Chords for Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve Somebody (Official Audio)

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94.95 bpm
Chords used:

Am

A

C

D

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve Somebody (Official Audio) chords
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[C] [E] .
[Am] .
[C] You [A] may be [Em] an ambassador to England [C] or France.
[A] You may like to gamble.
[C] You [A] might like to [C] dance.
[A] You may be the [Em] heavyweight champion [C] of the world.
[A] You may be a socialite with a long finger pulse,.
but you're going to [D] have to serve somebody.
Yes, indeed, you're going to [A] have to serve [C] somebody.
[Am] .
[E] Well, it may be the devil [F#] or it may be the Lord,.
[Am] but you're going to have to serve somebody.
.
Maybe a rock and roll addict dancing on the stage.
Money, drugs at your command, women in a cage.
[A] You may be a [C] businessman [Am] or some high degree thief.
[C] [Am] They may call you doctor, or they may call you chief.
You're [F#] going to have to [D] serve somebody.
Yes, you are.
You're going to have [A] to serve somebody.
[Am] Serve somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil or [D] it may be the Lord,.
but [Am] you're going to have [A] to serve somebody.
[C] [Am] Serve somebody.
[D] [Am] You may be a steam trooper.
You may be a young Turk.
Maybe the head of some bigger TV network.
You may be rich or poor.
You may be blind or blind.
Maybe living in another country under [D] another [Am] name,.
but you're going to [D] have to serve somebody.
Yes, you are.
[C] You're going to have to [A] serve somebody.
[Am] Serve somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil [F#m] or it may be [F#] the Lord,.
but you're going [Am] to have to serve somebody.
[F#] Serve [D] somebody.
[A] [Em] Maybe you're a construction [Am] worker working on a home.
[Em] Might be [A] living in a [Am] mansion.
You might live in a dome.
You may own guns and you may even own tanks.
You may be somebody's landlord.
You may [C] even own banks,.
but you're going [D] to have to serve somebody.
Serve somebody.
Yes, you're going to [Am] have to serve [A] somebody.
[Am] Serve somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil [D] or it may be the Lord,.
but you're [A] going to have to serve [Em] somebody.
[Am] [E] Serve [A] somebody.
[C] [Am] Maybe a preacher, preacher, spiritual prize.
Maybe a city councilman taking bribes on the side.
[C] [A] Maybe working in a [Am] barber shop.
You may know how to cut hair.
You may be somebody's mistress.
Maybe somebody, yeah,.
but you're going to [D] have to serve somebody.
Yes, you're going to have to [Em] serve somebody.
[A] Serve [C] somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil [D] or it may be the Lord,.
but you're going to [C] have to [Am] serve somebody.
Serve somebody.
Might like to wear cotton.
Might like to wear silk.
[E] Might [A] like to drink whiskey.
[Em] Might like to [Am] drink milk.
Might like to eat caviar.
You might like to eat bread.
Maybe sleeping on the [A] floor,.
sleeping [C] in a king-size bed,.
[D] but you're going to have to serve somebody.
Yes, indeed, you're going to have to [Am] serve somebody.
Serve somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil [D] or it may be the Lord,.
but you're [Am] going to have to serve somebody.
[A] .
[E] [A] You may call me [D] Tally [Am] or you may call me Timmy.
You may call me Bobby [C] or you may [A] call me Zimmy.
You may call me [D] RJ.
[Am] You may call me [D] Ray.
[A] You may call me [D] anything, [Am] no [D] matter what [A] you say.
[D] You're still going to have to serve somebody.
Serve somebody.
Yes, you're going to [C] have to serve [G] somebody.
[Am] Serve somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil [D] and it may be the Lord,.
but you're [Am] going to have to serve [C] somebody.
[A] .
[Am] [A] [Am] [A] .
[C] [A] [Am] .
[A] Serve somebody.
[Am] [Em] .
[Am] .
Key:  
Am
2311
A
1231
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
Am
2311
A
1231
C
3211
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To learn Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve Somebody chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, Am, A, Am, C, A, C, Am and E. Set your pace at 47 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 95. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Minor.

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[C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ You [A] may be [Em] an ambassador to England [C] or France.
[A] You may like to gamble.
[C] You [A] might like to [C] dance.
[A] You may be the [Em] heavyweight champion [C] of the world.
[A] You may be a socialite with a long finger pulse,.
but you're going to [D] have to serve somebody.
_ Yes, indeed, you're going to [A] have to serve [C] somebody.
_ [Am] _ _ .
_ [E] Well, it may be the devil [F#] or it may be the Lord,.
[Am] but you're going to have to serve somebody.
_ _ _ .
_ _ Maybe a rock and roll addict dancing on the stage.
Money, drugs at your command, women in a cage.
[A] You may be a [C] businessman [Am] or some high degree thief.
[C] [Am] They may call you doctor, or they may call you chief.
You're [F#] going to have to [D] serve somebody.
_ Yes, you are.
You're going to have [A] to serve somebody.
[Am] _ Serve somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil or [D] it may be the Lord,.
but [Am] you're going to have [A] to serve somebody.
[C] _ [Am] Serve somebody.
[D] [Am] You may be a steam trooper.
You may be a young Turk.
Maybe the head of some bigger TV network.
_ You may be rich or poor.
You may be blind or blind.
Maybe living in another country under [D] another [Am] name,.
but you're going to [D] have to serve somebody.
_ Yes, you are.
[C] You're going to have to [A] serve somebody.
[Am] _ Serve somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil [F#m] or it may be [F#] the Lord,.
but you're going [Am] to have to serve somebody.
_ [F#] Serve [D] somebody.
[A] _ [Em] Maybe you're a construction [Am] worker working on a home.
[Em] Might be [A] living in a [Am] mansion.
You might live in a dome.
You may own guns and you may even own tanks.
You may be somebody's landlord.
You may [C] even own banks,.
but you're going [D] to have to serve somebody.
_ Serve somebody.
Yes, you're going to [Am] have to serve [A] somebody.
[Am] _ Serve somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil [D] or it may be the Lord,.
but you're [A] going to have to serve [Em] somebody.
[Am] _ [E] Serve [A] somebody.
[C] _ [Am] Maybe a preacher, preacher, spiritual prize.
Maybe a city councilman taking bribes on the side.
[C] [A] Maybe working in a [Am] barber shop.
You may know how to cut hair.
You may be somebody's mistress.
Maybe somebody, yeah,.
but you're going to [D] have to serve somebody.
_ Yes, you're going to have to [Em] serve somebody.
[A] _ Serve [C] somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil [D] or it may be the Lord,.
but you're going to [C] have to [Am] serve somebody.
_ Serve somebody.
Might like to wear cotton.
Might like to wear silk.
[E] Might [A] like to drink whiskey.
[Em] Might like to [Am] drink milk.
Might like to eat caviar.
You might like to eat bread.
Maybe sleeping on the [A] floor,.
sleeping [C] in a king-size bed,.
[D] but you're going to have to serve somebody.
_ Yes, indeed, you're going to have to [Am] serve somebody.
_ Serve somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil [D] or it may be the Lord,.
but you're [Am] going to have to serve somebody.
_ _ [A] _ _ .
[E] _ [A] You may call me [D] Tally [Am] or you may call me Timmy.
You may call me Bobby [C] or you may [A] call me Zimmy.
You may call me [D] RJ.
[Am] You may call me [D] Ray.
[A] You may call me [D] anything, [Am] no [D] matter what [A] you say.
[D] You're still going to have to serve somebody.
Serve somebody.
Yes, you're going to [C] have to serve _ [G] somebody.
[Am] Serve somebody.
[E] Well, it may be the devil [D] and it may be the Lord,.
but you're [Am] going to have to serve [C] somebody.
[A] _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[C] _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] Serve somebody.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song was authored by Bob Dylan.

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