Verse
(ELTON)
E7 Am
i hardly think i'm qualified to come across all sanctified
E7 Am
i just don't cut it with the cherubim
E7 Am
the town's already on it's knees being worshipped is a breeze
F Dm7 B7 E7
i barely know the words to any hymns
[VERSE 2]
(RANDY)
E7 Am
listen, if we don't comply with the locals' wishes
E7 Am
i can see us being sacrificed or stuffed
E7 Am
let’s be gods, the perks a great el dorado on a plate
F Dm7 B7 E7
local feeling should not be rebuffed
[CHORUS 1]
(ELTON)
Am F
it's tough to be a god, tread where mortals have not trod
E7 Am
be deified when really you're a sham
G7 C G7 C
be an object of devotion, be the subject of psalms
A7 Dm A7 Dm
it's a terrifying notion, all those prayers and those salaams
A# A7
any normal man would bridle if he's forced to be an idol?
A# A7 Dm
and a normal man's exactly what i am!
[VERSE 3]
(ELTON)
E7 Am
all the same, it's pretty clear the scoundrels don't keep much up here
E7 Am
they must have zillions under lock and key
E7 Am
but gods can force them to unleash enough to make us nouveau riche
F Dm7 B7 E7
beyond our wildest dreams, so follow me!
[VERSE 4]
(RANDY)
E7 Am
can't you see i won't relax if religious maniacs
E7 Am
tell me i'm all-powerful and sublime
E7 Am
how can i be their belief when i'm lying through my teeth?
F Dm7 B7 E7
why don't we just say, "some other time"?
[CHORUS 2]
(ELTON)
Am F
it's tough to be a god but if you get the peoples' nod
E7 Am
count your blessings, keep 'em sweet that's my advice
G7 C G7 C
be nirvana, be salvation, be all things to all men
A7 Dm A7 Dm
butter up your congregation, every sunday score a ten
A# A7
the alternative is dire, simply frying pan to fire
A# A7 Dm
so sign up two new gods for paradise
A# A7 D
paradise!
- 1. Chord Gitar Elton John - Its Tough To Be A God Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Elton John - Its Tough To Be A God Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan