JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Ben" adalah lagu lawas populer yang dinyanyikan oleh penyanyi pop legendaris, Michael Jackson.
Lagu "Ben" pada awalnya merupakan lagu yang diperuntukan bagi film horor Amerika yang berjudul sama pada 1972.
Kemudian, lagu ini menjadi singel pertama dari album keduanya yang bertajuk Ben dan menghadiahi sang penyanyi dengan penghargaan Gloden Globe untuk kategori Best Song.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
Simak lirik dan chord lagu "Ben" dari Michael Jackson:
[Verse 1]
G D7/F#
Ben, the two of us need look no more,
G D7/F#
we both found what we were looking for.
Gmaj7 B7/C B7 F7
With a friend to call my own, I'll never be alone.
E7 Am D7 G C D7 G C D7
And you my friend will see, you've got a friend in me.
[Verse 2]
G D7/F#
Ben, you're always running here and there,
G D7/F#
you feel you're not wanted anywhere.
Gmaj7 B7/C B7 F7
If you ever look behind, and don't like what you find,
E7 Am D7 G C D7 G C D7
there's something you should know, you've got a place to go.
[Bridge]
Am D7 Gmaj7 G6 Am D7 G
I used to say : I and me. Now it's us, now it's we.
Am D7 Gmaj7 G6 Am D7 G C D7
I used to say : I and me. Now it's us, now it's we.
[Verse 3]
G D7/F#
Ben, most people would turn you away,
G D7/F#
I don't listen to a word they say.
Gmaj7 D7/F# F7
They don't see you as I do, I wish they would try to,
E7 Am D7 G C D7
I'm sure they'd think again, if they had a friend like Ben,
G C D7 Gadd9 G
like Ben, like Ben