JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "The Great Mandella (The Wheel of Life)" adalah lagu yang dibawakan oleh grup trio folk Peter, Paul, and Marry.
Lagu ini dirilis pada tahun 1960-an oleh Warner Records.
Lagu "The Great Mandella (The Wheel of Life)" dimuat dalam album 1700.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu This Land is Your Land - Peter, Paul, and Mary
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "The Great Mandella (The Wheel of Life)" dari Peter, Paul, and Marry:
[Verse 1]
F#m
A G D A
So I told him
A G D A
that He'd better
A C G
shut his mouth and do his job like a man
E A
And he answered, "listen father,
A G D A
I will never
A G D A
kill another.
A C
He thinks he's better
G
than his brother that died.
F# G
What the hell does he think he is doing,
E
to his father
A
who brought him up right?
[Chorus]
A Em Am7
Take your place on the Great Mandala
Am11 Am9 Em
As it moves through the brief moment of time
C Em
Win or lose now, you must choose now
Am11 Am9 Am6
If you lose, you're only losing your life
Am11 Am9 Am6
If you lose, you're only losing your life
Am11 Am9 Am6
If you lose, you're only losing your life
[Verse 2]
F#m
A D E A
Tell the jailer
A D E A
not to bother
A C G
with his meal of bread and water today.
F# G
He is fasting 'til the killing's over.
A G D A
He's a martyr,
A G D A
He thinks he's a prophet
A C G
But he's a coward, he's just playing a game.
F# G
He can't do it, he can't change it
E A
It's been going on for ten thousand years,
[Chorus]
A Em Am7
Take your place on the Great Mandala
Am11 Am9 Em
As it moves through the brief moment of time
C Em
Win or lose now, you must choose now
Am11 Am9 Am6
If you lose, you're only losing your life
Am11 Am9 Am6
If you lose, you're only losing your life
Am11 Am9 Am6
If you lose, you're only losing your life
[Verse 3]
F#m
A G D A
Tell the people
A G D A
they are safe now.
A C G
Hunger stopped him, he lies still in his cell.
E A
Death has gagged his accusations.
A G D A
We are free now,
A G D A
We can kill now,
A C
We can hate now
G
Now we can end the world.
F#
We're not guilty,
G
He was crazy
E A
And it's been going on for ten thousand years.
[Chorus]
A Em Am7
Take your place on the Great Mandala
Am11 Am9 Em
As it moves through your brief moment of time
C Em
Win or lose now, you must choose now
Am11 Am9 Am6
And if you lose, you've only wasted your life.