Bob Dylan – Gotta Serve Somebody (Bass Tab)
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Song: Gotta Serve Somebody
Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: Slow Train Coming
Intro G|-------------------| x4 D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Verse G|-------------------| x8 D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|
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 might be a socialite with a long string of pearls
Chorus
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| E|-------------------|-------------------| You're gonna have to serve somebody, G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--|--5-3-5-3-7--5-----| E|-------------------|-------------------| But you're gonna have to serve somebody. G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Verse G|-------------------| x8 D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|
(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 de-gree thief,
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief
Chorus
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes you are G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| E|-------------------|-------------------| You're gonna have to serve somebody, G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--s7--------7-5----|----3-----5---7--3-| E|-------------------|-------------------| But you're gonna have to serve somebody. G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Verse G|-------------------|x7|-------------------| D|-------------------| |-------------------| A|-------------------| |---------3---5-----| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| |--3--5-------------|
You may be a state troo-per, you might be a young Turk,
You may be the head of some big TV net-work,
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame,
You may be living in another country under another name
Chorus
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes you are G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| E|-------------------|-------------------| You're gonna have to serve somebody, G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--s7--------7-5----|----3-----5---7--3-| E|-------------------|-------------------| But you're gonna have to serve somebody. G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Verse G|-------------------|x7|-------------------| D|-------------------| |-------------------| A|-------------------| |---------3---5-----| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| |--3--5-------------|
You might be a construction worker working on a home,
You might be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome,
You may own guns and you may even own tanks,
You may be somebody's landlord, you may even own banks
Chorus
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| E|-------------------|-------------------| You're gonna have to serve somebody, G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--|--5-3-5-3-7--5-----| E|-------------------|-------------------| But you're gonna have to serve somebody. G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Verse G|-------------------|x7|-------------------| D|-------------------| |-------------------| A|-------------------| |---------3---5-----| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| |--3--5-------------|
You may be a preacher, preachin' 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
Chorus
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| E|-------------------|-------------------| You're gonna have to serve somebody, G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--|--5-3-5-3-7--5-----| E|-------------------|-------------------| But you're gonna have to serve somebody. G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Verse G|-------------------|x7|-------------------| D|-------------------| |-------------------| A|-------------------| |---------3---5-----| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| |--3--5-------------|
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, you might like to eat bread,
May be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed
Chorus
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| E|-------------------|-------------------| You're gonna have to serve somebody, G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--|--5-3-5-3-7--5-----| E|-------------------|-------------------| But you're gonna have to serve somebody. G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Verse G|-------------------|x7|-------------------| D|-------------------| |-------------------| A|-------------------| |---------3---5-----| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| |--3--5-------------|
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
Chorus
Still gonna have to serve somebody, yes G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| E|-------------------|-------------------| You're gonna have to serve somebody, G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--| Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--|--5-3-5-3-7--5-----| E|-------------------|-------------------| But you're gonna have to serve somebody. G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|
Bass repeats with variations to fade out