Gotta Serve Somebody Chords by Shirley Caesar

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[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] You know, there was a time when man ought to follow God.
_ The time is right now. _ _
In the 24th chapter of Joshua, [Dm] _ _ _ about the 15th verse,
_ I heard Joshua say,
If it seem evil in you today,
_ _ to serve the Lord,
you'll see this day whom you're going to serve.
_ Now, you are makeup in my mind,
and come on the Lord's side.
[D] _ _ Let me share a story with you today.
_ You may be an ambassador to England or France.
You might like to gamble.
You might [Dm] like to dance.
[D] You may be the heavyweight [Dm] champion of the world.
[D] You may be a [Dm] socialite [D] with a long string of pearls.
[G] You gotta serve [Dm] somebody.
_ Yes, you gotta serve somebody. _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] It might be the devil.
[G] It might be my Lord.
[Dm] Come on and serve somebody. _
_ You _ might be a state trooper.
You might be a young [G] Turk.
[Dm] You might be the head of some big TV network.
[F] You might be rich [Em] or poor.
[Dm] You may be blind or lame.
You may be living in another [Dm] country,
on another name.
[G] You gotta serve [Dm] somebody.
[G] _
[Dm] Yes, [G] makeup [Dm] in your mind,
and come on the Lord's side.
You gotta serve [D] somebody.
[A] It might be the devil.
[Dm] _ It might be my Lord.
But you're still gonna have to serve somebody.
Serve my Jesus.
You might be a construction worker,
working on your home.
You might be living in a mansion.
[F] You might live all alone.
[Dm] You might own guns and knives,
even a home case.
You might be somebody's landlord.
[Em] You might [Dm] even have [G] banks.
Hey, you gotta serve [Dm] somebody.
[F] You're [G] listening to me now.
[Dm] God said, come on and serve me right now.
Good Lord almighty.
_ _ [A] It might be the devil.
[G] It might be the Lord.
[Dm] You gotta serve somebody. _
Serve my Jesus.
You might be a [F] preacher.
It's your spiritual [G] crown.
[F] You might [Dm] be a city councilman,
picking broads on the [C] side.
[Dm] You may be working in a barber shop,
cutting your [G] hair.
[Dm] You may be somebody's mistress.
[G] You may be [Dm] [G] somebody's man.
You gotta serve somebody.
Yeah.
[Dm] _ God said, come on the Lord's side.
Yeah.
Serve somebody.
[D] [A] Now it might be the devil. _
[G] It might be the Lord.
[Dm] You gotta serve somebody.
One more thing.
Serve my Jesus.
You might call me Sally.
You might call me Chief.
You might call me Sheila.
[Em] And you might [F] even call me Irene.
You might call me Molly.
But my name is Shirley.
But God gave me another [Dm] name.
_ _ You gotta serve somebody.
You're going to my day.
[Dm] _ You gotta serve somebody. _ _
_ Serve somebody.
[A] It might be the devil. _
[G] _ _ [F] You [Dm] gotta come on and serve somebody. _
Serve my Jesus.
Your name is Jesus. _
_ _ You ought to serve my Jesus. _
_ _ He'll make your way, I know a way.
Yeah, he'll make your way.
Jesus, _ _ _ _ _ you're my _ _ _ [C] day.
[Dm] You just have to be [Am] Jesus.
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