Bob Dylan – Gotta Serve Somebody (Guitar)

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Am7*: slide to Em11 [Intro] | (Am7) | (Am7) | (Am7)* Em11 | (Am7) || [Verse 1]
Am7                                            Am7* Em11
You may be an ambassador to England or France,

Am7                                              Asus4
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance,

Am7                                               Am7* Em11
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world,

Am7
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls
[Chorus]
Am7                      D9
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed

                     Am7
You're gonna have to serve somebody,

      E7(#9)                      D9
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

           D7              Am7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse 2]
Am7                                                        Em11
You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage,

Am7                                                    Asus4
You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage,

Am7                                                  Am7* Em11
You may be a business man or some high degree thief,

Am7
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief
[Chorus]
Am7                      D9
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed

                         Am7
You're gonna have to serve somebody,

      E7(#9)                       D9
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

              D7       Am7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse 3]
Am7                                                    Em11
You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk,

Am7                                         Asus4
You may be the head of some big TV network,

Am7                                                Am7* Em11
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame,

Am7
You may be living in another country under another name
[Chorus]
Am7                      D9
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed

                     Am7
You're gonna have to serve somebody,

      E7(#9)                    D9
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

D7                       Am7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse 4]
Am7                                                 Em11
You may be a construction worker working on a home,

Am7                                                         Asus4
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome,

Am7                                              Em11
You might own guns and you might even own tanks,

Am7
You might be somebody's landlord, you might even own banks
[Chorus]
Am7                      D9
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed

                      Am7
You're gonna have to serve somebody,

      E7(#9)                 D9
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

         D9             Am7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse 5]
Am7                                              Em11
You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride,

Am7                                                     Asus4
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side,

Am7                                                               Em11
You may be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair,

Am7
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir
[Chorus]
Am7                      D9
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed

                      Am7
You're gonna have to serve somebody,

       E7(#9)                D9
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

           D9            Am7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse 6]
Am7                                                 Em11
Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk,

Am7                                                    Asus4
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk,

Am7                                                       Em11
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread,

Am7
You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed
[Chorus]
                         D9
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed

                     Am7
You're gonna have to serve somebody,

      E7(#9)                    D9
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

           D9             Am7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse 7]
Am7                                           Em11
You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy,

Am7                                           Asus4
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy,

Am7                                        Em11
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray,

Am7
You may call me anything but no matter what you say
[Chorus]
Am7                  D9
You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed

                      Am7
You're gonna have to serve somebody.

       E7(#9)                D9
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

         D9             Am7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.