{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1071798,"song":"Serve Yourself","artist":"John Lennon","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1071798-serve-yourself-chords-by-john-lennon/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1071798?type=chord","rating":4.90063,"votes":5,"content":"Serve Yourself (Anthology Version) - JOHN LENNON - HOME RECORDING (1980)\r\n\r\n\r\nSERVE YOURSELF (ANTHOLOGY VERSION)\r\n(c) 1985 Lenono Music\r\nsteve taylor :)\r\n\r\nChords used:\r\n       EADGBE\r\n[ch]D[/ch]:     x00232\r\n[ch]A7[/ch]:    x02020\r\n[ch]D7[/ch]:    x00212\r\n[ch]G7[/ch]:    320001\r\n\r\nRIFF [play D, but emphasize these strings]:\r\n\r\n[tab]E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG:--2-2-2--2--2--2--2----------------------------------------------------|\r\nD:--0-0-0--3--0--0--0----------------------------------------------------|\r\nA:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou say you found Jesus Christ[/tab]\r\nHe's the only one\r\nYou say you've found Buddha\r\nSittin' in the sun\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]\r\nYou say you found Mohammed[/tab]\r\nFacin' to the East\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou say you found Krishna[/tab]\r\nDancin' in the streets\r\n\r\nWell there's somethin' missing in this God Almighty stew\r\nAnd it's your mother (your mother, don't forget your mother, lad)\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nYou got to serve yourself[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAin't nobody gonna do it for you[/tab]\r\nYou got to serve yourself\r\nAin't nobody gonna do it for you\r\n[tab]          [ch]A7[/ch]                            [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWell you may believe in devils and you may believe in lords[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut if you don't go out and serve yourself, lad, ain't no room service here[/tab]\r\n\r\nIt's still the same old story\r\nA bloody Holy War\r\nA fight for love and glory\r\nAin't gonna study war no more\r\nA fight for God and country\r\nWe're gonna set you free\r\nWe'll put you back in the Stone Age\r\nIf you won't be like me - get it?\r\n\r\nYou got to serve yourself\r\nAin't nobody gonna do for you\r\nYou got to serve yourself\r\nAin't nobody gonna do for you\r\nWell you may believe in devils and you may believe in lords\r\n\r\n'But Christ, you're gonna have to serve yourself and that's all there is to it.\r\nSo get right back here it's in the bloody fridge. God, when I was a kid.\r\nDidn't have stuff like this, TV-fuckin' dinners and all that crap.\r\nYou fuckin' kids are all the fuckin' same! Want a fuckin' car now...\r\nLucky to have a pair of shoes!'\r\n\r\nYou tell me you found Jesus Christ\r\nWell that's great and he's the only one\r\nYou say you just found Buddha\r\nSittin' on his ass in the sun\r\nYou say you found Mohammed\r\nKneeling on a bloody carpet facin' the East\r\nYou say you found Krishna\r\nWith a bald head dancin' in the street ('Well, Christ, now you're\r\nbeing heard')\r\n\r\nYou got to serve yourself\r\nAin't nobody gonna do for you\r\nYou got to serve yourself\r\nAin't nobody gonna do for you ('that's right, lad, you better get that straight\r\ninto your fuckin' head')\r\nYou got to serve yourself ('you know that, who else is gonna do it for you, it\r\nain't me I tell you that')\r\nWell, you may believe in Jesus, and you may believe in Marx\r\nAnd you may believe in Marks and Spencer's and you may believe in bloody Woolworths\r\nBut there's something missing in this whole bloody stew\r\nAnd it's your mother, your poor bloody mother ('she worked for you in the\r\nback bedroom, full of piss and shit and fuckin' midwives. God, you can't\r\nforget that awful moment, you know. You should have been in the bloody\r\nwar, lad, and you would know all about it. Well, I'll tell you something.')\r\n\r\nIt's still the same old story\r\nA Holy bloody War, you know, with the Pope and all that stuff\r\nA fight for love and glory\r\nAin't gonna study no more war\r\nA fight for God and country, and the Queen and all that\r\nWe're gonna set you free\r\nBomb you back into the fuckin' Stone Age\r\nIf you won't be like me, you know, get down on your knees and pray\r\n\r\nWell there's somethin' missing in this God Almighty stew\r\nAnd it's your goddamn mother you dirty little git, now\r\nget in there and wash yer ears!\r\n\r\nEnd on D\r\n\r\n\r\nNOTE: \"[This song] was right after Dylan's song [...] \"You\r\nGotta Serve Someone\", you know - the lord, I suppose, you know.\r\nSo then he was kind of upset about that and it was a dialogue,\r\nyou know. In that sense it's fun, I mean you can hear it was\r\nfun. He wasn't seriously against it. He showed his anger in\r\na way but also [...] his sense of humour.\" (Yoko Ono, 1998)","plain_text":"Serve Yourself (Anthology Version) - JOHN LENNON - HOME RECORDING (1980)\n\n\nSERVE YOURSELF (ANTHOLOGY VERSION)\n(c) 1985 Lenono Music\nsteve taylor :)\n\nChords used:\n       EADGBE\nD:     x00232\nA7:    x02020\nD7:    x00212\nG7:    320001\n\nRIFF [play D, but emphasize these strings]:\n\n\n\n\nHe's the only one\nYou say you've found Buddha\nSittin' in the sun\n\nFacin' to the East\n\nDancin' in the streets\n\nWell there's somethin' missing in this God Almighty stew\nAnd it's your mother (your mother, don't forget your mother, lad)\n\n\n\nYou got to serve yourself\nAin't nobody gonna do it for you\n\n\n\nIt's still the same old story\nA bloody Holy War\nA fight for love and glory\nAin't gonna study war no more\nA fight for God and country\nWe're gonna set you free\nWe'll put you back in the Stone Age\nIf you won't be like me - get it?\n\nYou got to serve yourself\nAin't nobody gonna do for you\nYou got to serve yourself\nAin't nobody gonna do for you\nWell you may believe in devils and you may believe in lords\n\n'But Christ, you're gonna have to serve yourself and that's all there is to it.\nSo get right back here it's in the bloody fridge. God, when I was a kid.\nDidn't have stuff like this, TV-fuckin' dinners and all that crap.\nYou fuckin' kids are all the fuckin' same! Want a fuckin' car now...\nLucky to have a pair of shoes!'\n\nYou tell me you found Jesus Christ\nWell that's great and he's the only one\nYou say you just found Buddha\nSittin' on his ass in the sun\nYou say you found Mohammed\nKneeling on a bloody carpet facin' the East\nYou say you found Krishna\nWith a bald head dancin' in the street ('Well, Christ, now you're\nbeing heard')\n\nYou got to serve yourself\nAin't nobody gonna do for you\nYou got to serve yourself\nAin't nobody gonna do for you ('that's right, lad, you better get that straight\ninto your fuckin' head')\nYou got to serve yourself ('you know that, who else is gonna do it for you, it\nain't me I tell you that')\nWell, you may believe in Jesus, and you may believe in Marx\nAnd you may believe in Marks and Spencer's and you may believe in bloody Woolworths\nBut there's something missing in this whole bloody stew\nAnd it's your mother, your poor bloody mother ('she worked for you in the\nback bedroom, full of piss and shit and fuckin' midwives. God, you can't\nforget that awful moment, you know. You should have been in the bloody\nwar, lad, and you would know all about it. Well, I'll tell you something.')\n\nIt's still the same old story\nA Holy bloody War, you know, with the Pope and all that stuff\nA fight for love and glory\nAin't gonna study no more war\nA fight for God and country, and the Queen and all that\nWe're gonna set you free\nBomb you back into the fuckin' Stone Age\nIf you won't be like me, you know, get down on your knees and pray\n\nWell there's somethin' missing in this God Almighty stew\nAnd it's your goddamn mother you dirty little git, now\nget in there and wash yer ears!\n\nEnd on D\n\n\nNOTE: \"[This song] was right after Dylan's song [...] \"You\nGotta Serve Someone\", you know - the lord, I suppose, you know.\nSo then he was kind of upset about that and it was a dialogue,\nyou know. In that sense it's fun, I mean you can hear it was\nfun. He wasn't seriously against it. He showed his anger in\na way but also [...] his sense of humour.\" (Yoko Ono, 1998)","chords":["D","A7","D7","G7","E","B","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}