Verse
(ELTON)
G7 Cm
i hardly think i'm qualified to come across all sanctified
G7 Cm
i just don't cut it with the cherubim
G7 Cm
the town's already on it's knees being worshipped is a breeze
Ab Fm7 D7 G7
i barely know the words to any hymns
[VERSE 2]
(RANDY)
G7 Cm
listen, if we don't comply with the locals' wishes
G7 Cm
i can see us being sacrificed or stuffed
G7 Cm
let’s be gods, the perks a great el dorado on a plate
Ab Fm7 D7 G7
local feeling should not be rebuffed
[CHORUS 1]
(ELTON)
Cm Ab
it's tough to be a god, tread where mortals have not trod
G7 Cm
be deified when really you're a sham
A#7 Eb A#7 Eb
be an object of devotion, be the subject of psalms
C7 Fm C7 Fm
it's a terrifying notion, all those prayers and those salaams
Db C7
any normal man would bridle if he's forced to be an idol?
Db C7 Fm
and a normal man's exactly what i am!
[VERSE 3]
(ELTON)
G7 Cm
all the same, it's pretty clear the scoundrels don't keep much up here
G7 Cm
they must have zillions under lock and key
G7 Cm
but gods can force them to unleash enough to make us nouveau riche
Ab Fm7 D7 G7
beyond our wildest dreams, so follow me!
[VERSE 4]
(RANDY)
G7 Cm
can't you see i won't relax if religious maniacs
G7 Cm
tell me i'm all-powerful and sublime
G7 Cm
how can i be their belief when i'm lying through my teeth?
Ab Fm7 D7 G7
why don't we just say, "some other time"?
[CHORUS 2]
(ELTON)
Cm Ab
it's tough to be a god but if you get the peoples' nod
G7 Cm
count your blessings, keep 'em sweet that's my advice
A#7 Eb A#7 Eb
be nirvana, be salvation, be all things to all men
C7 Fm C7 Fm
butter up your congregation, every sunday score a ten
Db C7
the alternative is dire, simply frying pan to fire
Db C7 Fm
so sign up two new gods for paradise
Db C7 F
paradise!
- 1. Chord Gitar Elton John - Its Tough To Be A God Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Elton John - Its Tough To Be A God Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan