You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride,[D] [G]
[Em]You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the s[D]ide,[G]
[Em]You may be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair,[D] [G]
[Em]You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's hei[D]r[G]
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indee[D]d[G]
[Em]You're gonna have to serve somebod[D]y,[G]
[Em]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the L[D]ord[G]
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebody[D].[G]
[Em]Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear si[D]lk,[G]
[Em]Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk,[D] [G]
[Em]You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread,[D] [G]
[Em]You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed[D] [G]
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes ind[D]eed[G]
[Em]You're gonna have to serve somebody,[D] [G]
[Em]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord[D] [G]
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebo[D]dy.[G]
[Em]You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy[D],[G]
[Em]You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy[D],[G]
[Em]You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray[D],[G]
[Em]You may call me anything but no matter what you s[D]ay[G]
[Em]You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indee[D]d[G]
[Em]You're gonna have to serve so[D]mebody.[G]
[Em]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the L[D]ord[G]
[Em]But you're gonna have to serve somebody.[D] [G]
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m5white (report)
this is basically a 1-4-5 with the root being a minor chord. switches to the 4 on "you gotta serve somebody", and 5 on "it may be the devil or it may be the lord"