It's Tough to be a God

Dreamwork's The Road to El Dorado By Hans Zimmer

and Elton John
 = 190
Swing Arrangement by Toby Kolos

B7
       Em
            B

                       

   




              
        
I hard ly think I'm

   
  
qual i fied

   
 
 
7 Em B7

              


       
 
To come a cross all sanc ti fied, I just don't cut it with the cher u bim

                
         
 
        
Em B C B Baug

    
11

        



Then a gain, They're on their knees,

          
     
            
B

Em C Amin7 C

                  
15


          
    
 cresc.
be ing wor shipped is a breeze which ra ther suits us in the in ter im

                   
        
 
Em
20
              
    


    
        
(cresc.)  It's tough to be a god, to tread where

     
      
       
 C
  
24 B Em B7/F♯

    
     
   


       
  
mor tals have not trod, be de i fied when real ly, you're a sham

           
           

29

Em/G

D G D 3
 G

                          


             
  
Be an ob ject of de vo tion Be the sub ject of song, It's a
           
          

 
E7 Am E7 Am

           

34

     


     
ra ther touch ing no tion all those prayers and those sa laams and

        
       

 
F
 
F7
 E E7
   
38

                  


 
who am I to bri dle when I'm forced to be an i dol? If they

             
   

42

Dmin7 G
 E/G♯
 A 
B

           


       
  

say that I'm a God that's what I am! What's more, if we

                
             
     
  
2
 
Em B

47

                         



don't com ply with the lo cals wish es I can see us be ing sac ri ficed or stuffed!

                    
           

  
Em
  
C
   
B Em
 D C B
        
  
52

           


 
So let's be gods! the perks are great,

                
               


56 Em D C B C Am C B

         


           

El Do ra do on a plate, lo cal feel ings should not be re bufferd cresc.

                    
           
 
Em
       
61

         


       
     
(cresc.) 
It's tough to be a god, but if you
            
       

C
 
65 B

         
3 3
        


      
3
get the peo ple's nod, Count your bless ings! Keep 'em sweet! That's our ad

        
       
3
    
69 Em B7/F♯ Em/G D G D G

          


                    
     
vice Be a sym bol of per fec tion, be a le gend! Be a cult!

             
         

  
E7 Am E7 Am

                  
74

    


 
Take their praise, take the coll ec tion as the mul ti tudes ex alt, don a

          
         

 
F
 F7  E
  
79 E7

                 


 
 
su per nat' ural ha bit, we'd be cra zy not to grab it! So

             
   

F 
G
83

Dmin7 G E/G♯
 A
 A
          


   

    
      
sign up two new gods for pa ri dise! Pa ri dise!

  
           
        
   
