JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now" merupakan salah satu singel hit dari band The Smiths.
Lagu ini dirilis pada Maret 1984 sebagai singel yang kemudian dimuat dalam album kompilasi berjudul Hatful of Hollow yang diluncurkan pada November 1984.
Singel ini masuk daftar 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll yang berada di museum Rock and Roll Hall of Fame di Ohio, Amerika.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now" dari The Smiths.
[Verse]
D Bm
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
Em G A
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
D Bm
I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
Em G A
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
[Chorus]
D G A
In my life
D G A
Why do I give valuable time
D G A
To people who don't care if I live or die ?
G A D G A
[Verse]
D Bm
Two lovers entwined pass me by
Em G A
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
D Bm
I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
Em G A
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
[Chorus]
D Bm
In my life
Em G A
Why do I give valuable time
D Bm Em G A
To people who don't care if I live or die?
D Dm Am G A G A
[Verse]
D Bm
What she asked of me at the end of the day
Em G A
Caligula would have blushed
D Bm
"Oh, you've been in the house too long" she said
Em G A
And I naturally fled
[Chorus]
D G A
In my life
D G A
Why do I smile
D G A
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
G A D G A
[Verse]
D Bm
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
Em G A
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
D Bm
"Oh, you've been in the house too long" she said
Em G A
And I naturally fled
[Chorus]
D Bm
In my life
Em G A
Why do I give valuable time
D Bm Em G A
To people who don't care if I live or die?