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[Em] [D] [Em] If ever was a time when men oughta follow God, [D] [Em] the time is right now.
If I were your nigga, my mind, my mind, my mind, my mind,
to come on over over on the Lord's side.
I was reading the other day, in the book of Joshua, the 24th chapter, the 15th verse.
I heard Joshua said if it seem evil under you today,
does the Lord choose ye this day?
Who you gonna serve?
Listen, I wanna share a Bob Dylan song with you.
Here it is.
You may be an ambassador to England or France.
You might like to gamble.
[D] [G] You might like to dance.
[Em] You may be the heavyweight champion
of the world.
You may be a [A] socialite with [G] a long string of pearls.
[A] You're gonna have to serve somebody.
Well, you will [Em] have to serve somebody.
[B] Well, it might be the devil.
[A] It might be the Lord.
[E] You, [G] you'll have [D] to serve somebody.
[Em] You may be [G] a state trooper.
[D] [G] You may be a young turkey.
You may be the head [D] of [G] some big TV network.
You may be rich or poor.
[D] [Bm] You may be [Em] blind or [D] lame.
[G] You may be living in another [D] country
[G] under another [E] name.
[A] You will have to serve somebody.
Make up in [Em] your mind, you'll serve the Lord right now.
[D] Serve [Em] somebody.
[B] It might be the devil.
[A] Let it be the [Em] Lord.
[E] You're gonna have to serve somebody.
Yeah.
[E] Serve my Jesus.
[Em] You may be a [A] construction worker,
[G] [E] working [D] on your home.
You may be living in a mansion.
[G] You may be living in a dome.
You might own guns and knives.
Even own tanks.
[D] You might [Gm] be somebody's landlord.
[D] You might [Em] even own banks.
You gotta serve somebody.
I'm talking to you [A] today.
[Em] You gotta serve somebody.
Oh, oh, oh.
It [B] might be the devil.
[A] It might be the Lord.
[G] You'll have to, you'll have to, you'll have to serve [D] somebody.
[Am] Serve my [Em] Jesus.
You may be a preacher with your [B] spiritual [G] pride.
You might be a city councilman taking [Bm] bribes on the side.
[G] You may be working in a barber shop.
You may be cutting hair.
[Em] You may be somebody's mistress.
[Bm] You may be somebody's [Em] head.
Oh, oh, oh.
You'll have to serve somebody.
Make a vigilante come [Bm] on the Lord's side.
[Em] Hey, yeah.
Serve somebody.
[B] It might be the devil.
[Em] It might be the Lord.
[G] You'll have to serve somebody.
Serve my Jesus.
[D] You might [G] call me Sally.
[D] [Em] You might call me Jean.
[D] [Em] You might call me Sheila.
[D] And you might even call me Irene.
[G] You might call me Molly.
[Bm] But my name is Shirley.
And [Em] since God gave me another name,
I know I get one again.
[A] You gotta serve somebody.
Oh, oh, oh. Serve somebody.
Make a [Em] vigilante come on the Lord's side.
Yeah.
Serve somebody.
[B] It might be the devil.
[Em] It gotta be [A] the Lord.
[D] Come on and serve [Em] somebody.
[D] You cannot get [G] away.
Serve the head.
[G] You'll have to serve [D] somebody.
[E]
[F#m] Make up in your mind to [Em] give God some time right now.
I don't care what you might owe.
[D] [G] You gotta serve somebody.
[E] [A] You may be living in a [G] mansion.
And [F#m] just [Em] to serve my Jesus.
If [A] my [G] people that are called [D] by my name
will [Em] humble themselves and pray [D] and [G] seek my freedom,
[D] turn from your wicked ways [Em] and heal your pain.
Come on, [D] come [G] on, come on, come on, come on the [Em] Lord's side.
He's [D] waiting for [G] you.
He's [D] waiting on you.
And Lord, many [G] may be in Christ.
[D] [G] He [Bm] is a brand new creature.
Just waiting on you.
He's [G] waiting on you.
And just [Em] to serve my Jesus.
Just my [D] [Em]
Jesus.
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] [Em] If ever was a time when men oughta follow God, _ [D] [Em] the time is right now.
If I were your nigga, _ my mind, my mind, my mind, my mind,
to come on over over on the Lord's side.
I was reading the other day, _ in the book of Joshua, the 24th chapter, the 15th verse.
I heard Joshua said if it seem evil under you today, _
does the Lord choose ye this day?
Who you gonna serve?
Listen, _ _ I wanna share a Bob Dylan song with you.
Here it is.
You may be an ambassador to England or France.
You might like to gamble.
[D] [G] You might like to dance.
[Em] You may be the heavyweight champion
of the world.
You may be a [A] socialite with [G] a long string of pearls.
[A] You're gonna have to serve somebody.
Well, you will [Em] have to serve somebody. _ _ _
_ [B] Well, it might be the devil.
[A] It might be the Lord.
[E] You, _ [G] you'll have [D] to serve somebody. _
[Em] _ You may be [G] a state trooper.
[D] [G] You may be a young turkey.
You may be the head [D] of [G] some big TV network.
You may be rich or poor.
[D] [Bm] You may be [Em] blind or [D] lame.
[G] You may be living in another [D] country
[G] under another [E] name.
[A] You will have to serve _ somebody.
Make up in [Em] your mind, you'll serve the Lord right now.
[D] Serve [Em] somebody.
[B] It might be the devil.
[A] Let it be the [Em] Lord.
[E] You're gonna have to serve somebody.
_ Yeah.
[E] Serve my Jesus.
[Em] You may be a [A] construction worker,
[G] [E] working [D] on your home.
You may be living in a mansion.
[G] You may be living in a dome.
You might own guns and knives.
Even own tanks.
[D] You might [Gm] be somebody's landlord.
[D] You might [Em] even own banks.
You gotta serve somebody.
_ I'm talking to you [A] today.
[Em] You gotta serve somebody.
Oh, oh, oh.
It [B] might be the devil.
[A] It might be the Lord.
[G] You'll have to, you'll have to, you'll have to serve [D] somebody.
[Am] Serve my [Em] Jesus.
You may be a preacher with your [B] spiritual [G] pride.
You might be a city councilman taking [Bm] bribes on the side.
[G] You may be working in a barber shop.
You may be cutting hair.
[Em] You may be somebody's mistress.
[Bm] You may be somebody's [Em] head.
Oh, oh, oh.
You'll have to serve somebody.
Make a vigilante come [Bm] on the Lord's side.
[Em] Hey, yeah.
Serve somebody.
[B] It might be the devil.
[Em] It might be the Lord.
[G] You'll have to serve somebody.
Serve my Jesus.
[D] You might [G] call me Sally.
[D] [Em] You might call me Jean.
[D] [Em] You might call me Sheila.
[D] And you might even call me Irene.
[G] You might call me Molly.
[Bm] But my name is Shirley.
And [Em] since God gave me another name,
I know I get one again.
[A] You gotta serve somebody.
Oh, oh, oh. Serve somebody.
Make a [Em] vigilante come on the Lord's side.
Yeah.
Serve somebody.
[B] It might be the devil.
[Em] It gotta be [A] the Lord.
[D] Come on and serve [Em] somebody.
[D] You cannot get [G] away.
Serve the head.
[G] You'll have to serve [D] somebody.
[E] _ _
[F#m] Make up in your mind to [Em] give God some time right now. _
I don't care what you might owe.
[D] _ [G] You gotta serve somebody.
[E] [A] You may be living in a [G] mansion.
And [F#m] just [Em] to serve my Jesus.
If [A] my [G] people that are called [D] by my name
will [Em] humble themselves and pray [D] and [G] seek my freedom,
[D] turn from your wicked ways [Em] and heal your pain.
Come on, [D] come [G] on, come on, come on, come on the [Em] Lord's side.
He's [D] waiting for [G] you.
He's [D] waiting on you.
And Lord, many [G] may be in Christ.
[D] [G] He [Bm] is a brand new creature.
Just waiting on you.
He's [G] waiting on you.
And just [Em] to serve my Jesus.
_ _ _ _ _ Just my _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
Jesus. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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