JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "One Sweet Day" merupakan lagu 1990-an yang dipopulerkan oleh Mariah Carey.
Berkolaborasi dengan grup musik Boyz II Men, lagu ini dirilis pada 1995 sebagai singel kedua dari album Mariah Carey yang bertajuk Daydream.
Pada saat dirilis, lagu ini berhasil bertahan selama 16 minggu di posisi pertama tangga lagu Billboard Hot 100 dan masuk jajaran panjang Billboard All Time Top 100 Songs di posisi ke-38.
Meskipun sangat terkenal dan bahkan masuk nominasi Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals dan Record of the Year dalam penghargaan Grammy Awards, sayangnya "One Sweet Day" tak berhasil membawa pulang piala Grammy.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "One Sweet Day" dari Mariah Carey dan Boyz II Men.
[Verse]
G Em G Em
Sorry, I never told you all I wanted to say
G Em F
and now it's too late to hold you, 'cause you've flown away,
D D7
so far away.
G Em G C
Never had I imagined living without your smile
G Em F D
feeling and knowing you hear me, it keeps me alive, alive.
[Chorus]
G Em
And I know you're shining down on me from heaven,
G Em
like so many friends we've lost along the way.
G Em F D
And I know eventually we'll be together, one sweet day.
G
Eventually we'll sing in heaven.
[Verse]
G Em G Em
Darling I never showed you, assumed you'd always be there,
G Em F
and I, I took your presence for granted, but I always cared,
D D7
and I miss the love we shared.
[Kembali ke Chorus]
[Bridge]
C B7 Em
Although the sun will never shine the same,
C D G
I'll always look to a brighter day, yeah, yeah.
B7 Em
Lord, I know when I lay me down to sleep,
Am D
you will always listen as I pray
[Kembali ke Chorus]
[Outro]
A D A D
Sorry, I never told you, all I wanted to say.