It's Tough to Be a God chords by Elton John and Randy Newman
Verse 1
D
Gm
D
Gm
D
I
hardly
think I'm qualified
Gm
To come across all sanctified
D
I just don't cut it with the cherubim
Gm
D
(Tulio, what are
you talking about?!)
There again, they're on their knees
Gm
Being worshiped is a breeze
Eb
Cm
C
Asus4
D
Gm
D
Gm
Which rather suits us in
D
Gm
Eb
the interim
Cm
A
(Interim, interim It's me and him)
D
Oh, my God!
Gm
It's tough to be a god!
Verse 2
Eb
Tread where mortals have not trod
D
Gm
Be deified when really you're a sham
F
Bb
Be an object of devotion
F
Bb
Be the subject of psalms
G
Cm
It's a rather touching notion
G
All those prayers and those
Cm
salaams
Ab
And who am I to bridle
G
If I'm forced to be an idol?
Ab
If they say that I'm a god,
G
Cm
that's what I am!
D
What's more, if
Verse 3
Gm
we don't comply
D
With the locals' wishes
Gm
D
I can see us being sacrificed
Gm
or stuffed
(You have a point there, very
Eb
Cm
good thinking)
A
D
Gm
So, let's be gods the
D
perks are great (Yeah)
Gm
El Dorado on a plate (Thank you!)
D
Local feelings should not be rebuffed
Gm
Never rebuff, never rebuff a
local feeling
Eb
No, my friend!
Verse 4
Cm
A
D
Gm
It's tough to be a god
Eb
But if you get the people's nod
D
Count your blessings, keep 'em sweet,
Gm
that's our advice
(It's great advice!)
F
Bb
Be a symbol of perfection
F
Bb
Be a legend!
G
Be a cult!
Cm
Take their praise, take a collection
G
Cm
Ab
As the multitudes exalt
G
Don a supernatural habit
We'd be crazy not to grab
Gm
it! (You got it!)
Ab
G
So, sign on two new god
Ab
s for paradise
Par-a-dise!
Bb
Par-a-dise!
Outro 1
C
D
Gm
D
Par-a-dise!
Gm
D
Gm
D
Gm
D
Gm
D
Gm
D
Gm
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Gm
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Gm
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Gm
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Gm
It's Tough to Be a God
Elton John and Randy Newman
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