You may be the head of some big TV network,
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame,
You may be living in another country under another name
D9
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Am7
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
E7 D9
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7 Am7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Am7
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
D9
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Am7
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
E7 D9
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7 Am7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Am7
You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride,
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side,
You may be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair,
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir
D9
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Am7
You're gonna have to serve somebody,