Chords for Etta James - Gotta Serve Somebody

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[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [C] Maybe 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, strangy [G] curls.
[F] But you got to serve somebody. _
_ How [C] you gonna serve [F] [Cm] somebody?
_ _ _ [G] Maybe the devil, [F]
maybe the Lord, but you [C] got to serve [Bb] somebody.
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_ [Fm] _ [Cm] _ [C] Rock and roll addict, prancing on the stage.
Drugs that took a man, women in cages.
_ Maybe a businessman, some high degree thief.
They call you doctor, they call you [Cm] chief.
[F] You got to serve somebody. _
_ _ _ [C] Oh, serve somebody. _
[Cm] _ _ [G] Might be the devil or [F] the Lord, but you got to [C] serve somebody. _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Em] _ [C] 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.
But you [F] got to serve somebody. _
_ _ [C] Oh, serve somebody. _
_ Might [G] be the devil or the [F] Lord, _ but you got [C] to serve somebody.
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_ _ _ Maybe a construction worker, working on her own.
_ Living in a mansion, might live in a dome.
Might own guns, you might even own a bank.
You might be somebody's landlord, [Gm] or you might own [Cm] a bank.
[F] But you got to serve somebody. _
[Cm] _ _ [Dm] [C] Oh, _ serve [Cm] somebody.
_ _ [G] Might be the devil or the [F] Lord, but you got [C] to serve somebody. Yeah, [A] yeah.
_ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ [C] Maybe a creature with a spiritual pride.
You may be a consulman taking bribes on the side.
Working in a barber shop, may know how to cut hair.
Or maybe somebody's mistress, or maybe [Cm] somebody's a, uh [F]-uh.
Serve somebody. _
_ _ _ [C] Oh, you got to serve somebody.
[Eb] _ [C] It [G] might be the devil or [F] the Lord, but you [C] got to serve [Bb] somebody.
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_ [Ab] _ _ [C] Might like to wear cotton.
Might like to wear silk.
Might like to drink whiskey.
Might like to drink milk.
Might like to eat caviar.
Might like to eat bread.
Maybe sleeping on the floor, even on a king [Cm]-size bed.
[F] But you got to serve somebody. _
_ Oh, [C] _ serve somebody. _
[Cm] _ _ [G] Might be the devil or [F] the Lord, _ but you [C] got to serve [Cm] [F] somebody.
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_ _ [Bm] _ [C] You may call me Terry.
You may call me Jimmy.
You may call me Bobby.
You may call me Zimmy.
You may call me EJ.
You may call me Maze.
You may call me anything, no [Cm] matter what you say.
But you [F] got to serve somebody.
Serve somebody.
[C] Oh, you got to serve somebody.
_ Might [E] be the [G] devil or the [F]
Lord, but you [C] got to serve somebody.
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_ [Ab] You [C] got to serve somebody.
Serve _ _ _ _ somebody. _
_ _ Might be the devil _ _ _ or the _ _ Lord. _ _
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_ Let me tell you. _ _ _ _
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