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