JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "City of Dreams" merupakan lagu lawas dari band rock Talking Heads.
Lagu ini dirilis pada 1986 dalam album True Stories dan menjadi lagu tema dari film yang dibuat oleh sang vokalis David Byrne berjudul True Stories.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Heaven dari Talking Heads
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "City of Dreams" dari Talking Heads.
[Verse 1]
D G
Right where you are standing
A
The dinosaurs did a dance
D G
The indians told a story
A
Now it has come to pass
G D
The Indians had a legend
A
The Spaniards lived for gold
G D
The white man came and killed them
A
But they haven't really gone
[Chorus]
D A G
We live in the city of dreams
D A G
We drive on the highway of fire
Em
Should we awake
G
And find it gone
A
Remember this, our favorite town
D G A
D G A
[Verse 2]
D G A
From Germany and Europe and Southern U.S.A.
D G A
They made this little town here that we live in to this day
G D A
The children of the white man, saw Indians on TV
G D A
And heard about the legend, how their city was a dream
[Kembali ke Chorus]
D G A
D G A
[Verse 3]
D G A
The Civil War is over and World War One and Two
D G A
If we can live together, the dream it might come true
G D A
Underneath the concrete the dream is still alive
G D A
A hundred million lifetimes, a world that never dies
[Outro]
D A G
We live in the city of dreams
D A G
We drive on the highway of fire
Em
Should we awake
G
And find it gone
A
Remember this, our favorite town
D A G
We live in the city of dreams
D A G
We drive on the highway of fire
Em
Should we awake
G
And find it gone
A
Remember this, our favorite town