Chords for Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve Somebody (Official Audio)
Tempo:
94.95 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
Am
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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] .
.
[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] .
.