Chords for Ben Sidran - Gotta Serve Somebody

_ _ It's a great pleasure [E] to be here in Paris.
[A] _ _ Thank you for coming to see us.
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_ [A] _ [B] It's particularly a pleasure [E] to be playing with [A] these wonderful musicians tonight.
_ You'll hear their names _ several times, but I just want to thank _ on bass, _ Martello [E] Giuliani,
and on drums, Alberto [G] Mallo.
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We're here [A] to celebrate the music of Bob Dylan tonight. _
_ _ Bob Dylan, _ _ [G] _
[A] of course, a giant in American music, [G] _
_ [A] but who is he really?
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_ [Em] _ [A] The man does not use his own name, _ doesn't sing with his own voice, _ yet his _ songs tell
a bigger truth _ than many people who do [Em] use their own [A] voice and their own names.
_ _ The man channeled the spirit of his time.
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_ [A] _ _ To this day, Bob Dylan is on the [G] endless [A] tour, that's what he calls it.
He's on a tour bus.
[E] He lives on a [A] tour bus.
_ [F] _ _ He can't [A] go home because he has no home. _ _ _ _
_ _ He lives in the music, _ _ _ so when we play his music, we conjure the man.
We conjure the man.
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People say [A] to me, _ why did you record the music of [G] Bob Dylan?
I say, [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
because I couldn't [A] avoid it.
It was in front of me _ [G] like a great wall.
[A] _ I either had to climb it, go under it, or go around it.
I chose _ [Em]
none of the above.
[A] I went right through it. _ _ _
[G] I found [A] that Bob Dylan is like a screen that we all project our own movies on.
This is my particular movie of Bob Dylan.
_ So in a way, _ [B] we're playing Ben Sidron.
_ Bob Dylan is just [A] the vehicle we're going to drive.
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_ You might be ambassador to England or [E] France.
[A] You might like to gamble.
You might like to [G] dance.
_ [A] You might be the heavyweight champ of the [Em] world,
_ [A] _ socialite with a long string of pearls, but you're going to serve somebody.
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[A] You're going to serve somebody. _ _ _
_ [F] Might be the [G] devil.
Might be the Lord.
Serve somebody.
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Now, you might be a rock and roll addict up on a stage.
You might have money, drugs.
You might have women in [Em] a cage.
_ [A] You might be a banker, high degree [E] thief.
[A] They might call you doctor.
They might call you chief, but you're going to serve somebody.
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_ [A] _ _ _ Serve somebody. _
_ _ [F] Might be [Em] the devil.
Might be the Lord.
_ [A] Serve somebody. _ _ _
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_ [Am] You might be rich or poor.
You might be blind or [G] lame.
You might [A] be living in another [F] country.
You might be living under [A] another name, but you're going to serve somebody. _ _ _
[Am] Yeah, _ you're going to serve somebody.
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_ [F] Might be the [E] devil.
[Am] Might be the Lord.
You're going to serve somebody.
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[E] _ [Em] Now, you might like to wear [F] cotton.
You might like to wear [Am] silk.
You might like to drink [F] whiskey.
You might like to [A] drink milk.
You might like to eat [Am] caviar.
Might like to eat [Em] bread.
You might [Am] be sleeping on a floor.
You might be [A] sleeping in a feather bed, but you're going to [Dm] serve somebody. _ _ _ _
Yes, [Em] [A] indeed, you're going to serve somebody.
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[A] _ [F] Might be the [Em] devil.
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