n(VERSE 1) n n [A] n nYOU MAY BE AN AMBASSADOR TO ENGLAND OR FRANCE nYOU MIGHT LIKE TO GAMBLE, YOU MIGHT LIKE TO DANCE nYOU MAY BE THE HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD nYOU MIGHT BE A SOCIALITE WITH A LONG STRING OF PEARLS n n(CHORUS) n n [D] n nBUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SERVE SOMEONE n n [A] n nYOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SERVE SOMEBODY n n [E] n nWELL IT MAY BE THE DEVIL, OR IT MAY BE THE LORD n n [A] n nBUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SERVE SOMEBODY n n(VERSE 2) n n [A] n nYOU MAY BE A ROCK AND ROLL ADDICT PRANCING ON THE STAGE nMONEY AND DRUGS AT YOUR COMMAND, WOMEN IN A CAGE nYOU MAY BE A BUISNESS MAN OR SOME DBV nTHEY MAY CALL YOU DOCTOR OR THEY MAY CALL YOU CHIEF n n(CHORUS) n n(VERSE 3) n n [A] nYOU MAY BE A STATE TROOPER, YOU MIGHT BE A YOUNG TURK nMAY BE THE HEAD OF SOME BIG TV NETWORK nYOU MAY BE RICH OR POOR, YOU MAY BE BLIND OR LAME nYOU MAY BE LIVIN' IN ANOTHER COUNTRY UNDER SOMEONE nELSE'S NAME n n(CHORUS) n n(VERSE 4) n n [A] nYOU MAY BE A CONSTRUCTION WORKER WORKING ON A HOME nYOU MAY BE LIVIN' IN A MANSION, YOU MIGHT LIVE IN A DUMP nYOU MAY OWN SOME GUNS AND YOU MAY EVEN OWN SOME TANKS nYOU MAY BE SOMEBODY'S LAND-LORD, YOU MAY EVEN OWN BANKS n n(CHORUS) n n(VERSE 5) n n [A] nYOU MAY BE A PREACHER PREACHIN' ON SPIRITUAL PRIDE nMAY BE A CITY COUNCILMAN TAKING BRIBES ON THE SIDE nMAY BE WORKING IN A BARBER SHOP, YOU MIGHT KNOW HOW TO  nCUT SOME HAIR nYOU MAY BE SOMEONE'S MISTRESS, MAYBE SOMEONE'S HEIR n n(CHORUS) n n(VERSE 6) n  n [A] n nYOU MIGHT LIKE TO WEAR COTTON, YOU MIGHT LIKE TO WEAR SILK nYOU MIGHT LIKE TO DRINK WHISKEY, YOU MIGHT LIKE TO DRINK nMILK nYOU MIGHT LIKE TO EAT CAVIAR, YOU MIGHT LIKE TO EAT BREAD nYOU MIGHT BE SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR, YOU MIGHT BE SLEEPING nIN A KING-SIZED BED n n(AD LIB CHORUS) n n n