{"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":2203373,"song":"Gotta Serve Somebody","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2203373-gotta-serve-somebody-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2203373?type=chord","rating":4.88107,"votes":23,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n          You Gotta Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWritten by: Bob Dylan\r\nFrom: “Slow Train Coming” (1979)\r\n\r\nTabbed by: maguri\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab]Main Lick (E-piano)\r\n  Am                         Am7 D/A\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +\r\ne|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|1---------------|------------1h3-|\r\nG|0h2---2---------|------------0h2-|\r\nD|-h2---2---------|----------------|\r\nA|----------------|----------------|\r\nE|----------------|----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe chords in square brackets indicate prominent e-piano licks. \r\nLeave them out when playing alone or use them with a second player.\r\n\r\nThe bass mostly plays an e on the word \"Lord\" in the turnaround section.\r\nI wouldn't reflect this in the gutar accompaniment, though.\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab]|  [ch]Am[/ch]  |  %  |  %  |  %  |\r\n (main riff)  (main riff)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou may be an ambassador to England or France[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou may like to gamble, you might like to dance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n You may be the heavyweight champion of the world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou may be a socialite with a long string of pearls[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D7[/ch]            [ [ch]G/D[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] ]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody,      yes indeed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna have to serve somebody[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWell, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou might be a Rock'n'Roll addict prancing on the stage[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou might have drugs at your command, women in a cage[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou may be a business man or some high degree thief[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, you are[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWell, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                        [ [ch]Am7[/ch] ]\r\nYou may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n You may be the head of some big TV network[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ [ch]Am7[/ch]   [ch]D7/A[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\nMay be living in another country under another name[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ [ch]Am7[/ch] ]         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, you are[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E7[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWell, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou may be a construction worker working on a home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMight be living in a mansion, you might live in a dome[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n You may own guns and you may even own tanks[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou may be somebody's landlord, you may even own banks[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes[/tab]\r\n                                        (serve somebody)\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna have to serve somebody  (serve somebody)[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWell, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody  (serve somebody)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou may be a preacher with your spiritual pride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n May be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7[/ch]                             [ [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G/A[/ch]    [ch]F/A[/ch] ]\r\nYou may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir[/tab]\r\n[tab]          | [ch]Em/A[/ch] ]       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWell, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMight like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMight like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMight like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ [ch]Am7[/ch]          [ch]D7/A[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\nMay be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ [ch]Am7[/ch] ]        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed[/tab]\r\n                                        (serve somebody)\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWell, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody[/tab]\r\n                        (serve somebody)\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                [ [ch]Am6[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] ]                 [ [ch]Am6[/ch] ]\r\nYou may call me Terry,   you may call me Timmy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                 [ [ch]Am6[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] ]                 [ [ch]Am6[/ch] ]\r\n You may call me Bobby,   you may call me Zimmy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                 [ [ch]Am6[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] ]               [ [ch]Am6[/ch] ]\r\nYou may call me R.J.,     you may call me Ray[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                   [ [ch]Am6[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Am6[/ch]      [ch]Am7[/ch] ]\r\nYou may call me anything  no matter what you say[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ [ch]A7[/ch] ]         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed[/tab]\r\n                                        (serve somebody)\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna have to serve somebody  (serve somebody)[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E7[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWell, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut you're gonna have to serve somebody[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]|  [ch]Am[/ch]  |  %  |  %  |  %  |\r\n                 (oh yeah ...)[/tab]\r\n[tab]|  [ch]Am[/ch]  |  %  |  %  |  %  |\r\n (Serve somebody ...)[/tab]\r\n\r\n(fade out)","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n          You Gotta Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWritten by: Bob Dylan\nFrom: “Slow Train Coming” (1979)\n\nTabbed by: maguri\nTuning: Standard\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\nThe chords in square brackets indicate prominent e-piano licks. \nLeave them out when playing alone or use them with a second player.\n\nThe bass mostly plays an e on the word \"Lord\" in the turnaround section.\nI wouldn't reflect this in the gutar accompaniment, though.\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n                                        (serve somebody)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n                                        (serve somebody)\n\n\n\n                        (serve somebody)\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n                                        (serve somebody)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n(fade out)","chords":["E","Am","D/A","B","G","D","A","D7","G/D","E7","Am7","D7/A","G/A","F/A","Em/A","Am6","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}