JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Don't Mean Nothing" adalah salah satu lagu populer milik Richard Marx.
Lagu ini merupakan singel debut sang penyanyi pada 1987 yang dimuat dalam album eponimnya, Richard Marx.
Ketika dirilis, lagu ini langsung merajai tangga lagu Billboard untuk kategori Hot 100 dan Album Rock Tracks.
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Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Don't Mean Nothing" dari Richard Marx.
[Verse 1]
C
Welcome to the big time, you're bound to be a star
Bb F
And even if you don't go all the way, you know that you'll go far
C
This place is for rats, it can turn you upside down
Bb F
There's no one you can count on in this sleazy little town, oh no
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am F
Lots of promises in the dark
G Am Bb
Don't you open your heart
[Chorus]
C Eb5 D5
Cuz it don't mean nothing, those words that they say
Bb F
No it don't mean nothing, those games that people play
C Eb5 D5
It don't mean nothing, no victim, no crime
Bb F
No it don't mean nothing 'til you sign it on the dotted line
[Verse 2]
C
The director smiles as you walk in the door
Bb F
He says "I love your work, babe, but you're just not what we're looking for"
C
And it's never what but who it is you know
Bb F
So easy to get stuck in all that California snow, oh no
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am F
Take a good look around and you'll find
G Am Bb
People tryin' to mess with your mind
[Chorus]
C Eb5 D5
Cuz it don't mean nothing, those words that they say
Bb F
No it don't mean nothing, those games that people play
C Eb5 D5
It don't mean nothing, no victim, no crime
Bb F G
No it don't mean nothing 'til you sign it on the dotted line
[Bridge]
Am
Hollywood can be so lonely
F
make you the winner of a losing fight
Am
The party is never over
F
The stars are always shinin'
Am Bb
Doesn't matter if it's day or night
[Verse 3]
C
The producer says "let me change a line or two"
Bb F
And a little bit of something can look awfully good to you
C
And you want to scream, but you gotta keep it all inside
F F
When you're trying to make a living, there ain't no such thing as pride, oh no
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am F
Lots of promises in the dark
G Am Bb
But don't you open your heart
[Chorus]
C Eb5 D5
Cuz it don't mean nothing, those words that they say
Bb F
No it don't mean nothing, those games that people play
C Eb5 D5
It don't mean nothing, no victim, no crime
Bb F
No it don't mean nothing 'til you sign it on the dotted line
[Outro]
C Eb5 D5
Don't mean nothing
Bb F
Don't mean nothing
C Eb5 D5
Don't mean nothing
Bb F
Don't mean nothing
C
Don't mean nothing
Bb F
Don't mean nothing
C
Don't mean nothing
Bb F
Don't mean nothing