This Dylan song is off his 1979 album 'Slow Train Coming'. Intro: Em D G Em D G Em Em D G You may be an ambassador to England or France, Em D You may like to gamble, you might like to dance, Em D You may be the heavyweight champion of the world, Em D You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed Em D G You're gonna have to serve somebody, Em D G Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody. Em D G You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage, Em D G You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage, Em D G You may be a business man or some high degree thief, Em D G They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed Em D G Yo're gonna have to serve somebody, Em D G Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody. Em D G You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk, Em D G You may be the head of some big TV network, Em D G You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame, Em D G You may be living in another country under another name Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed Em D G You're gonna have to serve somebody, Em D G Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody. Em D G You may be a construction worker working on a home, Em D G You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome, Em D G You might own guns and you might even own tanks, Em D G You might be somebody's landlord, you might even own banks Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed Em D G You're gonna have to serve somebody, Em D G Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody. Em D G You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride, Em D G You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side, Em D G You may be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair, Em D G You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed Em D G You're gonna have to serve somebody, Em D G Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody. Em D G Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk, Em D G Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk, Em D G You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread, Em D G You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed Em D G You're gonna have to serve somebody, Em D G Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody. Em D G You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy, Em D G You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy, Em D G You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray, Em D G You may call me anything but no matter what you say Em D G You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed Em D G You're gonna have to serve somebody. Em D G Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord Em D G But you're gonna have to serve somebody. Sorry If wrong. Inform me If I am. Overall, enjoy!
