Biografia:
Mavis Staples, cantante de gospel y soul nacida en 1940 en Chicago. La mayor parte de su carrera la ha pasado como miembro del grupo The Staple Singers.
Nació en Chicago durante el año 1940. Desde 1951 formó parte de The Staple Singers junto a Roebuck "Pops" Staples, Pervis Staples, Yvonne Staples y Cleotha Staples. En el año 1969 comenzó su carrera en solitario en el sello subsidiario de Stax, Volt, grabó su primer álbum homónimo. En 1979 trabajó junto a Curtis Mayfield
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Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
[Intro]
Cm F
Cm
[Verse]
Cm
You may be an ambassador to England or France
Cm
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
Cm
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
Cm
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.
[Chorus]
Am F
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Bb Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm F
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Chorus]
Cm
Might be a rock'n' roll adict prancing on the stage
Cm
Might have money and drugs at your commands, women in a cage
Cm
You may be a business man or some high degree thief
Cm Bb Eb
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief.
[Verse]
Fm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Am Cm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse]
Cm
You may be a state trooper, you might be an young turk
Cm
You may be the head of some big TV network
Cm
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
Dm Eb
You may be living in another country under another name.
[Chorus]
F
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Am F
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse]
Cm Bb
You may be a construction worker working on a home
Cm
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
Cm
You might own guns and you might even own tanks
Cm Dm Cm
You might be somebody's landlord you might even own banks.
[Chorus]
Fm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Eb Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Am Cm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse]
Cm
You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
Cm
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
Cm
You may be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair.
Cm
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir.
[Chorus]
F
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Dm Cm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse]
Cm
Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Cm
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
Cm
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
Cm Dm F Eb
You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed.
[Verse]
Fm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Dm Cm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse]
Cm Bb
You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy
Cm
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
Cm
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
Cm
You may call me anything but no matter what you say.
[Chorus]
Fm Bb
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Am Cm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Outro]
Cm
Cm F
Cm
[Verse]
Cm
You may be an ambassador to England or France
Cm
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
Cm
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
Cm
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.
[Chorus]
Am F
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Bb Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm F
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Chorus]
Cm
Might be a rock'n' roll adict prancing on the stage
Cm
Might have money and drugs at your commands, women in a cage
Cm
You may be a business man or some high degree thief
Cm Bb Eb
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief.
[Verse]
Fm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Am Cm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse]
Cm
You may be a state trooper, you might be an young turk
Cm
You may be the head of some big TV network
Cm
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
Dm Eb
You may be living in another country under another name.
[Chorus]
F
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Am F
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse]
Cm Bb
You may be a construction worker working on a home
Cm
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
Cm
You might own guns and you might even own tanks
Cm Dm Cm
You might be somebody's landlord you might even own banks.
[Chorus]
Fm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Eb Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Am Cm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse]
Cm
You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
Cm
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
Cm
You may be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair.
Cm
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir.
[Chorus]
F
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Dm Cm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse]
Cm
Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Cm
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
Cm
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
Cm Dm F Eb
You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed.
[Verse]
Fm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Dm Cm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Verse]
Cm Bb
You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy
Cm
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
Cm
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
Cm
You may call me anything but no matter what you say.
[Chorus]
Fm Bb
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Cm
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Gm F
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
Cm Bb Am Cm
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[Outro]
Cm
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