Bob Dylan – Gotta Serve Somebody (Ukulele)
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Chords
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You Gotta Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
You Gotta Serve Somebody
(Dylan)
From: “Slow Train Coming” (1979)
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Main Lick
(originally E-piano)
Am Am7 D/A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A|3p0---0---------|------------3h5-| C|0-----0---------|------------2---| C|0-----0---------|------------2---| g|2-----2---------|------------2---|
The chords in square brackets indicate prominent e-piano licks.
Leave them out when playing alone or use them with a second player.
The bass mostly plays an e on the word "Lord" in the turnaround section.
I wouldn't reflect this in the ukulele accompaniment, though.
CHORDS
Am 2-0-0-0 Dm 2-2-1-0 E7 1-2-0-2 D7 2-0-2-0 or 2-2-2-3 optional chords Am7 2-0-3-0 Am6 2-0-2-0 Em 0-4-3-2
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[Intro]
| Am | % | % | % |
(main riff) (main riff)[Verse 1]
Am You may be an ambassador to England or France Am You may like to gamble, you might like to dance Am You may be the heavyweight champion of the world Am You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls D7 [ G D7 ] But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed Am You're gonna have to serve somebody E7 D7 Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord D7 Am But you're gonna have to serve somebody
[Verse 2]
Am You might be a Rock'n'Roll addict prancing on the stage Am You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage Am You may be a business man or some high degree thief Am They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief D7 But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, you are Am You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) E7 D7 Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord D7 Am But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
[Verse 3]
Am [ Am7 ] You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk Am You may be the head of some big TV network Am You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame Am [ Am7 D7 Am ] May be living in another country under another name [ Am7 ] D7 But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, you are Am You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) E7 D7 Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord D7 Am But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
[Verse 4]
Am You may be a construction worker working on a home Am Might be living in a mansion, you might live in a dome Am You may own guns and you may even own tanks Am You may be somebody's landlord, you may even own banks D7 But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
(serve somebody)
Am You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) E7 D7 Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord D7 Am But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
[Verse 5]
Am You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride Am You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side Am May be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair Am7 [ Am G Am ] You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir | Em ] D7 But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes Am You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) E7 D7 Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord D7 Am But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
[Verse 6]
Am Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk Am Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk Am Might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread Am [ Am7 D7 Am ] May be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed [ Am7 ] D7 But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
(serve somebody)
Am You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) E7 D7 Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord D7 Am But you're gonna have to serve somebody
(serve somebody)
[Verse 7]
Am7 [ Am6 Am ] [ Am6 ] You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy Am7 [ Am6 Am ] [ Am6 ] You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy Am7 [ Am6 Am ] [ Am6 ] You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray Am7 [ Am6 Am Am6 Am7 ] You may call me anything no matter what you say [ A7 ] D7 But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
(serve somebody)
Am You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) E7 D7 Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord D7 Am But you're gonna have to serve somebody
[Outro]
| Am | % | % | % | (oh yeah ...) | Am | % | % | % | (Serve somebody ...)
(fade out)