Verse
(ELTON)
B7 Em
i hardly think i'm qualified to come across all sanctified
B7 Em
i just don't cut it with the cherubim
B7 Em
the town's already on it's knees being worshipped is a breeze
C Am7 F#7 B7
i barely know the words to any hymns
[VERSE 2]
(RANDY)
B7 Em
listen, if we don't comply with the locals' wishes
B7 Em
i can see us being sacrificed or stuffed
B7 Em
let’s be gods, the perks a great el dorado on a plate
C Am7 F#7 B7
local feeling should not be rebuffed
[CHORUS 1]
(ELTON)
Em C
it's tough to be a god, tread where mortals have not trod
B7 Em
be deified when really you're a sham
D7 G D7 G
be an object of devotion, be the subject of psalms
E7 Am E7 Am
it's a terrifying notion, all those prayers and those salaams
F E7
any normal man would bridle if he's forced to be an idol?
F E7 Am
and a normal man's exactly what i am!
[VERSE 3]
(ELTON)
B7 Em
all the same, it's pretty clear the scoundrels don't keep much up here
B7 Em
they must have zillions under lock and key
B7 Em
but gods can force them to unleash enough to make us nouveau riche
C Am7 F#7 B7
beyond our wildest dreams, so follow me!
[VERSE 4]
(RANDY)
B7 Em
can't you see i won't relax if religious maniacs
B7 Em
tell me i'm all-powerful and sublime
B7 Em
how can i be their belief when i'm lying through my teeth?
C Am7 F#7 B7
why don't we just say, "some other time"?
[CHORUS 2]
(ELTON)
Em C
it's tough to be a god but if you get the peoples' nod
B7 Em
count your blessings, keep 'em sweet that's my advice
D7 G D7 G
be nirvana, be salvation, be all things to all men
E7 Am E7 Am
butter up your congregation, every sunday score a ten
F E7
the alternative is dire, simply frying pan to fire
F E7 Am
so sign up two new gods for paradise
F E7 A
paradise!
- 1. Chord Gitar Elton John - Its Tough To Be A God Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar D#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Elton John - Its Tough To Be A God Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar D#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan