Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve Somebody

the best way to play this song is as follows :

intro : | ( Am7 ) | ( Am7 ) | ( Am7 ) | ( Am7 ) | |
Am7
you may be an ambassador to england or france ,

you may like to gamble , you might like to dance ,

you may be the heavyweight champion of the world ,

you may be a socialite with a long string of pearls
D9
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody , yes indeed
Am7
you’re gonna have to serve somebody ,
E7 D9 E7
well , it may be the devil or it may be the lord
D7 Am7
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody .

Am7
you might be a rock ’n’ roll addict prancing on the stage ,

you might have drugs at your command , women in a cage ,

you may be a business man or some high degree thief ,

they may call you doctor or they may call you chief
D9
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody , yes indeed
Am7
you’re gonna have to serve somebody ,
E7 D9
well , it may be the devil or it may be the lord
E7 D7 Am7
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody .

Am7
you may be a state trooper , you might 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 lame ,

you may be living in another country under another name
D9
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody , yes indeed
Am7
you’re gonna have to serve somebody ,
E7 D9
well , it may be the devil or it may be the lord
E7 D7 Am7
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody .

Am7
you may be a construction worker working on a home ,

you may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome ,

you might own guns and you might even own tanks ,

you might be somebody’s landlord , you might even own banks
D9
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody , yes indeed
Am7
you’re gonna have to serve somebody ,
E7 D9
well , it may be the devil or it may be the lord
E7 D7 Am7
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody .

Am7
you may be a preacher with your spiritual pride ,

you may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side ,

you may be workin’ in a barbershop , you may know how to cut hair ,

you may be somebody’s mistress , may be somebody’s heir
D9
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody , yes indeed
Am7
you’re gonna have to serve somebody ,
E7 D9 E7
well , it may be the devil or it may be the lord
D7 Am7
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody .

Am7
might like to wear cotton , might like to wear silk ,

might like to drink whiskey , might like to drink milk ,

you might like to eat caviar , you might like to eat bread ,

you may be sleeping on the floor , sleeping in a king – sized bed
D9
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody , yes indeed
Am7
you’re gonna have to serve somebody ,
E7 D9 E7
well , it may be the devil or it may be the lord
D7 Am7
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody .

Am7
you may call me terry , you may call me timmy ,

you may call me bobby , you may call me zimmy ,

you may call me r . j . , you may call me ray ,

you may call me anything but no matter what you say
D9
you’re gonna have to serve somebody , yes indeed
Am7
you’re gonna have to serve somebody .
E7 D9
well , it may be the devil or it may be the lord
E7 D7 Am7
but you’re gonna have to serve somebody .

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