JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "When in Rome" adalah lagu Billy Joel dalam albumnya yang berjudul Storm Front.
Album yang dirilis pada 1989 tersebut sempat menduduki peringkat pertama dalam chart musik di Amerika Serikat.
Album Storm Front yang memuat sepuluh lagu sudah bisa Anda nikmati di platform musik digital.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Leningrad - Billy Joel
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "When in Rome" dari Billy Joel:
[Intro]
A# Cm x3
A#
[Verse 1]
D# A# Cm A#
Well I see you in the morning
Cm A# Cm A#
Putting on your pretty clothes
Cm A# Cm
And I watch you do your makeup
A# Cm A# Cm A#
Like they do in all those fashion shows
Cm Gm F
Then you turn to me so that I can see
D# D#79
If you put your self together right
Gm F
Then you go away and you're gone all day
D# Em
But I know you're coming home tonight
A# F D# Em
And when you're home, darling all you've got to be is you
A# F N.C.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
[Interlude]
A# Cm x3
A#
[Verse 2]
D# A# Cm A# Cm A# Cm A#
Well it's alright if you're tired, when your day is done
Cm A# Cm A# Cm A# Cm A#
You can see when you look at me, you're not the only one
Cm Gm F
It's a cold, cruel world for a working girl
D# D#79
But you can't let them see you cry
Gm F
It's a fact of life, now a man and wife
D# Em
Work full time to just get by
A# F D# Em
When we're home, all it's gonna be is me and you
A# F N.C.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
[Interlude]
A# Cm x2
A
[Bridge]
A Dm
I've done some strange things never thought I'd do before
A Cm F
But if the strain brings happiness, more or less...
[Verse 3]
A# Cm A# Cm A# Cm A#
Then I don't mind masquerading with all those other fools
Cm A# Cm A#
I don't mind the games I'm playing,
Cm A# Cm A#
'cause I've learned the rules
Cm Gm F
And when times are tough, I got just enough
D# D#79
If you're standing right by my side
Gm F
Darling more and more I get hungry for
D# Em A#
All the ways you keep me satisfied
F D# Em
On our own there ain't nothing that we can't get thru
A# F N.C. A#
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
[Interlude]
A# Cm x2
[Sax Solo]
A Dm
A Cm F
[Verse 4]
A# Cm A# Cm A# Cm A#
So I don't mind masquerading with all those other fools
Cm A# Cm A#
I don't mind the games I'm playing,
Cm A# Cm
'cause I've learned the rules
A# Cm Gm F
It doesn't matter when we're home, all alone
E Em
All we've got to be is me and you
A# F D# Em
On our own there ain't nothing that we can't get thru
A# F N.C. A#
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
[Interlude]
A# Cm x2
[Outro]
A# Cm A# Cm A#
Swing that hammer and break that stone
Cm A# Cm
(Like the Romans do)
A# Cm A# Cm A#
Push those buttons and answer that phone
Cm A# Cm
(Like the Romans do)
A# Cm A# Cm A#
Coffee in the morning and martinis at night
Cm A# Cm
(Like the Romans do)
A# Cm A# Cm A#
Everybody's working up a big appetite
Cm A# Cm
(Like the Romans do)
A# Cm A# Cm A#
When in Rome, do like the Romans do
Cm A# Cm
(Like the Romans do)
A# Cm A# Cm A#
When in Rome, do like the Romans do
Cm A# Cm
(Like the Romans do)
A# Cm A# Cm A#
When in Rome, do like the Romans do
Cm N.C.
(Like the Romans do)