Gotta Serve Somebody Chords by Mavis Staples
Tempo:
96 bpm
Chords used:
C
Cm
F
Eb
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [F] [A]
[C] [Bb] [Cm]
You may be [C] an ambassador to England or France.
[Eb] [C] You may like to gamble.
You might like to [F] [Eb] dance.
[C] You may be the [Am] heavyweight champion [C] of the world.
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody.
[C] You're gonna have to serve somebody.
[G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but you're [Cm] gonna have to [Bbm] serve somebody.
[Am] [A]
[C] You might be [Cm] a rock and roll addict, prancing on the stage.
You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage.
You may be a businessman or some high degree thief.
They may call you a doctor [Eb] or they may call [Cm] you a chief, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody.
Yeah, you've [C] got to [Cm] serve [C] somebody.
[G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the [Eb] Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Bb] [Am]
[F] [Cm] You may be a state trooper.
You may be a young Turk.
You may be the head of some big TV network.
You may be rich or poor.
You may be blind or [Bb] lame.
[C] You may be [Cm] living in another country under another name, but [F] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Eb]
Oh Lord, [F] you've [C] got to serve [Cm] somebody.
[G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but you're [C] gonna have to serve somebody.
[Am] [D] Serve somebody.
[F] [Cm] You may be a construction [A] worker, [Cm] working on a home.
You may live in a mansion or you might live in a dome.
You might own guns.
You might even own tanks.
[C] You [Eb] might be somebody's [Am] landlord [Cm] or you might own a bank, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody.
Listen, [C] you've got to serve [Eb] somebody.
[C]
Well, [Gm] it [G] may be the devil or [F] it may be the Lord, but [C] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Am] [C]
[Cm] You may be a preacher with your spirit of Christ.
You may be a city councilman, taking bribes on the side.
Working in a flower shop, they know how to cut a hair.
Maybe somebody's [C] mistress, maybe [Eb] somebody's [Am] heir.
[F] Serve somebody.
Yeah, [C] serve somebody.
[G] It may be the [F] devil or it may be the Lord, but you're [Cm] gonna have to serve [Bb] somebody.
[Am]
[Cm] You might like to wear cotton.
You might like to wear silk.
You might like to drink whiskey.
You might like to [Eb] drink milk.
You might like to eat caviar.
You [C] might like to [Cm] eat bread.
You may be sleeping on the floor, [C] sleeping on [Cm] a king size [F] bed.
Serve somebody.
Yeah, [Cm] you gotta serve somebody.
[C] Serve somebody.
[G] It may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but [C] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Serve [Cm] somebody.
You may [C] call me Terry.
You [Cm] may call me Jimmy.
You may call me Bobby.
You may call me Zimmy.
You may call me Audrey.
You may call me Mae.
You may call me anything, no matter what you say.
[F] You gotta serve somebody.
Listen [Bb] y'all, [Eb] [C] you're gonna serve [Eb] somebody.
[C] Serve somebody.
[G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but [Cm] you're gonna have to [C] serve somebody.
[Cm] Serve somebody.
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[C]
Serve somebody.
You [Eb] gotta serve somebody.
[C] You gotta [Cm] serve somebody.
You gotta [C] serve somebody.
I don't mind.
Let me know.
[Cm] I said I don't mind.
Let me know by me.
I choose the Lord.
I'm gonna serve Him till the day I die.
Mm-hmm.
You wanna know why don't you?
Well, uh,
He's a friend
above all of us.
I'd love to serve somebody.
He's my friend.
He's a doctor.
He's a medic.
He helps.
I'm gonna serve somebody.
You see, I'm sliding
late on the [F] first evening.
[Cm] [C] In the afternoon time.
I don't know where to go.
[Cm] Fall down on my [C] knees.
That's all [Cm] I gotta do, you see.
I got a royal telephone.
[N]
[C] [Bb] [Cm]
You may be [C] an ambassador to England or France.
[Eb] [C] You may like to gamble.
You might like to [F] [Eb] dance.
[C] You may be the [Am] heavyweight champion [C] of the world.
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody.
[C] You're gonna have to serve somebody.
[G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but you're [Cm] gonna have to [Bbm] serve somebody.
[Am] [A]
[C] You might be [Cm] a rock and roll addict, prancing on the stage.
You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage.
You may be a businessman or some high degree thief.
They may call you a doctor [Eb] or they may call [Cm] you a chief, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody.
Yeah, you've [C] got to [Cm] serve [C] somebody.
[G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the [Eb] Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Bb] [Am]
[F] [Cm] You may be a state trooper.
You may be a young Turk.
You may be the head of some big TV network.
You may be rich or poor.
You may be blind or [Bb] lame.
[C] You may be [Cm] living in another country under another name, but [F] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Eb]
Oh Lord, [F] you've [C] got to serve [Cm] somebody.
[G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but you're [C] gonna have to serve somebody.
[Am] [D] Serve somebody.
[F] [Cm] You may be a construction [A] worker, [Cm] working on a home.
You may live in a mansion or you might live in a dome.
You might own guns.
You might even own tanks.
[C] You [Eb] might be somebody's [Am] landlord [Cm] or you might own a bank, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody.
Listen, [C] you've got to serve [Eb] somebody.
[C]
Well, [Gm] it [G] may be the devil or [F] it may be the Lord, but [C] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Am] [C]
[Cm] You may be a preacher with your spirit of Christ.
You may be a city councilman, taking bribes on the side.
Working in a flower shop, they know how to cut a hair.
Maybe somebody's [C] mistress, maybe [Eb] somebody's [Am] heir.
[F] Serve somebody.
Yeah, [C] serve somebody.
[G] It may be the [F] devil or it may be the Lord, but you're [Cm] gonna have to serve [Bb] somebody.
[Am]
[Cm] You might like to wear cotton.
You might like to wear silk.
You might like to drink whiskey.
You might like to [Eb] drink milk.
You might like to eat caviar.
You [C] might like to [Cm] eat bread.
You may be sleeping on the floor, [C] sleeping on [Cm] a king size [F] bed.
Serve somebody.
Yeah, [Cm] you gotta serve somebody.
[C] Serve somebody.
[G] It may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but [C] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Serve [Cm] somebody.
You may [C] call me Terry.
You [Cm] may call me Jimmy.
You may call me Bobby.
You may call me Zimmy.
You may call me Audrey.
You may call me Mae.
You may call me anything, no matter what you say.
[F] You gotta serve somebody.
Listen [Bb] y'all, [Eb] [C] you're gonna serve [Eb] somebody.
[C] Serve somebody.
[G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but [Cm] you're gonna have to [C] serve somebody.
[Cm] Serve somebody.
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[C]
Serve somebody.
You [Eb] gotta serve somebody.
[C] You gotta [Cm] serve somebody.
You gotta [C] serve somebody.
I don't mind.
Let me know.
[Cm] I said I don't mind.
Let me know by me.
I choose the Lord.
I'm gonna serve Him till the day I die.
Mm-hmm.
You wanna know why don't you?
Well, uh,
He's a friend
above all of us.
I'd love to serve somebody.
He's my friend.
He's a doctor.
He's a medic.
He helps.
I'm gonna serve somebody.
You see, I'm sliding
late on the [F] first evening.
[Cm] [C] In the afternoon time.
I don't know where to go.
[Cm] Fall down on my [C] knees.
That's all [Cm] I gotta do, you see.
I got a royal telephone.
[N]
Key:
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You may be [C] an ambassador to England or France.
[Eb] [C] You may like to gamble.
You might like to [F] [Eb] dance.
[C] You may be the [Am] heavyweight champion [C] of the world.
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody. _ _
[C] You're gonna have to serve somebody. _ _
_ [G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but you're [Cm] gonna have to [Bbm] serve somebody.
[Am] _ [A] _
_ [C] You might be [Cm] a rock and roll addict, prancing on the stage.
You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage.
You may be a businessman or some high degree thief.
They may call you a doctor [Eb] or they may call [Cm] you a chief, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody. _
Yeah, you've [C] got to [Cm] serve [C] somebody. _
_ [G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the [Eb] Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Bb] _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ [Cm] You may be a state trooper.
You may be a young Turk.
You may be the head of some big TV network.
You may be rich or poor.
You may be blind or [Bb] lame.
[C] You may be [Cm] living in another country under another name, but [F] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
_ [Eb]
Oh Lord, [F] you've [C] got to serve [Cm] somebody. _ _
_ [G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but you're [C] gonna have to serve somebody.
_ [Am] [D] Serve somebody.
_ [F] [Cm] You may be a construction [A] worker, [Cm] working on a home.
You may live in a mansion or you might live in a dome.
You might own guns.
You might even own tanks.
[C] You [Eb] might be somebody's [Am] landlord [Cm] or you might own a bank, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody. _
Listen, [C] you've got to serve [Eb] somebody.
[C] _ _
Well, [Gm] it [G] may be the devil or [F] it may be the Lord, but [C] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Am] _ [C] _
_ [Cm] You may be a preacher with your spirit of Christ.
You may be a city councilman, taking bribes on the side.
Working in a flower shop, they know how to cut a hair.
_ Maybe somebody's [C] mistress, maybe [Eb] somebody's [Am] heir.
[F] Serve _ _ _ somebody.
Yeah, _ [C] serve somebody. _ _
_ _ [G] It may be the [F] devil or it may be the Lord, but you're [Cm] gonna have to serve [Bb] somebody.
[Am] _ _
[Cm] _ You might like to wear cotton.
You might like to wear silk.
You might like to drink whiskey.
You might like to [Eb] drink milk.
You might like to eat caviar.
You [C] might like to [Cm] eat bread.
You may be sleeping on the floor, [C] sleeping on [Cm] a king size [F] bed.
Serve somebody. _
Yeah, [Cm] you gotta serve somebody.
_ [C] Serve somebody.
_ [G] It may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but [C] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
_ Serve [Cm] _ somebody.
You may [C] call me Terry.
You [Cm] may call me Jimmy.
_ You may call me Bobby.
You may call me Zimmy.
You may call me Audrey.
_ You may call me Mae.
You may call me anything, no matter what you say.
[F] You gotta serve somebody.
Listen [Bb] y'all, [Eb] [C] you're gonna serve [Eb] somebody.
[C] Serve somebody.
[G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but [Cm] you're gonna have to [C] serve somebody. _
[Cm] Serve somebody.
It may be the devil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ or it may be the Lord, _ _ but you're gonna have to serve _ somebody.
[C] _
Serve somebody.
You [Eb] gotta serve _ _ somebody.
[C] You gotta [Cm] serve _ _ somebody.
You gotta [C] _ serve somebody.
I don't mind.
_ Let me know.
_ [Cm] _ I said I don't mind.
Let me know by me.
_ I choose the Lord.
I'm gonna serve Him till the day I die.
Mm-hmm. _ _
You wanna know why don't you?
Well, uh, _ _
_ He's a friend
_ above all of us.
I'd love to serve somebody.
He's my friend.
_ He's a doctor.
He's a medic.
He helps.
_ _ I'm gonna serve somebody. _ _
You see, I'm sliding
late on the [F] first evening.
[Cm] _ [C] In the afternoon time.
I don't know where to go.
_ [Cm] Fall down on my [C] knees.
That's all [Cm] I gotta do, you see.
I got a royal telephone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You may be [C] an ambassador to England or France.
[Eb] [C] You may like to gamble.
You might like to [F] [Eb] dance.
[C] You may be the [Am] heavyweight champion [C] of the world.
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody. _ _
[C] You're gonna have to serve somebody. _ _
_ [G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but you're [Cm] gonna have to [Bbm] serve somebody.
[Am] _ [A] _
_ [C] You might be [Cm] a rock and roll addict, prancing on the stage.
You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage.
You may be a businessman or some high degree thief.
They may call you a doctor [Eb] or they may call [Cm] you a chief, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody. _
Yeah, you've [C] got to [Cm] serve [C] somebody. _
_ [G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the [Eb] Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Bb] _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ [Cm] You may be a state trooper.
You may be a young Turk.
You may be the head of some big TV network.
You may be rich or poor.
You may be blind or [Bb] lame.
[C] You may be [Cm] living in another country under another name, but [F] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
_ [Eb]
Oh Lord, [F] you've [C] got to serve [Cm] somebody. _ _
_ [G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but you're [C] gonna have to serve somebody.
_ [Am] [D] Serve somebody.
_ [F] [Cm] You may be a construction [A] worker, [Cm] working on a home.
You may live in a mansion or you might live in a dome.
You might own guns.
You might even own tanks.
[C] You [Eb] might be somebody's [Am] landlord [Cm] or you might own a bank, but you're [F] gonna have to serve somebody. _
Listen, [C] you've got to serve [Eb] somebody.
[C] _ _
Well, [Gm] it [G] may be the devil or [F] it may be the Lord, but [C] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Am] _ [C] _
_ [Cm] You may be a preacher with your spirit of Christ.
You may be a city councilman, taking bribes on the side.
Working in a flower shop, they know how to cut a hair.
_ Maybe somebody's [C] mistress, maybe [Eb] somebody's [Am] heir.
[F] Serve _ _ _ somebody.
Yeah, _ [C] serve somebody. _ _
_ _ [G] It may be the [F] devil or it may be the Lord, but you're [Cm] gonna have to serve [Bb] somebody.
[Am] _ _
[Cm] _ You might like to wear cotton.
You might like to wear silk.
You might like to drink whiskey.
You might like to [Eb] drink milk.
You might like to eat caviar.
You [C] might like to [Cm] eat bread.
You may be sleeping on the floor, [C] sleeping on [Cm] a king size [F] bed.
Serve somebody. _
Yeah, [Cm] you gotta serve somebody.
_ [C] Serve somebody.
_ [G] It may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but [C] you're gonna have to serve somebody.
_ Serve [Cm] _ somebody.
You may [C] call me Terry.
You [Cm] may call me Jimmy.
_ You may call me Bobby.
You may call me Zimmy.
You may call me Audrey.
_ You may call me Mae.
You may call me anything, no matter what you say.
[F] You gotta serve somebody.
Listen [Bb] y'all, [Eb] [C] you're gonna serve [Eb] somebody.
[C] Serve somebody.
[G] Well, it may be the devil [F] or it may be the Lord, but [Cm] you're gonna have to [C] serve somebody. _
[Cm] Serve somebody.
It may be the devil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ or it may be the Lord, _ _ but you're gonna have to serve _ somebody.
[C] _
Serve somebody.
You [Eb] gotta serve _ _ somebody.
[C] You gotta [Cm] serve _ _ somebody.
You gotta [C] _ serve somebody.
I don't mind.
_ Let me know.
_ [Cm] _ I said I don't mind.
Let me know by me.
_ I choose the Lord.
I'm gonna serve Him till the day I die.
Mm-hmm. _ _
You wanna know why don't you?
Well, uh, _ _
_ He's a friend
_ above all of us.
I'd love to serve somebody.
He's my friend.
_ He's a doctor.
He's a medic.
He helps.
_ _ I'm gonna serve somebody. _ _
You see, I'm sliding
late on the [F] first evening.
[Cm] _ [C] In the afternoon time.
I don't know where to go.
_ [Cm] Fall down on my [C] knees.
That's all [Cm] I gotta do, you see.
I got a royal telephone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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