Verse
(ELTON)
F#7 Bm
i hardly think i'm qualified to come across all sanctified
F#7 Bm
i just don't cut it with the cherubim
F#7 Bm
the town's already on it's knees being worshipped is a breeze
G Em7 C#7 F#7
i barely know the words to any hymns
[VERSE 2]
(RANDY)
F#7 Bm
listen, if we don't comply with the locals' wishes
F#7 Bm
i can see us being sacrificed or stuffed
F#7 Bm
let’s be gods, the perks a great el dorado on a plate
G Em7 C#7 F#7
local feeling should not be rebuffed
[CHORUS 1]
(ELTON)
Bm G
it's tough to be a god, tread where mortals have not trod
F#7 Bm
be deified when really you're a sham
A7 D A7 D
be an object of devotion, be the subject of psalms
B7 Em B7 Em
it's a terrifying notion, all those prayers and those salaams
C B7
any normal man would bridle if he's forced to be an idol?
C B7 Em
and a normal man's exactly what i am!
[VERSE 3]
(ELTON)
F#7 Bm
all the same, it's pretty clear the scoundrels don't keep much up here
F#7 Bm
they must have zillions under lock and key
F#7 Bm
but gods can force them to unleash enough to make us nouveau riche
G Em7 C#7 F#7
beyond our wildest dreams, so follow me!
[VERSE 4]
(RANDY)
F#7 Bm
can't you see i won't relax if religious maniacs
F#7 Bm
tell me i'm all-powerful and sublime
F#7 Bm
how can i be their belief when i'm lying through my teeth?
G Em7 C#7 F#7
why don't we just say, "some other time"?
[CHORUS 2]
(ELTON)
Bm G
it's tough to be a god but if you get the peoples' nod
F#7 Bm
count your blessings, keep 'em sweet that's my advice
A7 D A7 D
be nirvana, be salvation, be all things to all men
B7 Em B7 Em
butter up your congregation, every sunday score a ten
C B7
the alternative is dire, simply frying pan to fire
C B7 Em
so sign up two new gods for paradise
C B7 E
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