It's Tough To Be A God Uke tab by Elton John

11 Chords used in the song: D7, Gm, Eb, Cm7, A7, F7, Bb, G7, Cm, Ab, C

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Artist: Elton John

Album: The Road To El Dorado

Year: 2000

Difficulty:

4.5

(Intermediate)

Key: unknownChords

For so long I looked for a half decent 
chord sheet for this.
Hope you don't need to go through the 
same thing
Enjoy!

[VERSE 1]
(ELTON)
  D7                           Gm
i hardly think i'm qualified to come 
across all sanctified
   D7                             Gm
i just don't cut it with the cherubim
    D7                          Gm
the town's already on it's knees being 
worshipped is a breeze
  Eb             Cm7           A7      
i barely know the words to any hymns
      D7


[VERSE 2]
(RANDY)
D7                        Gm
listen, if we don't comply with the 
locals' wishes
       D7                         Gm
i can see us being sacrificed or stuffed
D7                              Gm
let’s be gods, the perks a great el 
dorado on a plate
Eb            Cm7             A7       
local feeling should not be rebuffed
          D7

[CHORUS 1]
(ELTON)
    Gm                             
it's tough to be a god, tread where 
Eb
mortals have not trod
    D7                           Gm
be deified when really you're a sham
      F7         Bb             F7     
be an object of devotion, be the subject
    Bb
of psalms
      G7              Cm           
it's a terrifying notion, all those 
      G7                Cm
prayers and those salaams
    Ab                             
any normal man would bridle if he's 
G7
forced to be an idol?
      Ab            G7            Cm
and a normal man's exactly what i am!

[VERSE 3]
(ELTON)
D7                                 
all the same, it's pretty clear the 
Gm
scoundrels don't keep much up here
    D7                                
they must have zillions under lock and 
Gm
key
    D7                            
but gods can force them to unleash 
 Gm
enough to make us nouveau riche
  Eb              Cm7               A7 
beyond our wildest dreams, so follow me!
                D7

[VERSE 4]
(RANDY)
D7                         Gm
can't you see i won't relax if religious
maniacs
D7                             Gm
tell me i'm all-powerful and sublime
D7                        Gm
how can i be their belief when i'm lying
through my teeth?
Eb                Cm7              
why don't we just say, "some other 
A7                  D7
time"?

[CHORUS 2]
(ELTON)
     Gm                          Eb
it's tough to be a god but if you get 
the peoples' nod
            D7                      
count your blessings, keep 'em sweet 
            Gm
that's my advice
     F7          Bb              F7    
be nirvana, be salvation, be all things 
      Bb
to all men
      G7           Cm             
butter up your congregation, every 
G7              Cm
sunday score a ten
     Ab                          G7
the alternative is dire, simply frying 
pan to fire
    Ab              G7          Cm
so sign up two new gods for paradise

Ab G7 C
paradise!