Verse
(ELTON)
A#7 D#m
i hardly think i'm qualified to come across all sanctified
A#7 D#m
i just don't cut it with the cherubim
A#7 D#m
the town's already on it's knees being worshipped is a breeze
Cb G#m7 F7 A#7
i barely know the words to any hymns
[VERSE 2]
(RANDY)
A#7 D#m
listen, if we don't comply with the locals' wishes
A#7 D#m
i can see us being sacrificed or stuffed
A#7 D#m
let’s be gods, the perks a great el dorado on a plate
Cb G#m7 F7 A#7
local feeling should not be rebuffed
[CHORUS 1]
(ELTON)
D#m Cb
it's tough to be a god, tread where mortals have not trod
A#7 D#m
be deified when really you're a sham
C#7 Gb C#7 Gb
be an object of devotion, be the subject of psalms
D#7 G#m D#7 G#m
it's a terrifying notion, all those prayers and those salaams
Fb D#7
any normal man would bridle if he's forced to be an idol?
Fb D#7 G#m
and a normal man's exactly what i am!
[VERSE 3]
(ELTON)
A#7 D#m
all the same, it's pretty clear the scoundrels don't keep much up here
A#7 D#m
they must have zillions under lock and key
A#7 D#m
but gods can force them to unleash enough to make us nouveau riche
Cb G#m7 F7 A#7
beyond our wildest dreams, so follow me!
[VERSE 4]
(RANDY)
A#7 D#m
can't you see i won't relax if religious maniacs
A#7 D#m
tell me i'm all-powerful and sublime
A#7 D#m
how can i be their belief when i'm lying through my teeth?
Cb G#m7 F7 A#7
why don't we just say, "some other time"?
[CHORUS 2]
(ELTON)
D#m Cb
it's tough to be a god but if you get the peoples' nod
A#7 D#m
count your blessings, keep 'em sweet that's my advice
C#7 Gb C#7 Gb
be nirvana, be salvation, be all things to all men
D#7 G#m D#7 G#m
butter up your congregation, every sunday score a ten
Fb D#7
the alternative is dire, simply frying pan to fire
Fb D#7 G#m
so sign up two new gods for paradise
Fb D#7 G#
paradise!
- 1. Chord Gitar Elton John - Its Tough To Be A God Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar E)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Elton John - Its Tough To Be A God Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar E)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan