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Gotta Serve Somebody easy guitar chords by
Etta James
Etta James

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Intro 1
G
C
G
D
G
C
G

D
G
C


Verse 1
C

Welcome to channel!
F

DIY DIY
C

Maybe ambassador to

England or France

May like to gamble, might like to dance

Maybe the heavyweight

champion of the world

Maybe a socialite with long stringy curls
Cm
C
F

But you got to serve somebody
C

Hey, you got to serve somebody
Gm
F

May be the devil, maybe the lord
C
Bb
F
Ab

But you got to serve somebody
F
C

Rock and roll addict,

prancing on the stage

Drugsy choker man, women in the cage

Maybe a business man,

some high degree thief
Cm
C

May call you doctor, may call you chief
Cm
C
F

You got to serve somebody,
C

oh, serve somebody
G
F

You might be the devil all along,
C

but you got to serve somebody

Maybe a state trooper,

maybe a young Turk,

maybe the head of some

big TV network,

maybe rich or poor, maybe blind or lame,

he's living in another country,
Cm

under another name, but
C
F

You gotta serve somebody
C

Oh, serve somebody, yeah
G
F

Might be the devil or the Lord
C

But you gotta serve somebody, yeah
F
Adim
Ab
C

Yeah! Whoa!
F
Eb
F

Cm
C
Cm
Gm
F

Cm
C


Maybe a construction worker,

working on a home

Living in a mansion, might live in a dome

Might own guns,

you might even own a bank

You might be somebody's landlord,
Cm

or you might own a bank
F

But you got to serve somebody
C
G

F
C
Bb
Adim

Ab
C

You may be a creature

with a spiritual pride

You may be a consulman

taking bribes on the side

Workin' in a barbershop,

you may know how to cut hair

Or maybe somebody's mistress,
Cm
Eb

or maybe somebody's husband
F

Serve somebody
C

Oh, you gotta serve somebody
G

It might be the devil or the Lord
F
C

But you've got to serve
F
Adim
Ab

somebody
C

Might like to wear cotton,

might like to wear silver,

might like to drink whiskey,

might like to drink milk,

might like to eat caviar,

might like to eat bread,

maybe sleepin' on the floor,
Cm
C

even on a king -s ize bed
Cm
F

But you gotta serve somebody

Serve somebody
C
F

Serve somebody
C

Serve somebody
Cm
G
F

Might be the devil or the lord
C

But you gotta serve
Cm
Eb
Cm

somebody
C

You may call me Terry

You may call me Jimmy

You may call me Bobby,

you may call me Simmy

You may call me EJ, you may call me May

You may call me anything,
Cm

no matter what you say
C
F

But gotta serve somebody,

serve somebody
C

Oh, you gotta serve somebody,

serve somebody
G
F

Might be the devil, or the Lord
C
F

But you got to serve somebody
Adim
F
Ab
C

You got to serve somebody

Serve somebody

Serve somebody

Serve somebody

Might be the devil

Serve somebody

Could be the Lord

Serve somebody,
F
C

you got to serve somebody

Serve somebody, let me tell you,

serve somebody

Serve somebody,

you got to serve somebody

Serve somebody,
C
D

you could be the devil

You

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Chords
  • G

  • C

  • D

  • F

  • Cm

    3
  • Gm

    3
  • Bb

  • Ab

    4
  • Adim

  • Eb

    6

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