Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve Somebody(1979) Am

Words & Music by Bob Dylan
From the Album "Slow Train Coming"
Charts: US No.24 AUS No.96
Kar by Geoff Carter 11th September 2025
For PC MIDI Player sounds best with Timbres of Heaven
Sound fonts loaded via Coolsoft Virtual Midi Synth
Available free from midkar.com

You may be an ambassador
to England or France...
You may like to gamble...
you might like to dance...
You may be the heavyweight
champion of the world...
You may be a socialite
with a long string of pearls...

But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...
yes indeed..
You're gonna have
to serve somebody...
well, it may be the devil
or~ it may be the Lord..
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...

You might be a rock'n' roll addict..
prancing on the stage
You might have money and
drugs at your command
women in a cage...
You may be a business man
or some high degree thief
They may call you Doctor
or they may call you Chief...

But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...
yes indeed..
You're gonna have
to serve somebody...
well, it may be the devil
or~ it may be the Lord..
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...

You may be a state trooper
you might be a young turk..
You may be the head
of some big T.V. network..
You may be rich or poor
you may be blind or lame..
You may be living in another
country under another name...

But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...
yes indeed..
You're gonna have
to serve somebody...
well, it may be the devil
or~ it may be the Lord..
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...

You may be a construction worker..
working on a home
You may be living in a mansion..
or you might live in a dome
You might own guns
and you might even own tanks..
You might be somebody's landlord..
you might even own banks...

But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...
yes indeed..
You're gonna have
to serve somebody...
well, it may be the devil
or~ it may be the Lord..
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...

You may be a preacher
with your spiritual pride..
You may be a city councilman..
taking bribes on the side
You may be working in a barbershop..
you may know how to cut hair..
You may be somebody's mistress..
may be somebody's heir...

But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...
yes indeed..
You're gonna have
to serve somebody...
well, it may be the devil
or~ it may be the Lord..
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...

Might like to wear cotton
might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey
might like to drink milk
You might like to eat caviar
you might like to eat bread
You may be sleeping on the floor
sleeping in a kingsized bed...

But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...
yes indeed..
You're gonna have
to serve somebody...
well, it may be the devil
or~ it may be the Lord..
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...

You may call me Terry
you may call me Jimmy
You may call me Bobby
you may call me Zimmy
You may call me R.J....
you may call me Ray
You may call me anything
but no matter what you say...

But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...
yes indeed..
You're gonna have
to serve somebody...
well, it may be the devil
or~ it may be the Lord..
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody...

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Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve Somebody(1979) Am
Words & Music by Bob Dylan
From the Album "Slow Train Coming"
Charts: US No.24 AUS No.96
Sequence by Geoff Carter 11th September 2025
For PC MIDI Player sounds best with Timbres of Heaven
Sound fonts loaded via Coolsoft Virtual Midi Synth
Available free from midkar.com
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